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Apr
22
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
‘Alaafin Not In Supremacy Battle With Ooni,Others’

‘Alaafin Not In Supremacy Battle With Ooni,Others’

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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade 1, has debunked the notion that he is in a supremacy contest with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, or any other traditional ruler. The first-class monarch made this known following reports that he fancies his position as being above those of other South-West royal fathers. Head of Alaafin Media Office, Bode Durojaiye, made the clarification in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday, April 22. The statement read: "The attention of the Media Office of the Alaafin of Oyo has been drawn to a misleading and…
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Apr
22
2025
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UPDATE! Cardinals Meet Today To Set Pope’s Funeral Date

UPDATE! Cardinals Meet Today To Set Pope’s Funeral Date

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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…
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Apr
21
2025
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Borno Activist Hands U.S. Details On B’Haram, Killings, Alleged Govt Links

Borno Activist Hands U.S. Details On B’Haram, Killings, Alleged Govt Links

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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…
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Apr
21
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
How Next Pope’ll Emerge, Chances Of Nigeria’s Only Cardinal

How Next Pope’ll Emerge, Chances Of Nigeria’s Only Cardinal

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The next pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals, the Catholic church’s most senior figures appointed by the pontiff, who will make their way to Rome in the next few days for the conclave. The name comes from the Latin words cum clave, meaning “with key”, indicating the closed process of electing a pope. There are more than 250 cardinals from more than 90 countries, but only about 135 are cardinal electors (those over the age of 80 are excluded). About 110 of the cardinal electors have been chosen by Pope Francis in the past 10 years and…
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Apr
21
2025
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Global Excitement To View Moon, Planets Form ‘Smiling Face’ April 25

Global Excitement To View Moon, Planets Form ‘Smiling Face’ April 25

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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:…
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Apr
21
2025
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Africa Remembers Pope Who Spoke For Continent, Successor Can Be Black

Africa Remembers Pope Who Spoke For Continent, Successor Can Be Black

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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…
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Apr
21
2025
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Catholics Worldwide Mourn Pope’s Easter Death,Tinubu Too

Catholics Worldwide Mourn Pope’s Easter Death,Tinubu Too

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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…
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Apr
20
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Liverpool Relegate Leicester, Can Be EPL Champions By Wednesday,If…

Liverpool Relegate Leicester, Can Be EPL Champions By Wednesday,If…

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Liverpool have moved one win away from sealing England’s Premier League title as substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold secured a 1-0 victory at Leicester City, which condemned their hosts to relegation. Leicester, needing to beat the leaders to stave off relegation for a few more days, were holding their own on Sunday, April 20. But Alexander-Arnold fired home in the 76th minute after the ball came to him following a goalmouth scramble. Liverpool could be crowned champions on Wednesday should Arsenal lose at home to Crystal Palace. If the Gunners avoid defeat, Arne Slot’s men have the chance to seal the deal…
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Apr
20
2025
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Football Results From Top Domestic Leagues In Europe, Sunday, April 20

Football Results From Top Domestic Leagues In Europe, Sunday, April 20

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ENGLAND: Premier League Fulham - Chelsea 1:2Ipswich - Arsenal 0:4Manchester Utd - Wolves 0:1Leicester - Liverpool 0:1 SPAIN: LaLiga Valladolid - Osasuna 2:3Villarreal - Real Sociedad 2:2Sevilla - Alaves 1:1Real Madrid - Ath Bilbao 1:0 FRANCE: Ligue 1 Lille - Auxerre 3:1Brest - Lens 1:3Nice - Angers 2:1Reims - Toulouse 1:0St Etienne - Lyon 2:1 GERMANY: Bundesliga Augsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt 0:0Dortmund - B. Monchengladbach 3:2St. Pauli - Bayer Leverkusen 1:1 ITALY: Serie A Empoli - Venezia 2:2Bologna - Inter 1:0AC Milan - Atalanta 0:1 NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie Utrecht - Ajax 4:0
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Apr
20
2025
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Easter: Jerusalem Agog For Centuries-old Holy Fire Ceremony, Pope Speaks On Gaza

Easter: Jerusalem Agog For Centuries-old Holy Fire Ceremony, Pope Speaks On Gaza

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Thousands of Christians gathered in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for a centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony, Al Jazeera reports. Holding unlit candles, they packed into the sprawling 12th-century basilica built on the site where, according to tradition, Jesus was crucified and buried. The development came as Catholic Pontiff Pope Francis made a brief appearance in Rome before thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Vatican’s open-air Easter Sunday mass. He urged for a ceasefire in Gaza. In near-total darkness, the Greek patriarch,at the Holy Fire ceremony, entered the Holy Edicule and emerged…
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