Africa: New scramble by forces of insecurity
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 […]
Need for prompt payment of contractors
On Wednesday, 5th November 2025, contractors being owed by the Federal Government descended on the grounds of the National Assembly in protest over their unpaid backlog of contractor debts. Led by their President, Jackson Nwosu, the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN), claimed that the Federal Government owed them N3 trillion “verified debts”. According to […]
Petrol economy: level field for all
Dangote Refinery last week withdrew its N100bn suit which it had filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Mohammed Umar, following the 15 per cent new tariff imposed on imported petroleum products by the Federal Government. Dangote had filed the suit after the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMPRDA) […]
We must support our Armed Forces
During his Senate confirmation interview as the new Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Olufemi Oluyede made far-reaching recommendations towards restoring the efficacy of the Nigerian armed and security forces to enable them effectively defend the nation and protect its people as they used to do. At a time when the country is besieged by security challenges […]
No to foreign intervention
We join millions of concerned, patriotic Nigerians to reject any form of foreign intervention in our security situation. We fully understand the sentiments behind US President, Donald J Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria, “guns-a-blazing”, to “wipe out” Islamic terrorists killing Nigerians under several guises, such as Boko Haram, Fulani militants and “bandits”. In the first place, Nigeria […]
Anambra Guber, litmus test for Amupitan’s INEC
All are set for the Anambra State Governorship Election tomorrow, Saturday 8th November 2025. This election is special in at least two ways. Anambra is the first of the eight states that conduct their governorship elections outside the nation’s general elections ambit. The others are: Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Kogi, Ondo, Osun and Imo. Secondly, this […]
