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Catholic cardinals are meeting this morning for the first time to decide when Pope Francis's body will be moved to St Peter's Basilica - and when the funeral will take place. According to the apostolic constitution, the Universi Dominici Gregis - meaning the Lord's whole flock - the service should happen "between the fourth and sixth day after death". That would put the date of the funeral between Friday, April 25 - Liberation Day in Italy, a national holiday - and Sunday, April 27. Multiple Italian outlets are reporting the service is likely to be scheduled for Saturday, with national…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Fresh facts have emerged on how Nigeria's deadly Boko Haram terror group was formed in the North-Eastern part of the country and trained abroad. The group, responsible for hundreds, if not thousands of deaths of Nigerians so far, was reportedly formed for the Islamization of Nigeria through violence against Christians and moderate Muslims that stand in its way. Kicking off its orgy of bloodshed in Yobe State, North-East Nigeria, then gaining a foothold in contiguous Borno State, the terror group spread its gospel of blood, death, destruction, and fear to other parts of the North-East and…

A rare celestial event is set to captivate skywatchers around the world. Astronomy enthusiasts have plenty of reasons to be excited this April, as the month is packed with stunning celestial events. Among the highlights is a rare alignment featuring a trio of heavenly bodies: Venus, Saturn, and a delicate waxing crescent Moon. Together, they are expected to form a visual arrangement that resembles a smiling face in the sky. Could a cosmic smile really appear on Friday, April 25? Rumors about this possibility have circulated for some time, but in recent hours, a credible voice has confirmed the event:…

Millions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders, are mourning a man who they felt spoke for Africa, bbc.com reports. Pope Francis died at the age of 88. The Vatican announced that at 07:35 local time on Easter Monday the head of the Roman Catholic Church "returned to the house of the Father" at his residence, Casa Santa Marta. He was the first Latin American pope in the Church’s history. Home to nearly a fifth of the Church's followers, or 272 million people, Africa is becoming increasingly important in the Catholic world, and observers say Pope Francis did…

From the Vatican to the Philippines, Catholics are spending their Easter Monday saying goodbye to their spiritual leader Pope Francis, who died this morning at 88 from double pneumonia-related ailment. Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu was among world leaders who mourned him, describing Pope Francis as "a tireless champion of the poor." His death comes at one of the most important times of the year for about 1.4billion followers of the Roman Catholic Church, and less than 24 hours after the ailing Pope addressed worshipers in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday -an address reported by Peopleandpolitics.net in our edition of…

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Federal Education Quality Assurance Services (FEQAS) have joined forces to host a comprehensive workshop on the revised National Education Quality Assurance Policy. The collaborative effort aimed to enhance education quality in FCT by ensuring that schools meet minimum standards and quality control measures. Mandate Secretary, FCT Education Secretariat, Dr. Danlami Hayyo said that the revised policy was a comprehensive framework that addresses various facets of education quality. He said: "The revised policy is a comprehensive framework that addresses various facets of education quality viz-a-viz monitoring, supervision, assessment, evaluation of schools and capacity development…