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Reverend King who was convicted of killing a church member will die by hanging, so says Nigerian apex court, the Supreme Court  – The cleric was sentenced to death by a Lagos court but King appealed the ruling up to the Supreme Court Reverend King who was convicted of killing a church member will die by hanging, so says Nigerian apex court, the Supreme Court. The court however vacated the five 20 years jail handed him by a federal high court in Lagos. Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the lead judge ruled that the death sentence by the Lagos court be upheld.  Justcie Ngwuta said  the facts against Rev. King is like such that is seen in a horror movie. Ngwuta further stated that the appeal lacked merit thus case discharged.  More details later….

Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins, who last week confirmed his transfer from Seattle Sounders of U.S.A to Shanghai Shenhua of China will reportedly earn $6.6 million per year after tax at his new chinese club. Martins was on $3 million a year at Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders, but after he has paid tax, he took home about $2 million.  And now according to Steven Goff of the Washington Post , the Nigerian who scored 40 goals and 23 assists in three seasons with the Sounders will earn a mouth-watering $6.6million annually more than double of what he was earning while playing in America. Martins has already joined his new club, which will open the Super League season March 5. He has played for Inter Milan (Italy), Levante (Spain), Wolfsburg (Germany), Newcastle United, Birmingham City (England) and Rubin Kazan (Russia).

Grammy award winning Gospel singer Israel Houghton took to his Facebook page on Feb. 22nd to announce that he and his wife Melease are getting divorced. There were rumors that Israel had cheated on his wife with another gospel singer and she filed for divorce after she found out. He kinda admitted to messing up but didn't out-rightly admit to cheating. Read what Israel wrote after the cut..

This is the official rate of the dollar at the parallel market. Photocredit: Instagram@TheGuardian

The fate of the naira no doubt hangs on the balance, what with the unprecedented fall of the local currency, which exchanged for N400 to the green back last week, a development, many financial and economic analysts argue does not bode well for the economy  Read More

It was N378 to $1 yesterday February 22nd. Its N367 to $1 as of this morning. Photo credit: Instagram @TheGuardian

Vice President, Yemi Osinbanjo was at The Sun Awards over the weekend. While speaking he jokingly threw shade at former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Jagaban). He said the only way to bear the kind of name Tinubu bears, is because he is very troublesome. Trust Asiwaju, immediately he mounted the podium to receive his award, he fired back at the VP...all joke. Watch the video  HERE.  Read the full story  HERE