Ben Murray-Bruce, founder of the Silverbird Group and former senator, has issued a bold and chilling warning: World War III is inevitable — and while much of the globe may fall into ruin, he believes Nigeria will be a rare island of peace.
Speaking in an interview on Tuesday with Global Affairs Expert Dane Waters, Murray-Bruce pointed to rising international tensions, widespread access to nuclear weapons, and a new wave of “trigger-happy” leaders as the ingredients of an unavoidable global catastrophe.
“We’re in big trouble,” he said. “As long as the kind of leaders we have today remain in charge, I see World War III coming — and it’s going to be terrible.”
Despite the bleak forecast, the former lawmaker insisted that Africa, and Nigeria in particular, would emerge largely untouched by the coming destruction.
“The beauty of World War III is that it’s not going to affect Africa. Africa will be spared. You guys are going to fight all across the world, but we are going to be safe in Nigeria,” he said. “We have no territorial ambitions, no desire to acquire nuclear weapons, and we’re friends with all our West African neighbours.”
Murray-Bruce suggested that Nigeria’s diplomatic neutrality and non-aggressive stance would allow it to avoid becoming a battleground in the event of global conflict — and might even position the country as a haven for displaced populations.
“There’s going to be a World War III. The rest of the world will be destroyed, and we’ll be happy to welcome Americans, Israelis, and Iranians to Nigeria,” he said, tongue-in-cheek. “You’ll all have your visas. We don’t want you as undocumented immigrants, but we’ll treat you well when you visit us.”
In his scathing critique of global politics, Murray-Bruce said the real threat isn’t the people, but their elected leaders — whom he described as reckless and unstable.
“We have too many crazy people in leadership across the world,” he said. “Too much violence, too much access to weapons, and too many trigger-happy individuals. That’s what causes wars — not the people, but the leaders.”
Drawing parallels with the early 20th century and Cold War conflicts, he warned that history was repeating itself.
“From World War I to World War II, Korea, Vietnam — we’ve seen it before. And unless we stop electing madmen, we’re heading back into it again.”
Murray-Bruce’s comments come as tensions escalate between Iran and Israel, fueling global fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East that could draw in other powers.
While many may view his predictions as hyperbolic or provocative, others see them as a stark reflection of the instability that defines modern geopolitics — and a wake-up call to reevaluate who holds power across the world.
