aster: Senator Natasha distributes 600 bags of rice to constituents

Leeds United, Burnley Seal Promotion to Premier League

Leeds United and Burnley have earned promotion to the Premier League next season after crucial wins on Easter Monday. The Clarets overcame promotion rivals Sheffield United in the late kick-off. Leeds are back in the top flight for the first time in two years, while Burnley have returned at the first time of asking. Daniel Farke’s side were at their brilliant best earlier in the day, securing an emphatic 6-0 victory over Stoke City at Elland Road. Burnley also clinched their spot in England’s top-flight for the 2025/2026 campaign with a tight 2-1 win over fellow promotion rivals Sheffield United in the late kick-off. Both teams have earned promotion with two matches remaining, with Sheffield United forced to settle for a play-off spot.

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In Pope Francis’s Death, The Poor and Migrants Have Lost A Friend

Former President Muhammadu Buhari joins Christians all across the world in mourning the demise of the Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, who departed the earth on Easter Monday. In a reaction to the news of the death, the former President said Christians in Nigeria and all over the world would miss the exemplary leadership of the church by a Pope who served the poor and the weak, and cared much about migrants and refugees. “He was a Pope who strove to build a beneficial, complementary relationship between the followers of the world’s two greatest religions — Islam and Christianity. “Just hours before his demise, he made a call for an end to the war in Gaza. I hope Israel and Hamas will heed this call in final respect to the Pope who had the distinction of bringing climate change to the Vatican, and recognising the Palestinian State,” said the former President. The former President wishes for a new leader who will build on the inspiring legacies of Pope Francis.

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