His father, billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin, was deemed a close associate of president Vladimir Putin.
But the EU’s general court said the link to his father is not enough for the driver to remain on sanction lists.
It said the “association” criteria used in the sanctions requires the existence of a link beyond a simple family relationship.
The 25-year-old was also sanctioned by the UK and Canada in March 2022 – sanctions which remain in place. He is also challenging those rulings in the hope of returning to F1.
Senegal’s president has told the BBC he does not regret delaying this year’s elections, a move that sparked deadly protests. Macky Sall said he did not make the decision alone – he was responding to concerns raised by parliamentarians.
After a violent backlash, many feared the relatively stable nation was slipping into political crisis.
But the attempt to push the election back by 10 months was blocked by Senegal’s top court.
The vote will now take place on Sunday – a month after it was initially due.
“I have no apology to make, I have done nothing wrong,” President Sall told the BBC.
“All the actions that have been taken have been within the framework of the law and regulations.”
With just three weeks to go before the 25 February election, Mr Sall announced that it would be delayed, a move that was later approved by parliament. Critics accused Mr Sall of trying to stay on beyond his term of office, which the president denied. He argued that the delay was needed to resolve a dispute over the eligibility of presidential candidates.
He says it was opposition politicians who raised these concerns.
Eight sailors have died after a South Korean-flagged tanker overturned off the west coast of Japan.
One other person was found in a non-life-threatening condition while two others remain missing, Japan’s coast guard said.
The Keoyoung Sun capsized off Yamaguchi prefecture after the crew radioed for help around 07:00 on Wednesday (22:00 GMT Tuesday).
The search is still on for another two sailors who were on board.
The ship was reportedly at anchor because of stormy weather. The coast guard said it was carrying 980 tonnes of acrylic acid.
The rescue operation has been taking place close to the city of Shimonoseki in the country’s south-west. The Japanese coast guard reports that the crew consists of two Koreans, eight Indonesians and one Chinese citizen.
Winds measuring up to 54km (33 miles) per hour were measured in the area on Wednesday.
A court has frozen Texas’s controversial immigration law, one of the toughest of its kind, in a case being closely watched across the US. The legislation would allow officials in Texas to detain and prosecute anyone they think has entered the country illegally, superseding federal powers.
The law briefly came into force on Tuesday for a few hours during a legal back and forth between courts. On Wednesday the US appeals court will hear the case.
The SB4 law in Texas was due to come into effect on 5 March but President Joe Biden’s administration challenged it on the grounds that immigrant detention should remain in their hands.
Migrant arrivals at the southern US border have risen to record highs during his administration, making it a top concern among US voters ahead of November’s presidential election.
That has led Texas to take stronger action on its border with Mexico and if the courts uphold its new law then other US states may follow.
Mexico has criticised the new law as anti-immigrant and has said it will refuse to accept any migrants deported by Texas authorities.
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar will step down before the next general election in the Republic of Ireland. He will also step down as party leader. Mr Varadkar became Ireland’s youngest taoiseach in 2017 when he became leader of Fine Gael.
Announcing his resignation from the steps of government buildings on Wednesday. Mr Varadkar described his period leading his country as “the most fulfilling time of his life”.
In the Irish general election of 2020 Mr Varadkar led his party to a third-place finish in terms of number of seats Dáil Éireann, the lower house in the country’s parliament. He currently leads the coalition government in Dublin, along with Fianna Fáil and the Green Party.
As part of the coalition deal struck between the parties it was agreed that Mr Varadkar and Micheál Martin would hold the position of taoiseach for two years each. In 2020 Mr Martin was appointed taoiseach with Mr Varadkar serving has his Tánaiste (deputy PM), before the two swapped roles in 2022.
Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is seeking €100,000 (£85,374) in damages after deepfake porn videos of her were uploaded online.
Ms Meloni is due to testify before a court in the Sardinian city of Sassari on 2 July.
A deepfake image is one where the face of one person is digitally added to the body of another.
A 40-year-old man, thought to have produced the videos, and his 73-year-old father are under investigation.
Police have said they were able to find them by tracking down the mobile device that was used to post the videos.
Both men are accused of defamation. Under Italian law, some defamation cases can be criminal and carry a custodial sentence.
According to the indictment, the videos were posted on a US pornographic website, where they were viewed “millions of times” over the course of several months. Ms Meloni’s legal team has said that, if her request for damages is successful, she will donate the €100,000 to a fund to support women who have been victims of male violence.
Dr Francis Baah, Director of Research at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has clarified that a foliar fertiliser is the same as liquid fertiliser.
According to him, two liquid fertilisers known to Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED), a division under COCOBOD, which he once headed, were lithovit and Sidalco.
Subpoenaed to testify for and on behalf of the suppliers of lithovit fertiliser, Seidu Agongo and Agricult Ghana Limited, Dr. Baah, confirmed that 1,211,344 litres of these foliar or liquid fertilisers were supplied to some cocoa growing regions in the country in 2014/15 crop season.
Out of this number, the Land Division of the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Aboagye Tandoh, was informed that Ashanti region received 252,480 litres of Lithovit, Brong Ahafo got 141,600 litres of Lithovit, Central got 105,960 litres of Lithovit, Eastern had 148, 800 litres of Lithovit and Volta had 7,200 litres of Lithovit.
Dr Yaw Adu Ampomah (PW3) had previously told the court that lithovit Foliar fertiliser is a powdered fertiliser.
During a field trip by Dr Baah’s deputy, Paul Okyere Boateng and some technical officers of CHED to some cocoa growing districts, it was discovered that farmers preferred liquid fertiliser, particularly lithovit fertiliser, to the granular fertiliser form.
When asked by Mr Benson Nutsukpui, Counsel for Seidu Agongo and Agricult, whether he received any complaint as the Executive Director of CHED at the time, that Lithovit was like water and some farmers were drinking it, he answered no.
He told the court, while being led in evidence, that during the review of 2014/15 crop season by Codapec/Hitech unit, no adverse complaint on lithovit fertiliser was recorded.
Furthermore, on the claims of Dr. Franklin Amoah, first Prosecution Witness (PW1) and a former Executive Director of Cocoa Research Institute (CRIG) that CHED had no business preparing field report, the witness said it is an exhibition of his misunderstanding of the functions of CHED.
The subpoenaed witness said: “If we go to the field and we do not write a report, then there would be no evidence that we have been to the field.”Dr Baah also denied the claim that the field report was prepared to favour lithovit.
Accusations
Seidu Agongo and Agricult Ghana Limited are standing trial with Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni as second and third accused persons (A2 & A3), for supplying adulterated fertiliser to COCOBOD to be used on cocoa farms.
Law Courts Complex, Accra
Dr. Opuni (A1) at the time was the Chief Executive of the COCOBOD from 2014 to 2016.
A1 is alleged to have ordered the testing period of lithovit shortened against CRIG procedure of testing fertilisers.
This witness has denied the claim, as he was the manager of the CE’s office at the time the purported order was given.
Cross-examination
Q. Please turn to page 8 of Exhibit 138, do you have the report from Western North region?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. It states that the team comprised of the Deputy Technical manager and a technical officer, is that correct?
A. That is correct.
Q. And this team embarked on a four-day trip to the Western-North?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. The team was joined by the Regional Manager of CHED?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. This team reported on black pod incident that they found, is that correct?
A. My Lord that is correct.
Q. Indeed, the team visited farms in cocoa districts in western north, is that correct?
A. My Lord that would be correct, given the table presented on page 8.
Q. They visited Dadiesu, Akontonbra, Juaboso, Boako and Sefwi Bekwai, is that correct?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. They also reported on taking measurements of farms 5 to 11 years, is that correct?
A. They didn’t do the measurements, they assessed the progress of the measurements.
Q. On page 11, they also reported that the fertiliser used in Western-North was Sidalco and not lithovit, is that also correct?
A. My Lord that is correct.
Q. A suggestion was made in this court by PW1 Dr. Franklin Amoah that CHED had no business preparing this report of April 15, would that be right?
A. My Lord that would not be right. My Lord, that would represent his misunderstanding of the functions of CHED. If we go to the field and we do not write a report, then there would be no evidence that we have been to the field.
Q. On page 13, it headed field visit to monitor nurseries field operations and prospects for the light crop season cocoa in the Brong Ahafo region, is that correct Sir?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. And the team comprised the Deputy Executive Director (M&E) and a Technical officer?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. Do you know the Deputy Executive Director who embarked on this field visit?
A. Yes I do.
Q. Please, what is his name?
A. My Lord, his name is Mr. Peter Okyere Boateng.
Q. The team listed all the 5 districts in the region visited, is that correct?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. They visited Bechem, then Berekum, Dormaa Ahenkro, Nkrankwanta, Goaso and Sankore?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. They reported on monitoring of progress on a nursery site?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. Did they show pictures of the nursery site they saw?
A. That is correct my Lord.
Q. They took pictures from the nursery site at Akrodie and Chiraa?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. They also inspected new and rehabilitated lands that were under preparation for cocoa cultivation?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. And they also monitored the performance of farms sprayed with lithovit liquid fertiliser?
A. Yes my lord, it is stated here.
Q. And they also took pictures of the heavy pods they saw on the Lithovit sprayed farms?
A. My Lord that is what was captured on page 16.
Q. Is it the case that your team went on a normal field trip when they came with this field report?
A. Yes my lord, this report is the outcome of the field visit and it is part of the monitoring and evaluation team
Q. When your team went on the field visit which culminated in this report, was it to do lithovit liquid fertiliser a favour?
A. I don’t think they went out on a normal field trip to do any particular product a favour.
Q. Was it to do lithovit a favour?
A. My Lord, I was not part of the team, but I would be very surprised if that was the case.
Q. Were you yourself and the monitoring team from the monitoring and evaluation department ordered or directed to prepare this report, exhibit 138, to favour lithovit?
A. My Lord, no one directed me and I believe same applied to my team to go to the field to prepare this report.
Q. Please go to page 17, the outbreak of caterpillar on some cocoa farms, which was observed in Dormaa and Nkrankwanta, were reported in Exhibit 138?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. And again, was pictorial evidence provided?
A. Yes my Lord, there are two pictures on page 17.
Q. Page 18 even showed some pictures of the caterpillars on some farms being sprayed with insecticides?
A. Yes my Lord, I can see picture number 13 on page 18, with spraying costume and spraying machine at the back spraying.
Q. Where was this picture taken?
A. The caption shows that this picture was taken at Brofoyedru and…
Q. If you go to number 3.6 the various teams interacted with CHED officials?
A. Yes my Lord. This represents the routine when any team goes to the field.
Q. On page 19, in fact, your team warned all CHED staff strictly against taking money from farmers that you will not spare the rod and deal with anybody who was caught taking money from the farmers?
A. That is correct. My Lord, during my tenure a number of staff appointments were terminated for taking money from farmers in the performance of their duties.
Q. Also, your team warned your staff against pilfering the CODAPEC HITECH products – the agrochemicals and fertilisers?
A. My Lord, it is captured in the report on page 19.
Q. Would you say Exhibit 138, is a true reflection of the event that was captured in it on these field trips from the 7th to 26th on April, 2015?
A. Yes that represents a true reflection of what was captured
Q. You have in your hand, a document and a letter forwarding the document
A. That is correct
Q. The document is the annual report of the CODAPEC and HITECH unit for 2014/15 cocoa season, is that correct?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. The forwarding letter is dated 28th of September 2016?
A. That is correct my Lord.
Q. And the letter is referenced CHED/ MS/2/Vol 3/02 that is correct?
A. Yes my, the document has that reference number.
Q. And the letter is signed by Dr. Francis Baah, the Executive Director who happens to be your good self?
A. Yes my Lord.
Benson: My Lord we wish to tender the forwarding document through the witness
Prosecution: My Lord we have no objection.
Codjoe: My Lord we don’t have any objection.
Court: CODAPEC/HiTECH report for the 2014/15 date 28th September 2016 is tendered in evidence through PW2/A2&A3 in the view of no objection…same is admitted and marked as Exhibit 139/A2& A3.
Q. Sir, please look at the forwarding letter, who was it addressed to?
A. My Lord, it was addressed to the Deputy Chief Executive Agronomy and Qualify Control
Q. And that is the office you report to?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. When you send report to the Deputy Chief Executive A&QC, it is for his consumption and for COCOBOD’s management at his discretion?
A. My Lord, it is meant for his consumption.
Q. Who were copied?
A. My Lord, the Deputy Executive Director Monitoring and Evaluation, and the manager CODAPEC/ HITECH.
Q. What entails the position of manager CODAPEC/HITECH?
A. My Lord, the manager at the time is the head of the CODAPEC/ HITECH unit.
Q. Turn to the cover of the report, it is dated September 2016, is that correct?
A. Yes.
Q. Go to page 1 of the report, the first paragraph stated that the program started with a review of the previous year’s activities and the development of modalities and procedures for the implementation of the 2014/15 programmes, is that correct?
A. My Lord that is correct.
Q. And the review focused mainly on the challenges of the previous season?
A. That is correct.
Q. The system of distributing COCOBOD inputs directly to cocoa farmers was also the main issues discussed?
A. Yes my Lord that is correct.
Q. Also, of serious concern of the review at the time, was the issue of monitoring and securing the input right from the head office from the farm gate, that was also a serious issue?
A. Yes my Lord that was also an issue
Q. In this review, people who participated included your direct boss Deputy Chief Executive Agronomy and Qualify Control?
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. Also, MMDCEs also took part. Who are the MMDCEs?
A. MMDCEs stands for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives.
Q. Would these MMDCEs are they all MMDCEs in Ghana?
A. No.
Q. Which ones took part?
A. Those in the cocoa growing districts or those whose administrative authority cover the cocoa growing districts.
Q. You also have representative from the intelligence unit, is that also correct?
A. That is correct, the intelligence unit of COCOBOD.
Q. Then also the directors and managers of CHED and CODAPEC/HITECH units also participated?
A. Yes My Lord. I will like to clarify something. Two different things put together, the third paragraph of page one is talking about the engagement between the Deputy Chief Executive Agronomy and Qualify Control, the CHED Executive Director and other management of CHED, and the intelligence unit and CODAPEC HITECH. This was a meeting to review the previous year’s activities. The Fourth paragraph was a visit by the national coordinators to the MMDCEs with CHED staff.
Q. So the MMDCEs did not take part in the CHED review meetings!
A. They did not.
Q. In your review, you listed out the total quantity of fertilizers that were distributed in the year under review
A. My Lord 1.2 on page 2 of Exhibit 139 is not a review, it is making a statement of fact, stating the quantities which was distributed in 2014/15.
Q. Included in that 1,211,344 litres of liquid (foliar fertilisers) that is correct?
A. Yes my Lord
Q. In this report when CHED talks about foliar fertilizers it meant liquid fertilisers that is correct
A. Yes my Lord
Q. Please go to page 3, it is true that evacuation and distribution of fertilizer started in May 2015 and completed in August 2015 of CODAPEC/HITECH
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. The evacuation was carried out under the supervision of the COCOBOD Intelligence unit, national security and BNI (now NIB ) and staff of CHED, that is true
A. Yes my Lord.
Q. And the distribution at the district and community levels was by the district task force?
A. My Lord that is correct
Q. So the farmers’ agents, how do they relate with the district task force?
A. My Lord the district task force supervise the distribution of the inputs from the cocoa district capital to the cocoa communities and then the cocoa farms.
Q. The extensive network listed play a role in the delivery of HiTECH goods (fertilisers) to the farmers?
A. Yes my Lord, that is correct.
Q. While you were the Executive Director of CHED, did you ever get any complaint from anybody, the people in the distribution chain that any farmer in anywhere saying that Lithovit was like water and they have been drinking it
A. My Lord no, no such in information was brought to my knowledge
Q. Indeed, while you were the Executive Director, all information about fertilisers that came to your attention, you asked that it should be documented?
A. My Lord all inputs distribution ought to be documented and not only fertilisers.
Q. So, did you ask them to document all information about inputs that came to your knowledge
A. Yes my Lord
Q. At the review meeting, CHED reported on the distribution of liquid fertilisers that were made to the regions in 2014/15, page 42?
A. My Lord the distribution of the fertilisers and the other inputs as captured in table 2b on page 4 is not the outcome of a review meeting, but the actual quantity that CODAPEC allocated or distributed for 2014/15.
Q. The report only shows the activities under review that is 2014/15?
A. My Lord that is correct.
Q. Table 2(b) shows that in the year under review, 2014/15 two liquid fertilisers lithovit and Sidalco were distributed to some regions, that is correct
A. Yes that is correct
Q. Indeed, the year under review, Ashanti had 252,480 litres of Lithovit
A. Yes my Lord,
Q. BrongAhafo in the same year under review 141,600 litres of Lithovit
Q. Central had 105960 litres of Lithovit
A. Yes my Lord
Q. Eastern 148800 litres of Lithovit
A. Yes my Lord
Q. Volta 7200
A. Yes my Lord
Q. You also indicated the hectares that were covered by the Lithovit fertilizer that was distributed to those regions
A. Yes my Lord, and Sidalco fertilizer as well
Q. Indeed, Ashanti was covered by over 126240 hectares
A. Yes my Lord
Q. BrongAhafo over 708800 hectares
A. Yes my Lord
Q. Central 52980 hectares
A. Yes my Lord
Q. Eastern 74400 hectares
A. Yes my Lord
Q. Voltage 3600 hectares
A. Yes my Lord
Q. In the year under review, CHED and all the other entities involved in the distribution chain, nobody had come to complain to you about the farmers who own these hectares of farms having any issues with lithovit for that period, that is correct
A. My non that I can recall
Q. Indeed, the review is focus mainly on the challenges in the year under review and this review from page 1 to 12 did not mention any challenge or issue about lithovit liquid fertiliser?
A. Yes my Lord, none was brought to my notice, attention or knowledge
Q. Look through Exhibit 139 and see if there was any challenge or issues relating to lithovit that came out at the review meeting that reviewed the period under 2014/15?
A. My Lord, I have quickly perused the document I cannot find any complaint
Q. Sir, the review Exhibit 139 covered the CHED activities through the CODAPEC/ HiTECH unit for the year under review?
A. No my Lord, rather CHED and CODAPEC activities which were undertaken in the year under review.
Q. Concluding in page 12, the review was satisfied that the CODAPEC/HITECH activities went well in the year?
A. Yes my Lord, it is captured in paragraph 7 of page 12.
Q. Where CHED officers were implicated in incidence of theft they were dealt with?
A. Yes my Lord
Q. You had the issue of some farmers also selling agro products to agro chemical dealers and you resorted to do more farmer education?
A. Yes my Lord
Q. And all this was under the period review?
A. Yes my Lord
Q. Sir, you know Dr Franklin Amoah?
A. Yes.
Q. He told this honourable court that, “I told this honourable court that during the transitional era when, Dr.Baah was interrogated told the transitional team that Lithovit liquid induced prolific flowering on cocoa. Indeed, he stated that farmers prefer the Lithovit to the granular fertilisers, Dr.Baah stated.” Is that the true reflection of what transpired at the transitional committee?
A. Yes I think, I can recall making a statement like that.
Q. Sir do you still stand by that statement which was attributed to you by Dr.Amoah?
A. My Lord, on the basis of what I was told by the farmers when I went to the field.
Breast cancer awareness has improved so much over the years that many women (and men) now know the major red flags of the disease. Unusual breast lumps, skin puckering, and an inverted nipple, to name a few.
But breast cancer doesn’t always have signs you can see or feel. That’s why screening tools such as mammograms are so important. There are also some less-common signs of breast cancer that can be helpful to know.
Leaking Nipple
If you’re pregnant or recently had a baby and fluid leaks from one or both nipples, it’s probably breast milk. But what if babies aren’t in the picture? Then it could be a symptom of very early breast cancer.
In one study, two women visited doctors about the whitish fluid coming from their nipples. Tests on the fluid suggested cancer. Mammograms found small, widespread spots. Both women had surgery to remove their breasts and learned they had intraductal carcinoma, an early form of breast cancer.
But it’s a lot more likely that this symptom is not a sign of breast cancer. A study of hundreds of women found that nipple discharge was not strongly linked with the disease. You may have another issue, like galactorrhea, a milky discharge caused by a higher level of the hormone prolactin. Call your doctor if you find your nipple leaking, but don’t panic.
Bloody Nipple Discharge
A lot of women fear cancer if they see a blood stain in their bra or a smear of blood on a nipple. Sometimes they’re right: It could be a sign of breast cancer. However, it’s usually harmless. There are many reasons you might have a bleeding nipple, or bloody nipple discharge, such as:
Intraductal papilloma, growths in breast ducts that aren’t cancer
Duct ectasia, when breast ducts get wider and thicker and cause fluid buildup
Your clothing rubs too hard on your breasts, especially when you’re physically active
Unless you know exactly why your nipple is bleeding (for instance, because of a sports bra), mention this symptom to your doctor at your next visit. If the problem happens often, there are a few ways, including surgery, to stop the bleeding.
Swollen Lymph Nodes
Lymph nodes are clusters of cells that help your body filter out and destroy bacteria, viruses, and other harmful things that can make you sick. You know the lump you feel on one or both sides of your neck when you get a cold? Those are lymph nodes hard at work.
It’s rare, but they can also swell when you have cancer. In the case of breast cancer, swollen lymph nodes may appear near the armpit or collarbone. You may even notice them before a breast tumor is big enough to feel. Any time you have a swollen lymph node, especially if it’s near the armpit or collarbone, play it safe and get checked out by your doctor.
Itchy Nipple
Itchy nipples are common, and they usually get better on their own or with anti-itch creams.
Paget’s disease is an exception. This rare form of breast cancer starts on the nipple and extends to the surrounding skin, called the areola. Itching is a key symptom. A few others include:
Tingling or redness on the nipple
Flaking, crusty, or thickened skin
A flattened nipple
Yellowish or bloody discharge
The symptoms of Paget’s disease of the breast can look like other skin conditions, such as dermatitis or eczema. It’s easy to mistake it for those common problems at first. Be sure to follow up promptly with your doctor if your itching doesn’t go away with simple treatments. For Paget’s disease, surgery is the main treatment.
Tender, Swollen Breasts
There are several reasons you could have this symptom. Infection is a common one. Less often, inflammatory breast cancer is the cause. This rare cancer doesn’t often form a lump. Instead, your breast may go through rapid changes and become:
Visibly larger
Discolored (red or purplish)
Unusually warm
Dimpled, like an orange peel
Tender or painful
In inflammatory breast cancer, the cancer cells clog the breast’s lymph ducts, which normally drain extra fluid away. The blockage leads to fluid build-up that causes those classic symptoms.
John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
(PRINCE = RULER) applied to Satan as prince of this world. (For now, but there is a new world coming). Satan rules the Nations for now. THERE IS NO CHRISTIAN NATION!
Mk 3:22-35
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
23 And he called them [unto him], and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan rises up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
28 Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Eph 2:1-2 And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Eph 6:10-17Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil
Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
Eph 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Eph 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Eph 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Eph 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
SALVATION IN THE GREEK IS ‘SOTERIA’ 4991 It means: (Rescue or Safety physically or morally; deliver, health, salvation, save, saving)
SOZO, THE GREEK FOR SAVE, means: “BE MADE WHOLE”, ‘Safe’; to save, deliver or protect (literally or figuratively): – heal, preserve, (life) save, (self) do well, be (make) whole
And so the people of YAHWEH (GOD) missed out on a blood covenant relationship, fulfilling verse 12 above and robbing the world of YAHSHUA (JESUS) truth.
I have two older STRONG’S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE of the Bible, JAMES STRONG, S.T.D.LL.D page 52 3670 the (definition) the word “CONFESS” from ‘THE AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL DICTIONARY’
A statement of the precise meaning or meanings of a word, phrase, etc. 2 the act of making clear and distinct: a definition
So the precise meaning in the older (Strong’s) tell us {HOMOLOGEHO} from a compromise of the base of 3074 and 3050; To assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge:- (Pro)fess, confession, professed
In other words, you agree to repent and turn from sin and to enter into a blood covenant. And have all of the covenant rights of the meaning of the word SALVATION and SAVE above.
So the (prince = rulers) of this world (age) watered it down in the New STRONG’S COMPLETE DICTIONARY of the Bible words CONFESS 3034 yadah (11) to revere or worship 1843 EXOMELOGEO (5) to acknowledge or agree 3670 HOMOLOGEO (12) to acknowledge. (NO BLOOD COVENANT!)
THAYER’S GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, (vulg, Rationabils); agreeable to reason, following reason, reasonable: the worship which is rendered by reason or soul. (Spiritual) (“NO BLOOD COVENANT”)
(THE HEBREW – GREEK KEY STUDY BIBLE) Numerically coded to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Baker.
Romans 10:9; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (no blood covenant)
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT, A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH made from the original Greek (Wescott, Hort’s Text) by a company of about twenty scholars representing the various sections of the Christian church, Fleming H. Revell Company:
Romans 10:9, ‘for if with your lips you acknowledge the truth of the message that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved, for with their hearts men believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their profession of faith and so salvation. As the passage of Scripture says (NO BLOOD COVENANT)
Holy Bible New International Version (Zondervan)But what does it say, the word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart; that is the word of faith we are proclaiming: THAT if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (No Blood Covenant).
Holy Bible, From the Ancient Eastern text GEORGE M. LAMSA’S TRANSLATION: So if you will confess with your mouth, our Lord Jesus and will believe in your heart that God raised Him, you shall be saved. (No Blood covenant)
THE NEW TESTAMENT, = AN EXPANDED TRANSLATION ‘KENNETH S. QUEST: but what does it say? Near you the word is in your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from among the dead, you will be SAVED. For with the heart faith is exercised resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made resulting in Salvation. (No Blood Covenant)
SAINT JOSEPH MEDIUM SIZE, NEW AMERICAN BIBLE, Romans 10:9, not there. (no covenant)
The Complete Jewish Study Bible, insights for Jews and Christians. Illuminating the Jewishness of God’s word: the word is near you in your mouth and in your heart’, that is, the word about trust which we proclaim namely, that if you acknowledge publicly with your mouth that Yeshua is LORD and trust in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be delivered. For with the heart one goes on trusting and thus continues toward righteousness, while with the mouth one keeps on making public acknowledgement and thus continues toward deliverance. (No Blood covenant) (To be continued)
By Pastor David Leroy Matthews of Sozo Ministries “Ohio”
Ghana will face Nigeria in the final of the women’s football competition at the ongoing African Games following their respective wins on Monday. The final is set for today, March 21, 2024 at the Cape Coast Stadium.
Nigeria booked their place in the final of the competition following their 2-0 win over Uganda. The game was expected to be a keenly contested one, however, it was all Nigeria for the majority of the game as they claimed a vital win.
Black Princesses vs Nigeria
The Black Princesses then took their turn as they came up against Senegal, a team they faced en route to booking a place in the upcoming U-20 Women’s World Cup. Ghana claimed a comfortable 3-1 win to also book a final ticket.
Tracey Twum scored her second goal of the tournament, giving Ghana the lead after just 18 minutes played. Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah doubled the lead on the stroke of halftime as her cheeky effort from a swift counterattack beat the Senegalese goalkeeper, making it 2-0.
The Teranga Lionesses were given a lifeline minutes into the second half as they scored from the penalty box. The two-goal lead was restored shortly for Yusif Basigi’s side with Amponsah scoring from a rebound to record a brace in the game.
Ghana has an opportunity to fight for the gold medal against Nigeria, a team they beat in the final of the WAFU B U-20 Girls Cup last year in Kumasi.
