Today’s Headlines: I’m Supporting Rainbow Coalition, Tinubu – Fubara; ‘You are our role model’, Sultan hails Oba of Benin at 10th coronation anniversary durbar

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared his support for President Bola Tinubu and the Rainbow Coalition in the state.

Fubara said he would be backing the Rainbow Coalition because the era of war is over.

Addressing his followers in a video posted on X, the governor declared his support for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Rivers State, Kingsley Chinda.

He said: “We have made peace in the state and I am supporting the Rainbow Coalition. President Bola Tinubu is our president and is the one that we are supporting.

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar III, has described the Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, as a role model to traditional rulers in Nigeria.

The Sultan stated this yesterday during a royal durbar organised as part of activities marking the Benin monarch’s 10th coronation anniversary.

Formerly a rare spectacle in Benin, the durbar has become a recurring feature since Oba Ewuare II ascended the throne of his ancestors 10 years ago.

Represented by the Emir of Kagara in Niger State, Malam Ahmed Garba Gunna, the Sultan paid tribute to Oba Ewuare, who rode on horseback from his palace to Garrick Memorial Ground to lead a massive crowd at the royal horse race.

𝗛𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀

A British man, Nathan Gregory, has paid an emotional tribute to his wife, Leanne Gregory, who died while trying to rescue their two sons after they were swept out to sea during a family holiday in the Bahamas.

Leanne, 36, from Stapleford in Nottinghamshire, was on holiday with her husband and their children when the incident occurred off the coast of Bimini on Tuesday.

According to the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the two boys were rescued from the water, but their mother could not be saved.

Speaking to the BBC on Sunday, Nathan described his late wife as his “childhood sweetheart” and said her death was an unimaginable loss to the family.

ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) on Sunday challenged President Bola Tinubu to learn from French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of failing to show sufficient empathy for Nigerians grappling with insecurity, hunger and economic hardship.

The council said the reported postponement of Macron’s scheduled state visit to Nigeria underscored the need for leaders to pay attention to pressing domestic challenges, arguing that Nigerians facing killings, mass abductions and rising living costs deserve more visible concern from their president.

In a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ADC-PCC cited reports that Macron had rescheduled his October 28–29, 2026 visit to Nigeria, including the planned France-Nigeria Business Forum in Lagos, to early 2027 amid domestic challenges in France.

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