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. […]
For a better Nigeria
By Tayo Ogunbiyi RECENTLY, precisely on June 12, we celebrated Democracy Day. This is quite significant from many perspectives. First, it signals the official recognition of June 12 as a milestone in our political landscape. Second, considering that we have had 21 years of unbroken democratic experience since 1999, it could be safely affirmed that […]
E-voting? Not so fast
By Lawrence Azubuike perceptions of distortions of the electoral process. The election management bodies have grappled with this challenge, just as different laws have instituted frameworks to ensure free, fair and credible elections. We have experimented with different forms of voting such as the open ballot system, modified open ballot system, open-secret ballot system and […]
Udeogu, FGN, Orji Kalu & anor: Where do we go from here?
By Kesiena Igho Oghoghorie THE Supreme Court decision in the case of Ude Jones Udeogu, Orji Uzor Kalu & Another (SC 622C/2019), brought to the fore the constitutionality of Section 396 (7) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, ACJA, leaving in its wake residue of issues in the legal space. The Section 396(7) […]
Post-COVID-19 food crisis: CBN’s soft loans to farmers allaying Obasanjo’s fear
By Akanfe Tiri The call by former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, to African governments to embark on massive food production to avoid food crisis after COVID-19 is something that should not be taken lightly. Obasanjo said most African governments have to find how to be self-sufficient in essential food items for the food crisis likely […]
As Obaseki searches for succour
After valorizing himself as the hero of the people who watched over their resources to prevent imaginary ‘godfathers’ in his state from gaining access to them, Godwin Obaseki, the embattled Governor of Edo State, has been going from state to state, shaking hands with renowned godfathers, praying for salvation.
