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.
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
The Ezomo of Benin, War, Inheritance, and Power Beyond the Palace
Benin’s history is often told through its kings, its palace rituals, and its celebrated...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
How Lieutenant Colonel Abogo Largema Was Killed at Ikoyi Hotel During Nigeria’s 1966 Coup
Before dawn on 15 January 1966, Lagos was already changing course. Soldiers were moving...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Dimka’s Failed Coup, The Day Nigeria’s Head of State Was Gunned Down
Lieutenant Colonel Bukar Suka Dimka was born in 1940 in what was then British...