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.
Nigerian History
The Lagos Hotel Scandal That Exposed Britain’s Colour Bar in Nigeria
The Bristol Hotel Incident of 1947 remains one of the clearest examples of racial...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
The Death of Francis Fajuyi and the Honour Nigeria Never Forgot
Few deaths in Nigeria’s military history carry the moral weight of Lt. Col. Francis...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
The $12.2bn Question: Newswatch, IBB and Nigeria’s $12.4bn Oil Windfall Controversy
In Nigeria’s military era, one magazine cover turned a complex financial controversy into a...