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Sim-swap fraud now in vogue

By Owolola Adebola We are in a period when a smartphone functions as a digital wallet, identity card, and security key all at once. One of the oldest tricks in the cybercrime playbook has returned with a vengeance. SIM-swap fraud is at it. It is also known as SIM swapping, SIM hijacking, or phone-number takeover. […]
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Prof. Omotola @ 50: Encomiums for a Trail Blazing Scholar, Selfless Mentor

By Wole Balogun On May 6, 2024, renowned Nigerian political Scientist and University administrator, Prof. Jeremiah Shola Omotola clocked the golden age of 50. This indeed was a milestone in the life of the quintessential scholar whose liberal nature has made and inspired many others, particularly his students into greatness. Some of these proteges penned […]

Welcome to the Anthropocene: The case of human activities and climate change

By Krakrafaa Bestman Since after the ice age, which is mostly referred to as Holocene (Angus, 2020), human activities have constantly reshaped the global environment in a way that it can no longer be ignored. To this end, geologists and environmentalists alike have continued to argue about the name of the era Anthropocene, which is […]

One year after: Between Tinubu and the elephant

By Kunle Oyatomi It wasn’t an easy effort for those who came back from an assessment visit to the elephant. Each returnee had something different to say about the animal. All one had to say of the mammal was that it had large ears. Others claimed the big creature possessed equally big legs that made […]

Searching for a new generation of pan-Africanists

By Etim Etim Africa is always in perpetual struggle for survival. It is the world’s second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia, but its past and future always seem to be in constant collision. In the past, our forebears confronted slavery, enslavement and colonialization, and this gave birth to pan Africanism. Now, the continent […]

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