Idesukhe

Growing up, I listened to 2face Idibia's hit song “African Queen”, performed by 2face with disputes and later resolution on the composition rights and produced under Kennis Music [1] . I listened to that song being played on a tape cassette bought at a store, played on a Radio with imaginations of what the concept of love holds. Fast forward to the present, is a young adult listening to Burna Boy's hit song “Last Last”. A song made possible with licensed sampled beats of Tony Braxton’s song “He wasn't man enough”,  co-written with producers Off & Out (brothers Mikael and Samuel Haataja), Chopstix, Mds, and Ruuben and performed by Burna Boy. [2]  It was being played on a digital platform I subscribe to, while this time reflecting on the concept of love through experiences. I was taken aback by how the production, distribution and sale of music have evolved. The above experience reflects the evolution of music as an art performed in its earliest form by humans for purpose...

The emergence of the digital age, marked by the advent of personal computers in the 1970s, the rise of the internet in the 1990s, and the proliferation of smartphones in the 2000s, has ushered in an era of unprecedented connectivity and information exchange [1] . This technological revolution, often termed the Fourth Industrial Revo lution, is characterised by  the fusion of technologies that blur the lines between physical, digital, and biological spheres. According to Forbes, o ut of the nearly 8 billion people in the world, 5.35 billion of them, or around 66% of the world’s population, have access to the internet , with mobile devices accounting for  96.5% of individuals accessing the internet this way. [2] . This digital transformation has given birth to new rights and legal challenges, particularly in intellectual property, privacy, and data protection. “Data is the oil”  - Clive Humby This assertion points to the importance of data as the propellin...

Strategies for Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation: Education, Legislation and Community Engagement By Idesukhe Ayeni Introduction “It was my grandmother who took me to where I was cut. It was very painful. After the cutting, they use hot water to wash the cut part. As you can imagine, it's very painful. I was like six years old then. I didn't know the implications of the FGM.” [1] –Mrs. Josephine Ezaka The above statement by an FGM survivor captures the experience of more than 125 million girls and women alive today who have  been cut in 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East where Female Genital Mutilation, also known as Female Genital cutting, is concentrated. [2]   Female Genital Mutilation comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, 1997). [3]  It includes procedures that intentionally alter or caus...