Oludare Ogunlana

A former DSS officer told BBC Yoruba that Oyo State's new surveillance aircraft will end up as air taxis and that drones would have served better. He is mistaken. The DA42 MNG is a purpose-built ISR platform, not a contractor's airplane, and drones and manned aircraft are complementary layers, not rivals. Governor Makinde deserves commendation, and every Nigerian governor with a security vote, especially in the North, should emulate this transparent investment in real security capability.

Russia's FSB has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activity and placed him on an international wanted list. No arrest has occurred, but the message is unmistakable. Dr. Sunday Oludare Ogunlana examines what the case means for technology executives, privacy, and free speech, and offers a four-part test for when legitimate national security enforcement ends and political coercion begins. A must-read for security practitioners, policymakers, and business leaders.

Elon Musk's X launched X Money nationwide on July 27, 2026, placing deposit accounts, instant transfers, and a Visa debit card inside the app. Your handle is now your account number. For military, intelligence, law enforcement, and cybersecurity professionals, that merger of speech, identity, and money changes the risk picture. This analysis breaks down account-takeover exposure, the intelligence value of transaction records, congressional warnings, and what practitioners should do this quarter.