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Decentralized finance (Defi) analytics platform DefiLlama appears to have resolved the internal conflict within its team that had earlier threatened a “forking” of the platform. Potential trouble at DefiLlama was first revealed when developer 0xngmi claimed in a March 19 Twitter post that DefiLlama was “undergoing a hostile takeover,” with the launching of a token called “LLAMA” without employee approval or support. In response, the parent company of DefiLlama accused “0xngmi and… Read the full article here

Amanda Bynes has reportedly been placed under a 72-hour psychiatric hold, a source close to the situation told NBC News on Monday, March 20. While the 36-year-old actress’ longtime attorney shared that he was not in a position to comment on the situation, the insider added that “she hasn’t been in contact with her family for quite some time.” The former Nickelodeon star was reportedly seen walking through downtown L.A. without any clothes on Sunday, March 19,… Read the full article here

Drugs that stimulate the β2-adrenergic receptors (β2AR) can facilitate the relaxation of lung airway muscles and alleviate airway constriction observed in asthma and other lung conditions.Prolonged use of these drugs is associated with a decline in their therapeutic efficacy and the potential worsening of asthma symptoms.Using a combination of computational simulations and laboratory experiments, a recent study identified new molecules that selectively enhance the therapeutic effects of… Read the full article here

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has been returned the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Rivers State. Sim Fubara scored 302,614 votes to win the election in the Niger Delta state, INEC officially declared on Monday after collating results from all the local government areas at its state headquarters in Port Harcourt. Coming behind Mr Fubara, Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress had 95,274 votes while Beatrice Itubo of the Labour Party scored 22,224… Read the full article here

Nigerian banks have announced a reduction in the amount of dollars available to customers for personal travel allowance (PTA) and business travel allowance (BTA) on a bi-annual basis. According to the new directive, PTA available to customers will now be slashed by 50 per cent from $4,000 to $2,000 while the BTA will be slashed by 60 per cent from $5,000 to $2,000. PREMIUM TIMES reports that the banks announced the development in emails sent to their customers recently. The banks… Read the full article here

Black people, like any other races, must work hard and compete with others to succeed. We cannot afford to rely on the world to offer us what is not available. We must take responsibility for our own situations and work to improve them. Feeling like a victim will only hold us back. We must take ownership of our own lives and strive to overcome the obstacles in our way. The American civil rights icon and champion of social justice, the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. once gave… Read the full article here

When Lagos-based investigative journalist, Kabir Adejumo contacted a chief in Ibeju-Lekki in Nigeria’s south western state of Lagos, he was not expecting a death threat to follow. He had reached out to the chief for a right of reply for his report following accusations that the chief raped a 17-year-old girl. But instead of giving his side of the story, the chief threatened the journalist. “He told me he controls a lot of thugs in the axis and he knows that I live in Ajah and… Read the full article here

Bukola Fadairo, a graduate of Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, is a crop farmer in Oyo State, south-west Nigeria. She is the CEO of Emmanuel farm where she produces cucumber, okra, watermelon, tomatoes, cassava, maize, palm kernel and golden melon. She spoke to PREMIUM TIMES about her journey in agriculture and the challenges she has faced. PT: Can you put us through your journey in agriculture? How long have you been cultivating? Why did you… Read the full article here

International music sensation Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems, on Sunday, lost in her category at the 95th Academy Awards. Also known as The Oscars, in January, Tems was nominated in the ‘Best Original Song’ category. She was nominated alongside Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler, who all contributed to the song. Other nominees in the category include ‘Applause’ (Diane Warren), ‘Hold My Hand’ (Lady Gaga, BloodPop), ‘Naatu Naatu’ (MM… Read the full article here

Delta State’s governor-elect, Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed his condolences to the Olomu people over the passing of the Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Ovie Richard Layeguen Ogbon, Ogoni-Oghoro I, who died at the age of 106 years. The governor-elect in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Dennis Otu, said: “With the passing of the monarch, we lost one of our oldest and finest traditional rulers in the country whose contributions to peace and unity cannot be… Read the full article here