Mercy Johnson Okojie names new born son, Henry

Actress Mercy Johnson is yet to release a photo of herself and her new born son but has revealed the name herself and husband chose for their new bundle of joy. His name is Henry, which means ruler.

Hopefully, we will get the pic of mum and son sometime this week. Mercy welcomed Henry on Wednesday 15th of October. The couple already have a daughter, Purity.

Oscar Pistrious sentenced to 5 years in prison

For killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013, double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to 5 years in prison by Judge Thokozile Masipa.

The following was what she considered before imposing her sentence.
1. Culpable homicide - 5 years in prison
2. For the Tasha shooting which he was found guilty for - 3 years in prison, wholly suspended for 5 years with conditions. The two sentences will run concurrently. His family is not planning to appeal.

He will serve a minimum of 10 months in jail, after that, he'll be sent home to serve the remainder of his sentence under strict supervision controls. This will be up to South African Correction Services.

N10bn jet scandal: Alison-Madueke, NNPC get nod to challenge probe

The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday gave Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), permission to challenge the legality of the probe set up by  the House of Representatives over alleged spending of N10 billion on a chartered jet.

2 die in communal clash

… Navy, police rescue monarch
 Two  cabinet members  of Mputu community  in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have allegedly been killed during a clash that erupted in the area.The palace of the traditional ruler of the community,  Igwe Fidelis Odebe, was also said to have been set ablaze. It was gathered that it took the timely arrival of a team of the navy personnel from the Onitsha Naval Base  and policemen from Ogbaru to rescue the royal father, who the attackers wanted to throw into the fire.

2015: Reps who want to be governors

The new twists in the battle of supremacy between Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and All Progressives Congress, APC, members in the House of Representatives is, predictably, generating dust.
But, surprisingly, the development is not the issue, dominating the chamber.  Instead, what seems to be gaining the attention of many since the return of members of the Green Chamber from a two-week Sallah holiday is the governorship ambition of some members.
Although discussions on the matter have always been there, they have taken a new dimension, eclipsing other issues. It is for that reason that little is being heard of the 2015 Appropriation Bill currently before the chamber. Similarly, the level of implementation of the budget of the outgoing year is not being discussed by the lawmakers. This is a departure from the usual practice where the lawmakers at this period of the year often engage the executives in fisticuffs over the performance of the budget.

2015: Kabiru Gaya barnstorms through Kano guber race

Former Governor of Kano (1992-93) and now Senator, representing Kano South Senatorial district, Architect, Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, is returning to a familiar turf. He is barnstorming through the densely populated cosmopolitan state of Kano, the old trading centre of commerce of Northern Nigeria, ahead of the race to gubernatorial glory of the state in the run up to the 2015 general elections.

Zenith Bank divests from securities arm

More than two years after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ordered banks not operating the holding company (HoldCo) structure to divest from non-core banking services, Zenith Bank Plc  has taken steps to divest from its stockbrokerage arm, Zenith Securities Limited.
In its notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, Zenith bank stated that it  has reached an agreement with some investors in respect of the sale and divestment of its investment/equity interest in the company.