I must deeply appreciate the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for a free and fair election...I hereby reaffirm my earlier endorsement of him for a second term in the 2027 presidential election
-Governor Ademola Adeleke
#CTVTweets
Please watch this video of the interview done with Monsignor (professor) Obiora Francis Ike.
He is a Roman Catholic priest, a scholar and human rights activist.
Professor Obiora is the founder of the Switzerland based Catholic institute for development justice and peace.
The Catholic priests are not slowing down and Iโm absolutely loving it.
This is the address the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria presented to President Tinubu during their courtesy visit to him last week.
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE OF NIGERIA DURING A COURTESY VISIT TO HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR ON 28 JULY 2026
PARTNERS IN BUILDING A JUST, PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS NIGERIA
Mr. President,
1. Greetings: I bring you warm greetings and prayers from all the members of the Catholic Bishopsโ Conference of Nigeria. I am Archbishop Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, the Archbishop of Kaduna and the newly elected President of our Conference. I thank you immensely for granting us this audience, which offers us the opportunity to share with you some of our observations and genuine concerns about our country. This ensures the continuity of our collaborative engagement in the task of building a healthy nation that all of us would be proud to belong to: โa nation of justice, love and peace.โ
2. The Visit of Archbishop Gallagher: Your Excellency, may we use this opportunity to express our gratitude to you and the Ministry of External Affairs for the warm reception that you gave to the Holy Seeโs Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, during his recent visit on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Holy See and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We, as Nigerians and Catholics, are happy to share the two identities and proud of the healthy and unbroken relations between the two states. We believe that the relations will bear perceptible fruits for Christianity and Christians in our country. This, Mr. President, is a time when many Christians have legitimate concerns about their place in Nigeria, especially regarding the departure from the Christian/Muslim presidency, and we hope that, through deliberate government policies, those concerns will be addressed and Christians will be reassured of their rights as citizens. We expect that you will take steps to soothe frayed nerves and address the concerns.
3. Quality tertiary education and the challenge of limited spaces: Mr. President, Sir, you have shown a commitment to giving hope and succour to our youth through NELFund, the Student Loan Initiative. This deserves commendation. Unfortunately, by global standards, Nigeria does not as yet have enough universities to cater for a bulging youth population. Only a tiny fraction of the persons seeking admission into the university actually get it, owing to limited number of places available. We therefore hope that the recent moratorium placed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on the establishment of new private universities does not cancel out the gains of NELFund.
4. Sustaining the gains of the democratic experience: Mr. President, on matters of the state, we are genuinely concerned by fears expressed across the country on the fate of opposition politics. You have a track record of having been in active opposition. Many voices are screaming over what they consider to be the constriction of the political space, with some fearing that a one-party state is being anticipated. Whether these fears are genuine or not, can only be tested by the signals citizens receive from Your Excellency as the leader of the party in power. To this end, we urge you to encourage elected political office holders who are members of your party โ Governors, members of the National Assembly, Local Government Chairmen โ to ensure that a genuine level playing field is maintained and that focus is placed on making everyone see that the rules and processes are fair to all and respected by all. As a man who risked so much in the struggle for the return of democratic rule in the dark days of military dictatorship, your greatest legacy would be the strengthening of our democratic institutions.
Presidency says Cardinal Onaiyekan breached confidentiality by discussing bishopsโ private meeting with President Tinubu during an ARISE News interview. https://t.co/SmMslEnEgt
Let it be on record that the 3 most intelligent mathematicians on earth under 15yrs old are Igbo kids from southeast Nigeria.
Again, when e reach the turn of your region, encourage youths to fry akara or sponsor mass weddings & pilgrimage.
This post might be misconstrued and the ministry of education and the incompetent Nigerian government will get praises they dont deserve or worked for.
@winexviv and his team won Gold for Nigeria. Nigeria won gold because meritocracy was put ahead of "federal character"
Nigeria has won 3 Gold medals at the International STEM Olympiad in Rome, Italy.
Onyedikachi Egejurum won a Gold medal in Mathematics in the World Primary Category.
Don Anele Munachimso won a Gold medal in Science (Grade 11).
Chimdiebube Onwubiko won a Gold medal in Grade 9.
The ministry of education will hijack this initiative. Infuse "federal character" into it instead of meritocracy, and Nigeria will not get any medal. My happiness is that Alex delivered at the world stage.
Look at our children enjoying a peaceful boat ride with their peers from other countries here in Rome.
We will continue to make education fun, entertaining, and rewarding for our children.
In 10 years, I pray you will be alive to see what this generation of our children will become through our sustained effort.
They will be greater than we have ever been.
The South East is making a choice.
We will double down on eliminating illiteracy.
Every child who cannot read, write and reason represents lost potential for our economy, our security and our future.
We are studying the education systems that consistently produce some of the worldโs strongest learning outcomes, including Singapore and China.
We are no longer educating children just to survive.
We are educating them to compete globally and lead.
That is the future we are building.
Instead of supporting him, they will find a loophole to propose a legislation to frustrate his efforts. The same energy they would have used to encourage other regions to host similar Olympiad.
Over 30,000 children have already registered for the 2027 South East Maths Olympiad.
We will be unlocking a new set of exceptional students and teachers.
They all need our support to reach the heights of their greatness.
Education equals prosperity.
The mansions are important to us. To our psychological wellbeing. To our consciousness. Itโs part of our Igbo identity.
Do not worry about them. We all have plans for their disposal even if our children will not inherit them (Our own estate will be willed to the Catholic Church for a school to train more kids for @winexviv โs Maths Olympiad)