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Sim-swap fraud now in vogue

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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2023 in retrospect: Dapo Abiodun’s rising profile

2023 in retrospect: Dapo Abiodun’s rising profile

By Kayode Akinmade  TO all intents and purposes, 2023 has been an eventful year in Nigeria’s Gateway State. It is a year that will be remembered by Governor Dapo Abiodun for a very long time. It has been a year of political calculations and decisions, the year of a make-or-mar second term poll that proved to be […]

2024 governorship: Agba envisions a new Edo, takes up the gauntlet

2024 governorship: Agba envisions a new Edo, takes up the gauntlet

By Sufuyan Ojeifo It’s no secret that today, the “heartbeat of the nation”- Edo State- and for that matter, Nigeria, stand on the brink of substantial disruptions – and of considerable opportunity – as new political governance models challenge traditional playbooks. Nobel Literature Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro perhaps alluded to this quirky scenario when he observed that […]

Biodun Abe: Bold and brilliant boulder builder

Biodun Abe: Bold and brilliant boulder builder

By Professor Tayo Oloruntoba-Oju I have known Biodun Abe, whom I will interchangeably refer to as Biodun or Abe, and occasionally, Kester, for close to four decades, and it is with great enthusiasm and utmost admiration that I put this tribute together in his honour. On December 26, Biodun turns 60 and takes a retirement […]

Biodun Abe: Bold and brilliant boulder builder

Biodun Abe: Bold and brilliant boulder builder

I have known Biodun Abe, whom I will interchangeably refer to as Biodun or Abe, and occasionally, Kester, for close to four decades, and it is with great enthusiasm and utmost admiration that I put this tribute together in his honour.