President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently in a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, following renewed concerns over national security.
Attending the high-level security briefing are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
While the exact details of the meeting remain undisclosed at press time, sources suggest the deliberations are likely linked to the resurgence of insecurity across various parts of the country, particularly in northern Nigeria.
Security forces have recently intensified operations against insurgent groups and criminal elements, as the government seeks to address the growing threat to national stability.
The meeting also comes ahead of President Tinubu’s scheduled trip to Rome this Saturday, where he will attend the inauguration mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. The invitation was formally extended by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, underscoring the global significance of the ceremony.
Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed on Thursday that President Tinubu will join other world leaders and senior Catholic clergy at the Vatican for the solemn mass marking the beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. The new pontiff is the 267th Bishop of Rome and Head of the Roman Catholic Church.
The President will be accompanied by a distinguished Nigerian delegation, including the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria; Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja; Archbishop Alfred Martins of Lagos; and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese.
