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Update: Record 5.3 Billion Connect At Global Day of Prayer With Pastor Chris

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Update: Record 5.3 Billion Connect At Global Day of Prayer With Pastor Chris

Worship, prayers, and prophecies characterized the 5th edition of the “Global day of prayer” with president of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.

The inaugural day of the program, kicked off by 6pm GMT +1(1pm EST) Friday, March 26th, with the man of God leading the online audience in worship, prayers and the word of God. The nights also witnessed the ministration of the Word from world renowned healing evangelist, Pastor Benny Hinn, from the United States of America.

The 24hours prayer program, had different ministers of God leading sessions of prayers and the word from different parts of the world.

The “Global Day of Prayer” which since inception, recorded billions of participants connected, saw a record breaking participation of 5.3 billion people from all around the world.

The man of God, Pastor Chris led the global audience to pray for nations of the world and their leaders, as he stretched out his hands to a large screen projecting the world map (nations of the world).

Pastor Chris also called out world leaders to have their researchers, doctors and virologists quiz the Covid-19 vaccines that are being produced and sent to their countries, since the safety of these vaccines have not been proven.

The “Global Day of Prayer” which was beamed live on all Loveworld Networks, several terrestrial TV stations, radio stations and various internet platforms had translations in over -3000 languages of the world.

The “Global day of Prayer”, has become a beacon of hope and light for the body of Christ, as the Church experiences a new level of unity never seen before now. The man of God, Pastor Chris, said at the final night of the prayers, how he had wished to see such a day, as he prayed for unity in the body of Christ and the sick when he was a teenager.

With the testimonies recorded from previous “Global day of Prayer” and the 5th edition ending on a high note of victory, the world will experience the impact in nations, governments, institutions, families, and all facets of life.

South Africa knocked off AFCON 2021

Emenike Agu
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South Africa knocked off AFCON 2021

 

For the first time since 1988, the Africa Cup of Nations will hold next year without the national team of the CAF president featuring.

Sudan beat South Africa 2-0 on Sunday to pick the second ticket of Group C. It is the second time they will qualify since a dramatic injury-time induced elimination of Nigeria for the 2012 edition.

Eleven years ago, Sudan were already eliminated on the field after losing their last qualifiers to Ghana at home.

But mother luck ran their way as Nigeria, wrongly thinking they needed a two-goal advantage win over visiting Guinea had their initial 2-1 lead cancelled following a 96th minute injury time equalizer by Guinea in the very last match the Super Eagles has since played in Abuja.

Thus, an already eliminated Sudan came in as one of the best runners-up in the groups and Nigeria got eliminated.

South Africa lost 2-0 to Sudan in their final Group C match in Omdurman, which disqualifies them from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Saifeldin Malik gave the hosts a fifth-minute lead in a clash of former African champions by heading past goalkeeper Ronwen Williams off a free- kick.

Mohammed Abdelrahman doubled the lead on 31 minutes, taking advantage of hesitancy by captain Thulani Hlatshwayo before firing past Williams at his near post.

South Africa coach Molefi Ntseki took off star forward Percy Tau just past the hour and surprisingly replaced him with defender Sifiso Hlanti, given the desperate need for goals.

Ghana defeated Sao Tome e Principe 3-1 in Accra in a match played at the same time to finish first with 13 points, followed by Sudan (12), South Africa (10) and Sao Tome (0).

South Africa have gradually faded as a Cup of Nations force after hosting and winning the competition in 1996 and finishing second and third in the following two editions.

Failure to qualify for the 2021 tournament in Cameroon means Bafana Bafana (The Boys) will miss the finals of the marquee African competition for the fourth time in seven editions.

The latest failure is sure to pile pressure on the national football association to ditch Ntseki, with the group phase of 2022 World Cup qualifying starting on May 31.

South Africa are in the same group as Ghana, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia and only the winners of the six-matchday mini-league advance to the final round.

– Shock choice -Ghana have proved consistently superior to South Africa in recent years, including winning at home and drawing away in 2021 Cup of Nations qualifying.

Former national under-17 coach Ntseki was a shock choice to succeed England-born Stuart Baxter two years ago given he had never handled a senior-level team.

Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew was among the scorers for Ghana against Sao Tome, the only team among the 48 in the group phase to lose all six matches.

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey also started for the Black Stars, whose last of four Cup of Nations titles came 39 years ago.

Tunisia beat Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in Rades in a match between countries who had already qualified from Group J while Tanzania edged Libya 1-0 in Dar es Salaam in the same section.

Both teams conceded an own-goal in Tunisia after Seifeddine Jaziri raised his goal tally to three from two matches by holding off three Equatoguinean defenders to score in the fourth minute.

Guinea, who secured a place at the 24-team tournament earlier this week, surrendered an unbeaten Group A record when losing 2-1 to Namibia in Windhoek.

The CAF Africa Cup of Nations, officially CAN (French: Coupe d’Afrique des Nations), also referred to as AFCON, or Total Africa Cup of Nations after its headline sponsor, is the main international men’s association football competition in Africa.,

Furious Ronaldo ditches captain’s armband, storms off pitch after being denied last-second Portugal winner

Emenike Agu
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Furious Ronaldo ditches captain’s armband, storms off pitch after being denied last-second Portugal winner

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo tore off his armband in anger and went straight to the dressing room after seeing his last-minute winner against Serbia ignored in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier.

The Juventus ace thought that he had salvaged victory for the visitors after they had squandered a two-goal lead.

But his strike was wrongly deemed to have not crossed the line, leaving a relieved Serbia to celebrate a 2-2 draw while Portugal raged at the match officials.

▪︎What happened?

Having opened their qualifying campaign with a 1-0 win over Azerbaijan, the reigning European champions were hoping to make it six points out of six on Saturday.

Diogo Jota proved key, scoring both goals to put the Selecao comfortably ahead before half-time.

Serbia did not give up, though, netting through Aleksandar Mitrovic and Filip Kostic after the break to level the game.

All those efforts, though, looked set to end in vain when Ronaldo squeezed the ball over the line in the dying seconds, despite Mitrovic’s desperate efforts to clear.

But while television replays showed that the ball had clearly crossed, no goal was forthcoming; and Ronaldo, who had already wheeled away in celebration, began remonstrating with the linesman while play continued around him.

The forward earned a yellow card for his troubles and stormed off the pitch even before the final whistle sounded, tossing his captain’s armband onto the floor for good measure.

▪︎Where is the technology?

Such incidents have been largely consigned to the past in elite football due to the advent of goal-line technology.

The system, which helps officials determine whether the ball has fully crossed the line, first appeared at the World Cup in 2014 and even earlier in certain national leagues, although UEFA were slower to adopt it, finally using the technology for Euro 2016 and the following Champions League campaign.

Neither goal-line technology nor VAR are in place in the qualifiers, however, meaning Ronaldo continues to seek his first goal of the campaign after also drawing a blank against Azerbaijan

German Union Calls 4-Day Strike At Amazon Sites Ahead Of Easter

Zoe Maven
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German Union Calls 4-Day Strike At Amazon Sites Ahead Of Easter

The trade union Verdi has called for workers at six Amazon sites in Germany to go on strike from Sunday evening for four days to try to force the U.S. e-commerce group to recognise collective bargaining agreements.

Verdi said the strikes at Amazon’s sites in Rheinberg, Werne, Koblenz, Leipzig and at two locations in Bad Hersfeld signalled an “unofficial start” to wage talks for the retail and mail order industry, which are due to begin in the next few weeks.

Germany is Amazon’s biggest market after the United States and Verdi is demanding a pay increase of 4.5% for workers in the retail and mail order industry.

Verdi representative Orhan Akman stated that Amazon was making a mint in the coronavirus crisis and for that reason alone, wage evasion must be stopped.

But Amazon says it offers excellent pay and benefits stating that during past calls for strikes over 90% of employees in the logistic centres worked as normal.

Amazon has faced a long-running battle with unions in Germany over better pay and conditions for logistics workers, who have frequently staged strikes since 2013.

Dembélé inspires France to 2-0 win over Kazakhstan

Zoe Maven
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Dembélé inspires France to 2-0 win over Kazakhstan

Ousmane Dembele inspired France to a 2-0 victory over Kazakhstan on Sunday in their second match in World Cup qualifying Group D to mark a successful return to the world champions’ team.

Four days after being held 1-1 by Ukraine at the Stade de France, the French built their win in the first half with Sergiy Maliy’s own goal adding to Dembele’s opener before Kylian Mbappe missed a second-half penalty.

France moved top of the standings with four points, ahead of Bosnia, who they face away on Wednesday, Ukraine and Finland.

Ukraine host Finland later on Sunday. Kazakhstan have zero points after playing their first game of the campaign.

France midfielder Paul Pogba said Kazakhstan proved to be worthy opponents on an artificial pitch in a covered stadium.

Only captain Hugo Lloris and Antoine Griezmann remained from the team who started against Ukraine, with the Barcelona forward setting a new record of 45 consecutive starts for Les Bleus.

He beat the previous mark of Patrick Vieira, who started 44 games in a row between 1999 and 2002.

It was Griezmann’s club team mate Dembele who broke the deadlock on 20 minutes with a right-footed shot after being set up by Anthony Martial following a defence-splitting pass from Pogba.

Dembele returned to the France side as a second-half substitute against Ukraine, more than two years after his previous cap in November, 2018.

His third international goal from 23 appearances, his first since a 3-1 friendly win against Italy in June, 2018, came as a welcome boost less than two months before coach Deschamps names his squad for this year’s European Championship.

(From Reuters)

Switzerland’s Town Votes To Decide Its Fate Of Nationality

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Switzerland’s Town Votes To Decide Its Fate Of Nationality

Residents of a small town located in northwestern Switzerland, Moutier, have voted in a referendum to decide whether they will be citizens of Germany or France.

The town of Moutier has a population of 7,500 and the debate on whether the town should remain a part of the German-speaking canton or join the French-speaking one has been a testy issue decades.

In 1978, when Switzerland established a French-speaking canton of Jura, a handful of districts opted to stay with the German-speaking Bern, including the town Moutier.

But separatist administrations have been hoping to break away from Bern for a long now, insisting the town would progress more as a part of the French-speaking canton of Jura.

Before this, a referendum was put to vote in 2017 in which only a small number of people voted to join the Jura but the poll had to be overturned because of electoral irregularities.

This time, the security forces took the charge of assuring that there are no irregularities in this year’s vote.

Indonesian President Condemns Suicide Attack On Church

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Indonesian President Condemns Suicide Attack On Church

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has ‘strongly condemned a Suicide Attack at Church in Makassar city on Sulawesi Island calling it an act of terror.

Widodo said Terrorism is a crime against humanity and called on everyone to fight against terror and radicalism, which go against religious values.

According to Authorities, two suspects were killed as they rode a motorbike into the compound of the church on Sunday, wounding 20 as worshippers as they celebrated the start of Holy Week.

Reports also said twenty church officials, congregants and security staff were injured by debris from the blast and Forensic investigators have been looking over the scene to determine the identities of the attackers.

Speaking with reporters in the capital Jakarta Indonesia’s chief security minister Mahfud MD confirmed the suicide bombing happened around 10:30 am local time (0330 GMT).

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Churches have been targeted in the past by extremists in Indonesia, which is the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation as well as home to several religious groups including Christians, Buddhists and Hindus.

Match Day 5 results in 2021 AFCON Qualifiers

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Match Day 5 results in 2021 AFCON Qualifiers

Below is the result of a Match Day 5 fixture played in Group L of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers, played on Saturday in Maseru:

With Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 Qualifiers reaching its final Match Day, here’s how it stands in the qualifiers 12 groups.

Group A

  • Both Mali and Guinea qualified to Cameroon 2021.
  • Chad is disqualified while Namibia is eliminated.

Group B

Burkina Faso guaranteed their spot in next year’s finals. South Sudan is eliminated.

Uganda (8 points) and Malawi (7) battle for the second group slot. They face each other in Blantyre, where draw is enough for Uganda to qualify while Malawi needs a win.

Group C

Ghana qualified for the finals, while Sao Tome and Principe are eliminated.

South Africa (10 points) and Sudan (9) are still in the race. They lock horns in Omdurman, where Sudan must win to qualify while South Africa needs a point.

Group D

Gabon and Gambia qualified. DR Congo and Angola are eliminated.

Group E

Morocco qualified to the finals.

Mauritania (6 points), Burundi (5) and Central African Republic (4) battle for the second ticket.

Central African Republic hosts Mauritania in Bangui while Burundi plays Morocco in Rabat.

–       Burundi qualifies only if they win coupled with Mauritania failing to win.

–       Central African Republic qualifies only if they win, coupled with Burundi failing to win.

Group F

Cameroon qualified automatically as hosts.

Cape Verde (7 points), Rwanda (5) and Mozambique (4) are in the race for the second ticket.

Mozambique hosts Cape Verde in Maputo while Cameroon and Rwanda face in Douala.

–       Cape Verde qualifies if they win, or draw with Rwanda failing to win.

       Rwanda qualifies only if they win coupled with Cape Verde losing.

– In case of Rwanda winning and Cape Verde having a draw, goal difference will determine who qualifies, as the head-to-head between them is 0-0 in aggregate. Goal difference is currently Cape Verde (+2) and Rwanda (-2).

–       Mozambique only qualifies if they win coupled with Rwanda failing to win.

Group G

Egypt and Comoros qualified. Kenya and Togo are eliminated.

Group H

Algeria and Zimbabwe qualified. Botswana and Zambia are eliminated.

Group I

Senegal qualified, Eswatini are eliminated.

Congo (8 points) and Guinea-Bissau (6) battle for the second ticket. They lock horns in Bissau where the hosts need a win to qualify, while just a draw is enough for Congo to go through.

Group J

Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea qualified. Tanzania and Libya are eliminated.

Group K

Cote d’Ivoire qualified; Niger is eliminated.

Ethiopia (9 points) and Madagascar (7) battle for second spot. Madagascar entertains Niger while Ethiopia is away to Cote d’Ivoire.

A draw is enough for Ethiopia to qualify as they enjoy a better head-to-head result with Madagascar, who will only qualify if they win and Ethiopia lose.

Group L

Nigeria qualified, Lesotho is eliminated.

Benin (7 points) and Sierra Leone (4) are still in the race. They lock horns in Freetown.

A draw sees Benin through, while Sierra Leone needs a win to qualify

Lake Chad: Chadian President Urges Nigerian Counterpart To Convene International Summit

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Lake Chad: Chadian President Urges Nigerian Counterpart To Convene International Summit

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the restoration of Lake Chad will help to reduce the irregular migration of youths striving to get into Europe through the Sahara Desert.

He made the remark while hosting the President of Chad, Marshal Idris Deby Itno, at the State House in Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power.

According to the President, about 30 million people are adversely affected by a shrunken Lake Chad, which is now just about ten percent of its original size.

He added that with inter-basin water transfer, farming, fishing, animal husbandry would resume, and curtail irregular migration of youths, who now dare the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea, to get into Europe, seeking greener pastures, the statement noted.

On the recharge of Lake Chad, Chadian President Itno counseled Buhari to consider convening an international summit to move the idea forward.

Meanwhile, Buhari appreciated Chad for its role in curbing insurgency in the region, particularly the Boko Haram challenge.

Excitement Short-Lived As Boko Haram Throws Maiduguri Into Darkness Again

Angel Gimalo
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Excitement Short-Lived As Boko Haram Throws Maiduguri Into Darkness Again

Boko Haram terrorists has reportedly blown up a power tower in Maiduguri on March 27, 2021.

Barely three days after electricity was restored in Maiduguri, Boko Haram terrorists have plunged the North-East city into darkness again after blowing up a power tower on Saturday.

It took power authorities almost two months to repair the damage inflicted in January as the insurgents laid land mines, which injured officials of the Transmission Company of Nigeria when repairs commenced.

Repairs had to progress under heavy military escort, as residents and business owners turned to alternative power generating sets for electricity.

Last Wednesday, residents expressed elation after electricity from the national grid was restored.

But that elation now seems short-lived after Saturday’s attack.

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