By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOUR DAYS after attending the historic installation of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Tuesday evening. A reception party of senior government officials welcomed the president at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Among them were the Minister ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter POMP, PRAYER, and calls for peace defined the historic moment as the first American pontiff officially assumed leadership of the Roman Catholic Church before a sea of worshippers gathered at the Vatican. Tens of thousands raised their voices and cameras as Pope Leo XIV, clad in traditional white ves...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENTS, POPES and pilgrims converged in St Peter’s Square on Sunday as the Vatican staged one of its most symbolic and tradition-laden events the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu stood among dignitaries from across the world who witnessed the rise of the first Am...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rome for a high-level gathering of global leaders at the Vatican, where he will witness the installation of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 18 May, at St Peter’s Square. Touching down [&he...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Ahmed Tinubu will travel from Abuja to Rome on Saturday following an official invitation from Pope Leo XIV to attend a historic Papal Mass at the Vatican. The solemn ceremony will formally inaugurate the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and spiritual ...
By JKNewsMedia Faiths NEWLY SELECTED Pope Leo XIV assumes office amid a turbulent legacy of financial scandals, opaque accounting, and stalled reforms at the heart of the Catholic Church. The American-born pontiff is reported to inherit not only spiritual leadership over 1.4 billion Catholics but also responsibility for stabilising the Vatica...
