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. […]
Zulum: Restoring hope in the midst of adversity
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor HIS name rings a bell across the landscape of Borno and Nigeria. Many Nigerians have never met him face to face but his strings of achievements anchored on people-oriented projects have made Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State a household name in the country, drawing ceaseless applause for […]
Isoko North Political Leadership: The Pursuit of Freedom, Equity and Justice
By Aghogho Oletu Leadership is the art of effectively mobilizing, galvanizing and utilizing available resources to achieve set goals and objectives. It engages fundamental principles which must be about the people, focus on positive change and improvement as well as promote diversity. Every good leader also understands the value of listening and working together to […]
An unusual year, uncommon winners
By Ochereome Nnannah, Chairman, Editorial Board THE year 2020 was unlike any other in the living history of most people, not only in Nigeria but also all over the world. It was the year that the deadly coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, born in Wuhan China, hit the entire world. It crippled the best healthcare systems the […]
Nigeria and the emergent US dispensation
By Clarius Ugwuoha THE just concluded US elections that threw up the Biden-Harris ticket is unarguably the stiffest of any election in recent times. In fact, the outcome of that election is still being challenged, fairly or unfairly, by the incumbent POTUS, Mr. Donald John Trump, at various courts in the US. Baring any upsets, […]
When good men do nothing
By Sunny Ikhioya I DID not read Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah’s “A nation in search of vindication” until after the indirect response of the Federal Government, through the minister of information and that of a group that called itself ” APC Youth Forum”. We are really in denial in this nation, but, fortunately, some chosen ones […]
