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• Recently, Logos Olori – a Nigerian singer who is signed to Afrobeats superstar Davido’s music label – released a video with supposedly Muslim men dancing to his song Jaye Lo in front of a mosque.
• After an outcry, the controversial video had to be taken down by Davido because it sparked the ire of Muslims in Nigeria.
• There were public burnings of Davido’s image on posters in the Muslim north and fervent calls to have him remove the video.

Religious tensions

• Nigeria, a largely Muslim-dominated country, has been plagued by religious conflicts in contemporary times.
• The religious uprising, which resulted in thousands of deaths, was an attempt to impose a “purer” version of Islam.
• The country is governed by powerful religious sentiments – both Islamic and Christian – that make it, at most times, ultra-conservative.

Freedom of expression

• A sophisticated way of assessing the Logos Olori controversy is to state that it’s about the right to freedom of expression.
• But on the streets, it’s often unveiled as a tussle to establish “purer” standards of religious practice.

Art or gimmick?

• But there is also a larger question; is this really art or a lowbrow attention-seeking gimmick?
• But young African-American women who twerked atop the Elmina Castle in Ghana were criticised for bringing the slave dungeon into disrepute.
• In the elevation of the risqué and the substituting of art with entertainment there is also a blurring of the distinction between the sacred and the profane.
• In my view, Logos Olori’s portrayal wasn’t conceived as a piece of art but a gimmick (and perhaps a form of cultural appropriation) that ultimately backfired.

The common good

• Most entertainment clearly isn’t art and the limits of individual rights and freedoms are often defined by the effects they have on the common good and social cohesion.
• For a polity as diverse as Nigeria in ethnic, cultural, religious and political terms, the issue of freedom of expression and individual liberties in relation to the common good has been problematic.
• And for the good of all, it’s better we take heed.

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• Agreement includes an initial purchase of 200 MW of immersion systems, with the option to supply up to 400 MW of additional immersion systems on the same terms.
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• Upon commissioning, the initial 200 MW of immersion cooling systems will bring the total deployed capacity of Midas immersion cooling systems to over 500 MW (0.5 GW).
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• Collegiate esports serves as a bridge between academics and the booming world of competitive gaming, allowing students to pursue their gaming ambitions while pursuing a higher education.
• As part of this, Riot Esports, the world's leading publisher of esports (video game competitions), has developed two competitions featuring its most acclaimed titles: College League of Legends (CLoL) and College VALORANT (CVAL).
• In order to enhance these competitions, Riot Esports has signed a partnership with GGTech Entertainment, a renowned company specializing in the organization of diverse esports events and tournaments.
• GGTech and Riot Esports have been working together for a number of years on various competitions in EMEA and Latin America.