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. […]
Okonjo-Iweala: How to get nominated into an international organisation
By Dr. Joe Abah With the nomination of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation position, let me try to explain how things like this happen. If it is a position you are qualified for, the first thing you need is information. You need to know when the position of the […]
Justice for Sekinat, Tina, Uwa is hope for the girl-child
By Sherifat Lawal Three girls, Sekinat Agbelade aged 15; Tina Ezekwe, 16, and Vera Uwaila, 22, must be sharing a thing in common — pity for the Nigerian girl-child. If her father is not exorcising his demons by toying with her sexual organs, a man is taking advantage of her outside. And then the system […]
Sexual Assault: Using Forensic Science to solve a case
By Avril Eyewu-Edero This week there has been a lot of sad stories about sexual assaults in the news in Nigeria. This crime has continued to ruin a lot of lives, both male and female, and justice is usually a long shot. It is important to define and understand the terminologies involved to be able […]
SIMON PETER ABIODUN: Sixty years of a graceful Law Practice: The twist of fate
In law practice, the way you start is the way you end. Your entry point is most likely your exit point. Starting law practice as an ambulance chaser or charge and bail would place you on a pedestal that may not be enduring.
Boozy nights are no excuse for men to grope women
A culture of heavy drinking has led to sexual molestation becoming the norm on a night out for young women – and they feel they have to put up with it, an academic report warms. In a disturbing insight into how 18 to 24-year-olds behave on a night out, a survey has found one in […]
