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. […]
Sulaiman Aledeh: The golden jubilee of a golden man
My meeting with my boss, father, brother, friend and mentor, Sulaiman Aledeh, was a special one
Geometric Power and Yoruba Omoluabi
By KENNY ADENIRAN The whole nation has been over the moon since Vice President Kashim Ibrahim commissioned the Geometric Power Group on Monday, February 24, 2024, designed to generate 188 megawatts and supply power to the Aba industrial city and environs in Abia State as a ring-fenced area. The nation has been agog for three principal […]
Uba Sani: The triumph of tenacity
Knowing the state so well, Sani was unfazed; he was thoroughly prepared for the job and committed to returning Kaduna to its long-acclaimed status as the pride and shining star of northern Nigeria.
Kuriga Kids and the Lágbájá of Kaduna
By YUSHAU SHUAIB Nigerian Afro beat musician Bisade Ologunde is better known by his stage name, Lagbaja. His signature face mask denotes him as the country’s everyman—the faceless individual. As a Yoruba word, Lágbájá means a person whose name and identity are purposely concealed or an invisible person. He is somebody, anybody, and everyone. He is […]
Evergreen of China-Nigeria relationship tree
By CUI JIANCHUN In March 2021, with a lofty mission on my shoulder and great excitement in my heart, I landed in Abuja and my journey as the 14th Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria and the 6th Chinese Ambassador to ECOWAS began. In the past three years, I have visited different states in the country, made friends […]
