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By Ezekiel Mutua, CEO of the Music Copyright Society of Kenya(MCSK) “So you do one dirty song and it gets to your head to the point where you discard advice from elders and accomplished professionals by dismissing them with a cursory wave of a hand “Kaskie Vibaya na huko kwenu?”…

If you took our whole planet and ground it up into a powder, then analysed that powder for its elemental composition, what would you find? A third of the powder would be iron, another third would be oxygen. Of the remaining ~35%, 30% of it is magnesium and silicon. Most…

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The Enugu State government has initiated an investment and economic growth stakeholder roundtable to hold this September as a precursor ‘to the launch of the first edition of the Enugu State Diaspora and Investment Forum (ES-DIF) scheduled for April 2024’. Gov Peter Mbah said this while briefing the press on…

Squalene is a naturally occurring organic compound and a type of unsaturated hydrocarbon. It is classified as a triterpene and is structurally similar to other compounds such as cholesterol. Squalene is found in the tissues of plants and animals, including humans. In animals, squalene serves as a precursor for the synthesis…

Cursory: The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the top 10 candidates in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). The announcement was made by JAMB’s registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, during the 2023 policy meeting in Abuja. The meeting focused on discussions about admissions guidelines and the minimum…

Image Source: PixabayChinese chemical producers are accepting cryptocurrency as payment for fentanyl ingredients they sell to drug organizations worldwide. Researchers at crypto analytics platform Elliptic have found over 90 Chinese chemical companies that sold fentanyl precursor chemicals and advertised their products on the open web, 90% of which offered to accept payment in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin…

Now, we know what you’re thinking: ‘Doesn’t it start on Wednesday?’ Well, the live coverage from Worthy Farm does indeed commence in the middle part of the week, but a cursory check on BBC iPlayer will proffer enough treats to pass the next few agonising hours.  — — The coverage…

US secretary of state Antony Blinken will seek China’s cooperation in curbing the production of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl during his two-day visit to Beijing, one of several contentious issues that the high-stakes diplomatic outreach will touch on. Aides to Blinken have said the issue will feature prominently in…

Colon polyps are abnormal growths that develop in the lining of the colon or rectum. While most polyps are benign, some can become cancerous over time. Grasping the connection between the gut microbiome and the polyp growth paves the way for potential diagnostic procedures and treatments.Researchers from Mass General Brigham…