What do public orgies, mountains of cocaine, and a party-crashing elephant have in common? They all make an appearance in the first 20 minutes of Damien Chazelle’s new movie Babylon.
In the three-hour-plus Hollywood epic, out Dec. 23, writer-director Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) paints a depraved picture of late 1920s Tinseltown—and he wastes no time setting the scene for what’s to come. Before the title card ever appears on screen, a lengthy opening sequence depicting a drug- and sex-fueled rager at a desert mansion introduces the movie’s main players: wide-eyed industry hopeful Manny Torres (Diego Calva), brazen wannabe starlet Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie), and seasoned silent-film superstar Jack Conrad (Brad Pitt). Read More...
Bayelsa state governor, Douye Diri, has explained why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should have delayed N70,000 minimum wage implementationDiri said President Tinubu should have waited until the value of the naira was stabilised before implementing 70,000 minimum wageAccording to Diri, the gains from raising the minimum wage to N70,000 will be wiped away by inflationLegit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy Read More...
Full Name: Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar
Profession: Mughal Emperor
Biography: Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, widely known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1556 until his death in 1605. Born in Amarkot, now in modern-day Pakistan, he was the son of Emperor Humayun and Hamida Banu Begum. Ascending to the throne as a teenager, Akbar expanded Mughal control across the Indian subcontinent and is remembered for his innovative administrative policies, military conquests, and encouragement of cultural fusion. Read More...
