Keanu Reeves Gave His Matrix Back-End Pay to the Movies Special Effects Team

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  653 words  |  Almeda Bohannan

How much money did Keanu Reeves bank for 'The Matrix' movies? He reportedly gave a ton of money to the movie's special effects team. Source: Warner Bros.Big budget action franchises that span multiple sequels are a surefire way for all of the actors, cast, and crew involved to enjoy some hefty paydays. That's because these movies are often global phenomena that rake in hundreds of millions of dollars — sometimes upwards of a billion. [Read More]

PDP BoT Chair: Ahmadu Ali Out

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  290 words  |  Almeda Bohannan

Former Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ahmadu Ali is out of the race for the Board of Trustees (BoT) chairmanship. A source said that because he hailed from the North Central same as the BoT’s secretary, Sen. Awalid Jibri disqualified the ex-education minister. The party’s attempt to elect a successor to ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, ended in a statement in Abuja Tuesday night. The source said, a new chairman that will emerge, would not be through consensus. [Read More]

Peter Obi Reacts As Hippopite Amadi Wins NLNG's $100,000 Dollars Prize Money

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  269 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 polls Peter Obi has taken to social media to congratulate professor of medical engineering and technology,Hippolite Amadi on winning the 2023 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science. The prize sponsored by  Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) carries a reward of $100,000. Amadi’s novel scientific work helps keep newborn babies alive and reduce infant mortality. The innovations comprise a non-invasive neonatal ventilator, an oxygen delivery blender system, and an oxygen splitter system, all powered by solar energy. [Read More]

Shroud Is Returning to Twitch After Streaming Platform Mixer Goes Under

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  544 words  |  Lourie Helzer

After leaving the streaming platform in October for a new deal with Mixer, Shroud reveals he will be coming back to Twitch to stream his content. Source: GettyAs one of the most influential livestreamers on the internet, many were surprised when Michael Grzesiek — who is best known by his username Shroud — made the decision to leave popular streaming platform Twitch. In 2019, the gamer revealed he had inked an exclusive deal with new and competing streaming platform Mixer, meaning his Twitch channel with over seven million subscribers would be retiring. [Read More]

You Can Wake Up As Minister, Governor In Nigeria Amaechi Tells Youths

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  284 words  |  Hettie Henneman

Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has encouraged Nigerian youths contemplating relocation to carefully evaluate the opportunities available to them within the country and reconsider their decision to leave. During an interview with Arise TV, the former Minister of Transportation asserted that Nigeria offers attractive opportunities that those aspiring for better prospects abroad might not have access to. Amaechi emphasised the importance of recognising and exploring the potential within Nigeria. [Read More]

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Must Not Be Freed Or Pardoned

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  668 words  |  Lourie Helzer

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) led by Chief Audu Ogbeh has described Nnamdi Kanu as a man without credibility who can’t be trusted to keep his end of the bargain if the government decides to pardon him and grant him amnesty. To this end, the group has called on the federal government not to pardon the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who is currently in custody but ensure he faces justice in the court of law. [Read More]

Jodie Foster - Age, Family, Bio

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  135 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

First gained fame for her role as a teenage prostitute in the 1976 Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver. She won Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performances in The Accused and Silence of the Lambs and also had starring roles in Contact, Anna and the King, and Panic Room. Before Fame She appeared in Coppertone sunblock commercials at the age of three. Trivia She graduated from Yale's prestigious theater program magna cum laude in 1985 and received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Yale in 1997. [Read More]

Seven Important Things To Know About INEC's BVAS

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  440 words  |  Almeda Bohannan

The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is the new technology that is being used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to authenticate and accredit voters during elections. Naija News reports that the new technology was introduced and test run on Saturday, September 11, 2021, in the Isoko South Constituency 1 bye-election into the Delta House of Assembly. The BVAS, which replaces the Smart Card Reader used for previous elections since 2015, can now electronically verify voters’ fingerprints or facials due to its camera feature. [Read More]

Thomas Doherty - Age, Family, Bio

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  125 words  |  Hettie Henneman

Disney Channel personality who was cast to play the son of Captain Hook, Harry Hook, in the television movie Descendants 2. He also landed a role on the Disney Channel UK musical series The Lodge.  Before Fame He enjoyed playing soccer growing up.  Trivia He previously worked as a model, and was working at a restaurant before landing his roles on the Disney productions. He graduated from The MGA Academy of Performing Arts in 2015. [Read More]

Who Are Austin and Landon McBroom's Parents? The Two Are Now Divorced

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  542 words  |  Lourie Helzer

Austin and Landon McBroom are both social media superstars, but who are their parents, and what is their relationship with them like? Social media has plenty of siblings who are both internet famous, even if one sibling often has a substantially higher follower count than the other. There's the D'Amelios, the Pauls, and even the Kardashians. The McBrooms are another pair of influencer siblings, and now, some are curious who their parents are. [Read More]