Africa is witnessing a scramble for control, but this time the contestants are not colonial powers planting flags. They are terrorist organisations, criminal syndicates, traffickers, mercenaries, kidnappers, and armed groups exploiting Africa’s weaknesses. The result is a continent where insecurity is becoming an alternative system of power. The warning from US Africa Command (AFRICOM) should […]

Thousands of Nigerians begin their day with something far more dangerous than tea: cheap alcohol. At bus stops, motor parks, roadside kiosks and places frequented by young people, sachets and tiny plastic bottles have made spirits remarkably easy to obtain. The small package may look harmless. It is not. The Federal Government, through the National […]

The Super Falcons’ quarter-final exit from the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco is more than another painful sporting disappointment. It should be the moment Nigeria finally confronts the deep weaknesses in its football system and begin the difficult task of rebuilding. Nigeria’s 1-0 defeat by Cameroon ended the Falcons’ defence of their […]

The call by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) for President Bola Tinubu to mandate major fintechs to list on the Nigerian stock market deserves serious attention. NGX Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Temi Popoola made the appeal during an engagement with the President, against the background of the Exchange’s drive to deepen Nigeria’s capital […]

Nigeria’s school-abduction crisis has become a grim instrument of terror, ransom, and psychological warfare. Jihadist groups, bandits, and kidnappers have learned that children are especially valuable hostages. Their abduction paralyzes communities, terrifies parents, and places enormous pressure on governments. Mass school abductions are generally traced to Boko Haram’s seizure of 276 girls from Government Girls […]