Why I want President Tinubu at my inauguration — Pope Leo XIV

The new catholic Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has invited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to attend his inaugural mass in Rome, the capital of Italy.

In the Papal invitation sent by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV underscored the need for President Tinubu's physical presence "at this moment of particular importance for the Catholic Church and the world afflicted by many tensions and conflicts".

Pope Leo further stressed: "Your great nation is particularly dear to me as I worked in the Apostolic Nunciature in Lagos during the 1980s."

A statement on Thursday by the Presidency disclosed that Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome tomorrow (Saturday), accompanied by top Catholic leaders to attend a solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Viral Video: Vatican security blocks Seyi Tinubu from meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Details have emerged of how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first son, Seyi, was prevented from joining a meeting with the new Catholic Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV.
The Holy Father had invited President Tinubu to his inauguration, which took place yesterday, Sunday, May 18, 2025 and Nigeria’s First Son was among those on his father’s entourage.

President Tinubu was among world leader’s granted audience by PopeLeo after the Inauguration Mass at the Vatican.

Dressed in a black suit like his father, Seyi attempted to catch up with the president, but the official blocked him.

In a viral video of the event, Seyi was seen walking towards his father’s direction when a plain cloth security official blocked and redirected him calmly.

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2027: APC, PDP, LP involved in coalition to stop Tinubu’s re-election — Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed plans for a major political coalition involving the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) to confront what he described as the ‘incompetent and inefficient’ government of President Bola Tinubu.

Atiku made the announcement while addressing a delegation of stakeholders from the Kogi East Senatorial Zone, led by former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba, in Abuja.

The meeting also focused on addressing regional insecurity and fostering unity in the North.

Speaking at the event, Atiku expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, blaming the Tinubu administration for its lack of political will to address the issue.

He recounted his experience as Vice President during the early days of the Boko Haram insurgency, highlighting how decisive leadership under his administration had temporarily quelled the threat.

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Pope Francis’s body arrived at Saint Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to lie in state for three days before his weekend funeral.
 
Red-hatted cardinals, priests, candle-carrying friars and helmeted Swiss Guards walked slowly into the vast, sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin while the great bells of the basilica tolled.

The body of the 88-year-old pope, who died on Monday in his rooms at the Santa Marta guesthouse after suffering a stroke, was held aloft on a wooden platform by 14 white-gloved, black-suited pallbearers.

As the coffin crossed St Peter’s Square, a crowd of several thousand faithful mourners broke into repeated applause — a traditional Italian sign of respect at such events.
 
His funeral is set for Saturday and will draw heads of state and government from around the world.
 
Anthony Albanese said that Australia will be represented at Pope Francis’s funeral by Governor-General Sam Mostyn, Labor senator Don Farrell, and Coalition MP Michael McCormack.
 
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