Gbolade Akinwale
Gbolade Akinwale is a Nigerian historian and writer dedicated to shedding light on the full range of the nation’s past. His work cuts across timelines and topics, exploring power, people, memory, resistance, identity, and everyday life. With a voice grounded in truth and clarity, he treats history not just as record, but as a tool for understanding, reclaiming, and reimagining Nigeria’s future.
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Decree 34 and the Fall of Ironsi
When Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi became Head of State in January 1966, Nigeria was responding to...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
15 January 1966, The Coup That Ended Nigeria’s First Republic and Changed the Nation Forever
Every year, 15 January returns as one of Nigeria’s most emotionally charged dates. It...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Nigeria’s 1966 Power Shift That Changed Everything, How January’s Coup Set Up July’s Counter Coup
Nigeria’s first months under military rule in 1966 were not a smooth transfer of...