Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has announced his retirement from international football, bringing an extraordinary 21-year career with the national team to an emotional end. The 39-year-old football superstar confirmed his decision on Monday, August 31, 2026, through an emotional message shared on Instagram, ending speculation over his future with the Albiceleste. Messi leaves the Argentina … Read more
The family of veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has held an eighth-day Fidau prayer in his hometown of Ilaro, Ogun State, as relatives, friends and colleagues gathered to pray for the repose of his soul. The Islamic prayer session took place on Monday, August 31, 2026, bringing together members … Read more
Photographer, David Martins has released additional WhatsApp conversations he claims were exchanged between gospel singer, Neon Adejo and his estranged wife, Alicia Daniella, as the public dispute surrounding the pair continues to escalate. Martins shared the latest messages on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, shortly after Adejo addressed the allegations against him and accused the photographer … Read more
Dolly Parton, the legendary American country music singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist, has died at the age of 80. Parton died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee, with her nephew and longtime head of security, Bryan Seaver, announcing the news in an emotional video shared on her official social media platforms. The … Read more
The daughters of veteran Yoruba actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, have appealed to Nigerians, medical professionals and well-wishers to help secure urgent treatment for their father, whom they said is battling stage-four cancer. The emotional appeals were made separately on Instagram on Monday by Lima Taiwo and Kira Taiwo, who said the family’s … Read more
Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola and other prominent Nigerians gathered in Lagos on Thursday to honour the late Anthony Adeosun, husband of former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. The funeral service attracted political leaders, public officials, business figures, friends and associates of the Adeosun family, who came together to … Read more
Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Rotimi Salami, has remembered his late colleague, Allwell Ademola, with an emotional tribute as the actress approaches what would have been her 50th birthday. Ademola, who died in December 2025 at the age of 49, was born on August 9, 1976. Her birthday will therefore fall on Sunday, August 9, 2026, … Read more
Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has responded to Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, after the Governor took a swipe at Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, over his widely publicised dancing at official and political events. Davido’s response came through his Instagram Story on Friday, August 7, 2026, when he shared an image … Read more
Nigerian oil billionaire, Muhammadu Indimi, has taken a fresh legal step in the high-profile dispute over dividend payments involving his twin daughters, Ameena and Zara Indimi, by seeking to join the appeal against a Federal High Court judgment that awarded them $43.51 million. The latest development adds another chapter to one of Nigeria’s most closely … Read more
A family’s painful separation that lasted for more than three decades has ended in an emotional reunion after a Nigerian woman successfully traced her mother’s three long-lost children, who were allegedly taken to Cameroon by their father in the early 1990s. The remarkable breakthrough came just days after the woman, Lister Mathew Osas, appealed to … Read more