LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Just days before their 29th wedding anniversary, Tomeka Thiam filed for divorce from Akon, citing irreconcilable differences. Court records confirm she is seeking joint legal custody of their daughter Journey, with primary physical custody under her care, along with spousal support. The filing stunned fans who had long seen Akon and Tomeka…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria on agent banking may push about 40 per cent Point-of-Sale operators out of business. The National President of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents of Nigeria, Fasasi Sharafadeen, told Sunday PUNCH that the recently released guidelines by the apex bank…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Andry Rajoelina has fled Madagascar to protect his life amid nationwide protests, which began late last month. Rajoelina confirmed in a live Facebook address on Monday that he had travelled to a safe location following reports and rumours that he had been flown out of the country on Sunday. The 51-year-old…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles escaped death yesterday as the aircraft which was bringing them back home from Polokwane, South Africa after their match against Lesotho to Uyo for their final World Cup qualifier had to make an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola. According to the NFF, “the ValueJet Airline plane conveying the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to remain steadfast in faith while taking active steps towards rebuilding the country. In a statement following his recent visit to the United States and Rome, Obi said he used the pilgrimage as an opportunity to seek divine intervention…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian authorities have reportedly launched an investigation into the death of crypto trader and influencer Konstantin Galich, who went by the alias Kostya Kudo (or “Kudo”). He was found dead in his car in the Obolonskyi district of Kyiv on Oct. 11, 2025. Police investigating death of prominent crypto trade According to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In an interview with the Times of London published Saturday, Kym Kyrath, who played 5-year-old Gretl in “The Sound of Music,” accused the late producer Patrick Curtis of raping her when she was 15. Kyrath added that there were “pedophile-ish people” around her as she grew up in Hollywood, and her…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten days after the death of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, news anchor and producer with Arise Television, the police authorities have announced the arrest of 12 suspects in connection with the robbery incident. Somtochukwu, popularly known as Sommie, died in the early hours of September 29 when armed robbers invaded her residence in…
