Latest News from Monday, August 31st, 2026

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, says 35 percent of survivors who reported domestic violence experienced the abuse within the first five years of marriage.

Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, ending a remarkable 21-year career with the Argentina national team.

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has demanded an apology from the Department of State Services over the cybercrime case against him.

Country music legend Dolly Parton has been laid to rest beside her late husband, Carl Dean, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Former Cross River State Governor and Presidential Candidate of the People's Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has backed the creation of state police, saying security should be handled locally because it is essential to the people.

Opposition political parties and key political actors are expected to converge on Abuja today for a summit aimed at exploring a common strategy to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 presidential election.

The United States and Iran have exchanged fresh military strikes, ending a month-long lull in direct hostilities between the two countries as tensions escalate across the Middle East.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has accepted the outcome of the poll and congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke, two weeks after the election.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of removing candidates validly nominated by the party for the 2027 elections and replacing them with what it described as unauthorised names.