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. […]
The metaphor of Abia Tower
TWO coloured birds sat complacently atop the Abia Tower this cloudy Sunday evening. They were chatting away happily, oblivious of the chaos of motorists below the height of about 100 meters.
Needless Rivers crisis
THE ongoing political brouhaha in Rivers State is assuming a perilous dimension that should be halted before it snowballs into complete breakdown of law and order.
Senate did not vote on marriage age (RIGHT OF REPLY)
THE Senate last week voted on the report of its Constitution Review Committee and at the end of it all, it once again achieved a milestone in altering the 1999 Constitution to bring the document in line with the general aspirations of the Nigerian people.
Perspectives on the 2013 DBIR retreat
THE Nigerian oil industry has continued to play a significant role in the nation’s drive towards economic growth and development.
Goodbye, El Tito
WHEN we gained admission in 1985, we were among the youngest lads in the Mass Communications class of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. While I quickly reconciled myself with the daunting task of ‘flowing’ with men, a few of whom were more than twice my age as classmates, Douglas Akachukwu Ude, was determined to follow a different path.
