AKPABIO URGES SOUTH EAST TO SHUN ARMED STRUGGLE, EMBRACE PEACE FOR DEVELOPMENT. (PHOTO).

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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appealed to the people of the South East to sustain peace and prevent their youth from engaging in armed struggle against the Federal Government. Akpabio made the plea on Saturday during the funeral of Sir Albert Ikechukwu Nnamani, former Administrative Secretary of the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission (OMPADEC), held in Ikem, Enugu State. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, Akpabio emphasised that development can only thrive in a peaceful atmosphere and urged Ndigbo to properly mentor the younger generation. “For Ndigbo, I want to plead with you to continue to maintain the peace and watch the youth of today. They don’t understand politics. They don’t understand development. You can only have development in an area of peace,” Akpabio said. He warned that any attempt to wrest power or assert independence through armed struggle would fail, stating that “State power will always overwhelm you.” The Senate Pre...

POPE LEO XIV AND TRUMP CLASH OVER IRAN WAR AND IMMIGRATION AS VATICAN-WHITE HOUSE DIVIDE WIDENS. (PHOTO).


 Pope Leo XIV and Trump clash over Iran war and immigration as Vatican-White House divide widens

Pope Leo XIV and President Trump are engaged in an escalating public dispute over immigration policy and the war involving Iran, highlighting a widening divide between the Vatican and the White House on issues of war, diplomacy, and humanitarian concerns.

The tension has grown as the pope sharply criticized Trump’s rhetoric about the conflict, calling threats suggesting widespread destruction of a civilization “truly unacceptable” and warning that attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. He has repeatedly urged restraint, diplomacy, and an end to inflammatory language surrounding the war. Leading U.S. Catholic figures, including Cardinal Blase Cupich and Cardinal Robert McElroy, have echoed those concerns, condemning civilian harm and questioning whether the conflict meets traditional just war standards, while other Catholic leaders have also criticized U.S. immigration policies as contributing to national division.

The White House has rejected the idea of a breakdown in relations, saying U.S. policy actions have strengthened global stability and emphasizing what it describes as a cooperative relationship with the Vatican. Officials also pointed to Trump’s support among Catholic voters, while recent polling suggests shifting attitudes within the community, including declining approval among white Catholics and low support among Hispanic Catholics, alongside strong public favorability ratings for the pope.

The broader dispute has been fueled in part by reports of tensions in private diplomatic engagements involving Pentagon officials and Vatican representatives, which have been disputed by U.S. defense officials as mischaracterized. Despite those denials, the episode has added to scrutiny over the relationship between the Vatican and U.S. policymakers at a time when Catholic leaders in the United States appear increasingly aligned with the pope’s public messaging on both war and immigration.


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