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 […]
A century of aviation in Nigeria
November 1, 2025 marked the first 100 years of civil aviation in Nigeria, and Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), did not take it lightly. The first Nigerian International Air-show, NIA, was organised in Abuja to mark the momentous celebration. It was also an auspicious moment to honour the personalities who played […]
Kogi govt’s “relocate” advisory
The Kogi State Government recently reacted to a church attack by Islamist bandits on Ejiba, Yagba West LGA, telling citizens in “crime-prone” areas to reconsider suspending worship services or relocating their worship centres till the security situation improves. The bandits had swooped on a morning service of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, abducting the pastor, […]
Who gave the order?
Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, was in the Senate on Wednesday December 3, 2025 for his screening as President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for Defence Minister. Why is an officer removed as CDS just about a month ago suddenly found worthy to be Defence Minister? What changed? At the screening exercise, […]
Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominations
Thirty one months into his 48-month tenure as President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu last week unfolded the names of 32 nominees for ambassadorial postings. This action has sent many tongues wagging, and for several reasons. Why did the president wait this long to appoint ambassadors? Nigeria will enter full political season as from January 2026. With […]
Revisiting Safe Schools Initiative
The fragility of school security in Nigeria was laid bare once again recently with the abduction of 25 female students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, and the killing of the school’s vice principal. It was closely followed by the abduction of over 300 pupils of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri […]
