President Bola Tinubu has left Abuja for Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, to witness Rashidi Ladoja’s coronation in the new Olubadan of Ibadan land.
Read more about Ladoja’s appointment as 44th Olubadan here.
On Friday, the President departed from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at about 12:45 p.m.
Tinubu will lead other dignitaries in Ibadan as they observe the monarch’s final installation at Mapo Hall.
An unlikely addition to next year’s Primavera Sound festival line-up has thrilled members of the public. The likes of My Bloody Valentine, The Cure, and Gorillaz will headline the Barcelona-based festival in 2026. Further down the line-up are brilliant bands like Geese, Wet Leg, and Yard Act, as well as a few surprises in the mix for good measure.
But some were puzzled by one act in particular being so far down on the line-up, and have gone as far as to say they should be headlining the festival. The xx, Addison Rae, and PinkPanthress were among the headliners for next year. Skrillex, Peggy Gou, Doja Cat, and Massive Attack are also listed as show headliners.
An appearance from an artist who has featured in some of the biggest Hollywood films of the last few years has surprised people as they are lower down on the roster and many believe she should be top billing.
Fans who spotted Cara Delevingne sandwiched between Geese frontman Cameron Winter and the great post-rock group caroline were confused as to how the Hollywood star wasn’t headlining.
Not only were they wanting her to headline the show, they didn’t even realise the Paper Towns star had been making music. One person wrote: “Cara Delevingne what are you doing here?” Another added: “Like genuinely what? Does she make music? I am so confused.”
A third person has since shed some light onto Delevingne being on the Primavera Sound line-up. They wrote: “She does. She’s a singer/songwriter and also plays drums.
“She made two albums (2013) and (2015) when she was managed by Simon Fuller but neither were officially released when her contract negotiations stalled with labels. They all wanted her to change her name.
“She has done soundtrack work and production work and writing for other artists. she most recently worked with Fiona Apple on her 2021 album, Fetch The Bolt Cutters.
“Her new project under her own name will be out next year so this show will likely focus on debuting the songs from that.”
Others believe next year’s festival line-up, which also features Big Thief and Baxter Dury, is a surefire hit for the festival.
One person shared: “Top quality lineup. Can understand the 2025 lineup being a big hit for pop fans but this is much more like it, right up my street.”
Another added: “Man, I am jealous of whoever ends up going. Hell of a lineup, even the more obscure artists are great.” A third added: “This line up is sooooo good. All the acts on this line up are amazing and also relevant, something other festivals are lacking.”
Nahidh Abdelsalam, a Palestinian father who claims Israeli forces killed his sons, was the subject of the documentary from US filmmaker Idris Hausler. The Global Sumud Flotilla is currently sailing to end Israel’s occupation of Gaza.
Published On 26 Sep 2025
Eurovision Song Contest members will vote on Israel’s participation in the 2026 competition in November.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which oversees the event, confirmed the plan on Friday. International demands for Israel to be excluded from the contest due to the country’s actions in Gaza have been growing.
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The board of the EBU, an umbrella organisation for public broadcasters that runs the event, has sent a letter to members indicating that the vote will take place at an extraordinary general meeting held online in early November, a spokesperson said.
The vote will be on whether Kan, the Israeli public broadcaster and member of the EBU, will participate, the spokesperson said. An “absolute majority” would be required for an exclusion to pass, he said.
Countries including Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have demanded that the EBU exclude Israel, citing as a precedent its decision to remove Russia from the show following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
During the past two editions of the competition, the event has been drawn into the controversy over Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, which has now killed more than 65,000 people.
Pro-Palestinian activists protested in Malmo, Sweden, in 2024 and in Basel, Switzerland in May over Israel’s participation in the contest.
In September, a United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.
Last week, Spain threatened to boycott the competition – the world’s largest live televised music event that takes place in May – if Israel takes part. Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands have made similar threats.
Germany and Austria have backed Israel’s participation.
Other countries, such as Belgium, Sweden, and Finland, are also considering a boycott and have until December to decide.
Aside from Russia, the EBU previously booted former Yugoslavia from the competition due to UN sanctions over the Balkan wars in the 1990s, and Belarus in 2021 over its crackdown on media freedoms.
Sergio Busquets, a former Barcelona and Spain international, announced on Thursday that he would leave the sport at the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer campaign.
In a social media post, the 37-year-old midfielder made the announcement.
“These will be my final months on the pitch,” I said. In a video posted on Busquets’ Instagram page, he stated, “I’m retiring very happy, proud, fulfilled, and above all grateful.”
“Thank you all so much, and football for everything.” You’ll always be a part of this lovely tale.
Read more about PSG Captain Marquinhos’ exit with a thigh injury.
Busquets is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders ever and is a graceful, accomplished player known for his poise and calmness on the ball.
He played a significant role in Barcelona’s nine Spanish league victories and won three Champions League titles.
With 143 caps, he was a member of the Spain team that won the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Championship.
Football fans are facing “extremely worrying trends” in safety and security at Uefa matches across Europe, supporters ‘ groups have told the BBC.
Next week’s Uefa Champions League fixtures include two ties – Napoli’s home game with Frankfurt and Ajax’s visit to Marseille – to which away fans have been banned from travelling by local authorities.
Meanwhile, Liverpool supporters have been told they must take hours-long buses with no access to toilet facilities for their match against Galatasaray in Istanbul, and been warned that items including phone power banks, medication and women’s hygiene products will be confiscated before entry.
“We have public authorities that are giving up and saying that they can’t do their job”, said Ronan Evain, executive director of Football Supporters Europe. “It is an extremely worrying trend. There should be consequences to this, but unfortunately at the moment this is not the case”.
The practice of regional police forces banning away fans at some matches, particularly in France and Italy, has become more common in recent years.
In some cases where fans are allowed to travel, they are banned from visiting the centre of the host city – this was the case when Tottenham visited France’s Rennes in 2021.
“We understand that some fan bases can be harder to host than others, but banning away fans from traveling is not a response to any of this”, Evain added.
“It is really disappointing to see that there’s no progress in France and Italy. It’s an easy response to a complicated problem.
” Opening an away end and providing 5% of tickets to the away fans is part of Uefa’s rules, just like the size of the pitch or anything else. Travel bans are the public authorities ‘ way of saying saying, ‘ Sorry, we are deciding not to respect that rule, and we are not capable of hosting the game properly’.
“If public authorities said something like ‘ the roof is not safe, we can’t organise the game properly’, then the match would be played somewhere else”.
Meanwhile, Liverpool supporters have criticised the regimented travel conditions that police are set to enforce in Istanbul.
A spokesperson for Liverpool supporters ‘ union Spirit of Shankly (SOS) told the BBC it was “indefensible”.
“Being forced onto a limited fleet of buses with no toilets or accessibility, having everyday items confiscated, including phone power banks and even medical items in previous fixtures, is degrading and unsafe”, they said.
Turkey is due to co-host Euro 2032 alongside Italy.
“The hosting conditions in Turkey are extremely worrying and we see no sign of progress”, Evain said. “Turkish public authorities are creating an extremely hostile environment for visiting fans”.
After the chaos at the 2022 Uefa Champions League final, an independent panel of experts commissioned by Uefa found the governing body at fault, and made a series of recommendations including one that Uefa should take more responsibility for the safe running of events in its competitions.
“Uefa can’t keep washing their hands”, the SOS spokesperson added. “They signed up to the Saint-Denis Convention, which sets out that supporters ‘ journeys – from city to stadium and back – must be safe, secure and welcoming.