For years, terrorists used technology mostly to spread propaganda and raise money. Now the line has moved. Research covered by The New York Times shows Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters using AI chatbots to fix weapons, make bombs deadlier, and plan attacks in northeast Nigeria. One former commander called it "a human robot." This is not a story about superhuman terrorists. It is about a falling knowledge barrier, and a governance gap Nigeria must close before the next attack str

Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim calls Nigeria the home of the entire black race, and says a well-led Nigeria can become a country everyone wants to visit. The Accord Party candidate wants Nigeria to follow India and Singapore by fixing electricity, opening the country to AI data centers, and securing its territory. OSRS analyzes his blueprint for security practitioners, policymakers, and technology professionals ahead of 2027.

The United States has withdrawn its surge force from Nigeria's Lake Chad Basin, yet it kept the intelligence partnership intact. This is not an exit. It is a pivot to the intelligence-led model Washington refined after 9/11. The strikes land, and the ISIS second-in-command is dead. However, terror attacks keep rising. OSRS breaks down the model, the strategic interests behind it, and the five things Nigeria must do to convert tactical wins into durable security.

Before leaving Nigeria, OSRS CEO Professor Sunday Ogunlana paid a courtesy visit to Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. Once the generalissimo of the Oyo Empire, the office is now ceremonial and strategic, not a private army. Amid mass kidnapping and rising drug production in the South-West, the Aare is advancing a lawful, technology-driven agenda: cybersecurity, AI, a regional war room, training, and human security. OSRS pledges support and urges collaboratio

The PFIPC affair exposed how an entity with no enabling law reached Nigeria's budget, banking, and government offices. Here are the gaps and the fixes.

On 30 June, the US lifted the ban that took two frontier AI models offline worldwide. The models came back. The power to switch them off stayed exactly where it was.

When the NDLEA uncovered two industrial methamphetamine laboratories in Nigeria's Southwest within a single month, it confirmed a dangerous shift. Foreign cartels no longer merely move drugs through Nigeria. They are building factories on Nigerian soil, with imported expertise and local collaborators. Dr. Sunday Oludare Ogunlana argues this is now a test of national sovereignty, drawing on Colombia, Thailand, and Portugal, and on the collapse of Guinea-Bissau, to set out what

Thirteen years ago, a Chief Superintendent of Police stood at a podium I gave him at the University of Ibadan and warned that Nigeria could face large-scale insecurity within a decade. We did not listen. He was right. That officer, Olatunji Disu, is now the 23rd Inspector-General of Police. On 25 June 2026, I stood in his Abuja office and we spoke about state policing, a technology-driven force, officer welfare, and Nigeria's place in the wider world of security cooperation.

On 12 June 2026, one office took two frontier models offline worldwide on secret grounds. The danger is not a ruler who breaks the law. It is a ruler who is handed the law.

Nigeria's House of Representatives has passed a historic constitutional amendment allowing all 36 states to establish their own police forces alongside the federal Nigeria Police Force. The reform answers decades of debate over centralized policing that failed to contain terrorism, banditry, and mass abductions. Dr. Oludare Ogunlana breaks down what the bill does, why it matters, and the dual-control safeguards Nigeria must now build to prevent abuse.

Nigeria faces violence on many fronts, but the deeper contest is for what the public believes about its own government. Terrorists use viral videos, drones, and disinformation to convince citizens the state cannot protect them. This OSRS analysis explains the perception war in plain terms, shows why political division strengthens the enemy, and outlines how accountability, honest communication, and information defense rebuild public trust and national resilience.

Intelligence practitioners and educators from academia, industry, and government gathered at the University of North Georgia for the IAFIE 2026 Annual Global Conference. Dr. Sunday Ogunlana presented a paper on AI governance in intelligence and cybersecurity operations. AI is now embedded in the daily workflow of analysts and operators. The governance frameworks meant to guide it — NIST, the EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001 — are still catching up. Here is what practitioners need to

For decades, valuable research stayed locked in archives and labs. That is changing fast. At the Canada-Africa Innovation Festival in Toronto, NBTI Director-General Dr. Kazeem Kolawole Raji urged a global shift toward turning research into products, companies, and jobs. But when local ideas become global businesses, they become security and policy concerns too. This OSRS analysis breaks down technology commercialization in plain terms and the three guardrails every innovator

On 15 May 2026, terrorists abducted forty-six pupils and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. One teacher has been killed in captivity. The youngest victim is two years old. Twelve days later, the children remain in the forest. OSRS commits its full advisory weight to their safe return, and our Founder and CEO will be on the ground in Nigeria. Read the names. Remember the faces. The people of Oyo State will not rest until they are home.

On May 27, 2026, a synthetic audio of President Tinubu went viral, layered over real footage from activist VeryDarkMan. Within hours the Presidency called for prosecution. By nightfall, an investigation showed the viral clip did not originate from him. This is the AI swarm threat in working form, fifteen months before the 2027 vote. Dr. Sunday Oludare Ogunlana of OSRS examines what happened, why the state response made it worse, and what Nigeria must do before voters head to

Memorial Day is not a celebration. It is the day America stops to honor the men and women who gave their lives so the rest of us could live freely. For those of us in national security, intelligence, and cyber defense, the weight of this day is personal. The analyst at a keyboard and the soldier in the field are bound by the same mission. Dr. Sunday Oludare Ogunlana reflects on the cost of freedom, the names behind the statistics, and what real remembrance demands of us toda

A Cessna Caravan flew over Rhode Island last week with its pilot's hands off the controls. The aircraft was operated by Merlin Pilot, an artificial intelligence system that listens, decides, and flies. AI pilots are no longer experimental. They are entering commercial aviation, military logistics, and defense operations at the same time. This article explains what is happening, who is building it, and why cybersecurity, policy, and intelligence practitioners must pay attentio

Iranian hackers are now hunting inside inboxes, not skies. A new Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 report reveals that Iran-nexus operatives are posing as recruiters and meeting invitations to compromise software engineers at airlines, oil and gas firms, and defense organizations across the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates. The wartime campaign exposes a strategic shift. This OSRS analysis explains how the attack works, who is at risk, and what practitioners can d

Every encrypted file on the internet rests on one assumption: the math protecting it is too hard to break. Quantum computing is preparing to prove that assumption wrong. Q-Day is the moment a sufficiently powerful quantum computer defeats modern encryption. That date is unknown. The threat is not. OSRS explains what your organization must do now, before the window closes.

The elimination of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described by President Trump as the second-in-command of ISIS globally, marks a turning point in U.S.-Nigeria security cooperation. Conducted on May 15, 2026, the joint operation signals that West Africa has moved from a theater of concern to an active operational front. OGUN Security Research breaks down what happened, why it matters, and what comes next for the region.