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Novak Djokovic won his 15th Grandslam title after the sounding victory over Rafael Nadal at the Rod Laver Arena in the finals of the 2019 Australian Open.

Djokovic won dominating in straight sets, 6-3 6-2 6-3. This is Djokovic 7th title in Melbourne - a record, as he past Roger Federer and Roy Emerson.

This final happens to be among the one below expectations. Happened in 1999 when Andre Agassi was played out of the lawn by Pete Sampras in Wimbledon. 2008 French Open final saw Rafa Nadal ease past Roger Federer in straight sets.

Today, Rafael Nadal was at the wrong end of one such final as Djokovic produced a domineering masterclass and simply blew his Spanish opponent away. Fans expecting another epic between the two titans were disappointed as it turns to be a one-sided match.

The marker was set right at the beginning as the Serbian took the first set in less than 30 minutes. Rafael Nadal managed to win just 1 out of the 21 receiving points as he conceded the first set, 6-3.

Djokovic was unrelenting and didn't give Rafael the chance to find his feet. He served with precision and broke the Spaniard's serve twice in the 2nd set to win it 6-2. At that point, he had made 4 unforced errors to Rafael's 18. The pressure was telling on the 17-time Grandslam winner and for once, a comeback is not likely.

Djokovic went from strength to strength and was so assured that he was generous enough to praise a rare moment of brilliance from his besieged opponent during one of the points.

The script was not different for the 3rd set as the World No.1 broke his opponent's serve early and with that his spirit. He capitalized on that break with his precise service game to see the end of the match.

Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/novak-djokovic-demolishes-rafael-nadal.html

A total number of 62,000 applicants yesterday sat for qualifying and aptitude test to teach in secondary schools across the 23 local government areas of Kaduna state.

Alhaji Ja'faru Sani, the state Commisioner for Education, Science and Technology, said in a statement that “out of the number, the State Government will recruit only 7,600 qualified teachers that will teach in the state’s public secondary schools.

“Today in this centre and many other centres across the state, the applicants were writing the aptitude test to be considered for the teaching positions.

“We had to do the screening in phases because we earlier envisaged a manageable number but ended up with more than 60,000 applicants seeking to join the teaching service of the state government.

“Because of logistics and the need to have a conducive environment for the examination, we decided to stagger the screening exercise, starting with over 30,000 HND, B.Ed., B.sc, Masters and Ph.D holders.

“The over 31,000 NCE holders will be invited for the examination at no distant time.”


Alhaji Sani further said that “the recruitment was part of the current administration’s efforts to address the problem of teacher quality in public schools.”

He noted that the goal of the present administration was to achieve better education service delivery for all by 2030.

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/62000-graduates-struggle-for-7600.html

Once again, I am culling most of the following directly from my newspaper column this week.

My head is buzzing…with politics.
I am trying to put together something for this week and all I can think of is politics.

Politics, the process of electing those that take the major decisions in our lives and shape our world, rules the world.

So, it is imperative we all get involved in one form or the other, so as to impact our environment and make a difference to our world.

There was a time when I wanted to be Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association. I thought it was a simple process and that merit and a great vision would be the essential requirements. So, I indicated an interest and prepared myself well to contest the elections.

The day before the elections, I was invited by one of the more elderly members of the 13-man board appointed, as was the practice then by government, for a private conversation where he told me that most of the board members had been directed by an administrator in the sports ministry to adopt a particular member of the board as the Chairman.

I wondered why I was not also invited to the meeting and informed, and I insisted that the laid down process for electing the chairman from amongst us should still take place for record purposes.

We went through the process, and it was apparent from the result of the votes that he was right and I was naïve. My vote was the only one I received. Even my best friend who was also a member of the board did not vote for me.

A few years down the line I was part of another election process, a convoluted one this time, with electoral guidelines that were deliberately crafted to confuse the electorate and then produce a Chairman pre-determined again by the ministry of sports.

I was shockingly disqualified from further participation after winning the South West zonal elections in Ibadan. The reason given was that I was ineligible to conquest because I was not the government nominee and had not been directly involved in football administration for two years prior to the elections. It was preposterous. I was founder The Ambassadors FC,that had been actively participating in the FA Cup in Oyo State since 1983. That made me the most qualified of all participants based on the single criteria for which I was disqualified after winning my zonal elections.

Of course, it was a deliberate effort to disallow me from getting to the main elections in Abuja where I could have upturned the applecart. So, I had to be stopped in my zone in Ibadan.

The drama of what took place during the election in Ibadan is another story that would remain with me forever, a masterclass of disloyalty and the fragility of Morals in a fight with Money!


I almost collapsed when many of my retired-player-colleagues from Shooting Stars FC, who had gone around the South West zone with me canvassing support for my candidacy, suddenly, lined up behind my co-contestant, a woman unknown to football at any level at the time, who (I learned later) had offered them an irresistible financial gratification of fifty thousand naira each to mortgage their conscience and sell their friendship.

With the ‘Option A4’ open-ballot process adopted by the sports ministry for the elections, they had accepted the money without realizing that the elections would be conducted by open voting!

Till this day, some of those my colleagues are still been haunted by the shame of their open display of treachery and dishonesty that day.

I was still undaunted.
I had two more attempts at football association elections. I pulled out in Kano from contesting against Ibrahim Galadima when I saw how the system had been completed hijacked by the sports ministry to get rid of the hard-fighting man and to install a preferred candidate of the puppeteer controlling the strings of sports in the country at the time.

I was offered to step down from the race for the Chairmanship and to contest instead for the Chairmanship of the League Board.

I declined the offers and left the scene of the elections.

I counted my losses went straight to Wasimi Orile, in Ogun State, and laid the foundation of an academy, a secondary school that has now become a true and expanding laboratory of learning and research in the combination of sports and education for young children.

Surprisingly, I attempted one more time when I thought the field would be free and fair. I had the bitterest lesson of all to learn from the experience.

This time I was to be halted in my own State in one of the most shocking and shameful experiences in my life.

Having secured the assurances of my State government to back me for the elections, the same State raised another candidate to use the platform initially allocated to me, to vie for the same Chairmanship of the NFA.

That would be my last attempt in the politics of Nigerian Football.

After that, I raised the ante of my dreams.
I wanted to make a point that it was time a Black person became President of the governing body for world football, FIFA, something that had not happened before in the long history of the organization.

The football world needed a paradigm shift from the old established and corrupt ways to something new and different….a new kind of leadership and leaders.

That my ambition did not leave the tarmac. It was halted prematurely by the competing ambition of a few other Nigerians in power that also saw the same opportunities and legitimately chose other options to fulfill their own ambitions.

So, my lofty dreams have been cut short several times, and I have been left in the lurch to clutch at the resultant straws and to lick my wounds.

Through it all, I have always counted my successes as stepping stones to something bigger, better and more significant in the future.

That future is here.
It has been almost three years since my FIFA project. I have been serving education, youth, community, health and sports until less than a year ago when the bells of politics started to toll again in my head. The words of Nelson Mandela started to ring loudly in my ears with a persistent headache that would only abate whenever I reacted to the call that: ‘Sport has the power to change the world’.

Definitely, the evidence is everywhere that there is an ongoing global cultural and economic ‘war’ of civilizations between the West and China/South East Asia.

It is apparent that after 600 years of been enslaved and used as pawns the Black person is again designed to be left out of the ‘future’ wars just ahead.

I have been studying the works and words of some of the great heroes of the Black race through the Centuries of our enslavement. I believe that we stand on the precipice of a seismic, global economic and cultural event, and along with it beckons an opportunity the Black person must seize to make a move to get out of the vortex of poverty, hunger, underdevelopment, disease, disrespect, discrimination and oppression as a result of the way the world order is constructed presently.

The Black Race must not try to play science and technological ‘catch up’ with the rest of the competing civilisations through the usually prescribed indices for development in the world, but must identify and utilize cultural and other tools that it has cheaply and in abundance, even now, to create its own new ways to global emancipation,and to earn respect that will make it an equal partner and participant in the evolving new world order.

That’s why I am drawn into the politics of Ogun State so passionately, because it will all start there. Believe me, the road to Oke Mosanis a mission that will involve and impact the entire Black race and Africa, and make Ogun State (and Nigeria, by extension) the epicenter of a new Black consciousness and Civilisation in the world.

The elements, I am convinced, have taken control.

For those who can recall, watch out for the re-enactment of the ‘Miracle of Darman’in 1989 in the unfolding political game in Ogun State in 2019! Mark my words!

Segun Odegbami.
Zenith Labour party.
The last party on the ballot paper.


Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/segun-odegbami-my-political-diary-day-40.html

People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Nigeria's main opposition Party has said that, it has suspended its election campaigns for 72 hours following the suspension of chief justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“we are suspending our campaign for 72 hours,” Uche Secondus, the PDP national Chairman said.

“It is our hope that President Buhari will listen to the voice of all lovers of democracy the world over and restore democracy in Nigeria immediately and without qualifications.”

The suspended CJN,Onnoghen is facing a six-count charge of non-declaration of assets when he became the chief justice of Nigeria. President Buhari said the allegations against Onnoghen were “grievous enough”.

President Buhari said in an address yesterday that “security agencies have since then traced other suspicious transactions running into millions of dollars to the CJN’s personal accounts.”

Recall that, it was reported on ADEKKA TV yesterday, about Onnoghen’s suspension which was immediately followed by the swearing in of Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed as the acting chief justice of Nigeria.

Secondus was silent on the allegations versus Onnoghen, he further stated that, Buhari’s action was in defiance to the Constitution and an “attack on democracy”.

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/pdp-campaign-suspended-over-onnoghens.html

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
As at the time of filling this report, Justice Tanko Mohammed from Bauchi State has been sworn-in at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja, to be on acting capacity.

The New acting CJN according to his citation on Wikipedia is giving below;

"Justice Muhammad was born on 31 December, 1953 at Doguwa – Giade, a local government area in Bauchi State. He is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal. He attended Government Secondary School, Azare, where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1973 before he later proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Law in 1980."

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/breaking-president-muhammadu-buhari.html

The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will receive a landslide victory in South-West in the February 16 presidential election.

Governor Ajimobi said that, Buhari’s all-around impressive achievement throughout the country since coming on board was enough reason for the people to vote for him for a second term.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi who happens to be the Oyo South Senatorial Candidate for All Progressives Congress (APC), in the General Election, announced this during a meeting with 67 interest groups in the state, in company with the APC Party Chairman in the State, Chief Akin Oke, and the governorship candidate of APC, Chief Adebayo Adelabu.

Among these were Christian and Muslim bodies, Artistes, traders’ associations, youth groups, drivers’ unions, market and food sellers associations and independent broadcasters.

Governor Ajimobi said, “Buhari is not a match for other candidates in the presidential race. This election will indicate if Nigerians really want progress or retrogression. You cannot compare a lion with a cat, although they are both in the cat family.


“It will be an election between light and darkness; an election between pig and cattle egret. It is an election between integrity and corruption. After 16 years of looting, they have come back like nothing has happened.


“They abandoned the most important road in the entire Southwest, if not the country, Lagos-Ibadan expressway for 16 years, Buhari came and started fixing it. He started the light trail rail project along the same axis and it is almost completed.


“I trust our people. They are the most sophisticated when it comes to politics, so they have made up their minds. They will vote Buhari and he will record a landslide victory in the Southwest. We will reciprocate these kind gestures.

“Our unemployed youths are getting N30,000 monthly under the N-Power programme, the Trader Moni is addressing the needs of the ordinary traders, the school feeding programme is feeding millions of pupils across the country every day.


“When we governors could not pay salaries as and when due, he bailed us out on several occasions without discrimination. How can we leave a man with such altruistic gestures and follow those who put us in a mess."

He also use the opportunity to woo support for all APC candidates in the coming election, including the party’s governorship candidate, whom he portrayed as the most efficient, effective, capable and brilliant among those jostling to succeed him.

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/ajimobi-give-reason-why-buhari-will.html

It has been discovered with a new study that, simple blood test could predict if a patient will develop Alzheimer's disease up to 16 years before symptoms begin.

Through measuring changes in the levels of a protein in the blood, called neurofilament light chain (NfL), researchers believe any rise in levels of the protein could be an early sign of the disease, in accordance with the study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.

NfL is a "marker in the blood which gives an indication of nerve cell loss in the brain," explained lead researcher Mathias Jucker, professor of cell biology of neurological diseases at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases. ''The more neurofilament you have in the blood, the more brain damage you have," he said.

There is still no effective treatment for Alzheimer's, but Jucker thinks the new blood test will be "very important for clinical studies." He belief the test will allow researchers to monitor the effectiveness of new treatments prior to the time when people will start to experience the symptoms, by measuring how levels of the protein are affected.

"Alzheimer's disease starts at least a decade, maybe even 20 years, before we have any symptoms," said Jucker, who is also a board director at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research at the University of Tübingen.

Presently, their is no test doctors can use to conclusively ascertain whether someone will get Alzheimer's disease and there are a lot of unknowns about its cause. A commonly believed theory is that, the disease is driven by the production and deposition of beta-amyloid plaques between neurons in the brain.

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/blood-test-could-detect-alzheimers-of.html

Dr (Mrs) Obiageli Ezekwesili, the Candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has withdrawn from the 2019 presidential race.

Mr Ozioma Ubabukoh, the spokesman of her campaign organisation, disclosed this in a statement today.

For full gist, Visit;

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/2019-election-oby-ezekwesili-withdraws.html

WhatsApp, the messaging App which have nothing less than 1.5 billion Users is limiting all its members to forwarding any single message up to five times in an effort to stop the spread of false information on the platform.

The policy by the Facebook-owned business had already been introduced in India, six months ago.

The move is due to a number of mob lynchings that were blamed on fake reports being spread through WhatsApp service.

Previously, Whatsapp users are free to forward messages up to 20 times.

This new update to the app's rules was announced yesterday in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The firm told the reporters about its decision following "carefully" evaluating the results of its half-year-long test in the country.

"The forward limit significantly reduced forwarded messages around the world," Victoria Grand, Vice President for Policy and Communications said.

"This will help keep WhatsApp focused on private messaging with close contacts. We'll continue to listen to user feedback about their experience, and over time, look for new ways of addressing viral content."

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/whatsapp-made-announcement-on-message.html

The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honour the best films of 2018 and the event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

The date for the ceremony is February 24, 2019. At the ceremony, AMPAS will present Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories.

For the list:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/full-nomination-list-of-2019-oscars.html

A 27-year-old man has lost an eye in his quest for spiritual powers to help him win lottery games, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports.

Emmanuel (surname withheld) reportedly sought help from a witch doctor in Ishiagu village, near Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State to acquire spiritual sight to see lucky numbers.

Read more:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/shocking-man-blind-while-seeking-for.html

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government delegate met Monday evening following the ongoing strike.

The meeting began on Monday evening, around 5pm, in attendance is Dr. Chris Ngige, the minister of Labour and Employment as well as a delegation of the striking lecturers.

The Strike was embarked upon by the Public Universities Lecturer on November 4, 2018.

Earlier on, before the commencement of the meeting, ASUU gave the condition that, to call off the Strike, FG should releases N50 billion to demonstrate its commitment to the revitalisation of the universities.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities said that, the strike will continue unless they get satisfactory with their demand on revitalization from the Federal Government.

Speaking after the meeting with the FG at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment which lasted about four hours, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU National president, told reporters that the meeting ended with grey areas yet to be resolved.

He reported that, “We have not suspended the strike, the discussion will continue at a later date. We are going back to our members for further consultation. FG gave us reaction to our proposals but there were still grey areas that we are trying to sort out",

“Before the strike can be suspended, the most critical area that FG must address is revitalization. It is central to our academic work, unless that area is addressed, our members will still have issues. We are not demanding for N50bn, we are saying that the minimum that FG can release to reactivate revitalization fund is N50bn".

Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said that the FG had made substantial commitment to ASUU demands and will meet the leadership again when they were ready. Dr. Chris further said that, although he had expected a marathon session with ASUU because President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered him to ensure that all issues relating to the strike were resolved, the meeting ended early.

His statement goes thus; “We did not take a long time than we anticipated. We have other commitments but the important thing is that we have made substantial progress. We have reached some agreements in seven areas. Most of the issues have been resolved but ASUU will need to consult its members and come with what they think".

Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/updated-no-hope-insight-as-ASUU-strike.html

Oba Lasisi Olawuyi Adeoye, the Asigangan of Igangan land in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo state, today certified the performances and the efforts of the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Oyo State, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala during his time as the governor of Oyo state, indicating that his work continues to speak for him.

Oba Lasisi Adeoye welcomed the ADP gubernatorial candidate and his campaign train at his palace, emphasized that all the projects that Alao-Akala embarked upon when he was the governor is still having impact in the lives of the people of the community.


"Your work speaks for you, we know what you did for us. Stand firm and remain unshaken in your belief", Oba Lasisi Adeoye said.

The traditional ruler also gave encouragement to the people not to be fair weather friends that will sit in the fence, stating that “don’t be supporters by mouth alone, let your acts be in line with the words of your mouth".


Earlier on, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala had encouraged the king to enlighten his people not to be deceived by fake promises, in addition to that, he noted that, if he didn’t do well, he won’t be able to come back to ask for votes years later.


“Don’t let them deceive people with fake promises, we wouldn’t have been able to come back here if we did not do well. Talk to the people not to be deceived, they don’t care about them, they only want to use fake promises to get votes",

“All we did here are still in use, that means they were done with good standards, the transformer in front of the palace was installed by me and we installed it in many other areas in this town",

“They didn’t build any new school, the school on Ayete, Igangan and Tapa were built by me. We will take care of civil servants, see to the welfare of people and ensure roads get to the farms to make life easy for people and ensure food security,” he said.

In Igangan town hall, Otunba Alao-Akala encouraged the people not to sell their votes, asking them not to collect money that will lead to suffering.


"Don’t vote for suffering, do not sell your votes for stipends. Don’t collect money that will lead to suffering, think about the future of your children", he encouraged.

Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/oyo-2019-your-work-speaks-for-you.html

Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, has named Oby Ezekwesili, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, as the alternative to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, President Muhammadu Buhari.

The politician cum pastor spoke on Sunday, in Lagos at a state of the nation address tagged: “The Prophetic Portrait of Nigeria in Her Later Days".

The cleric, who declined to endorse any of the 73 presidential candidates, encouraged Nigerians to vote for the candidate that believes and follows nationhood.

Tunde Bakare, who is the convoker of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, noted that the country needed a uniting force.

Tunde Bakare, who was the 2011 presidential running mate to Buhari, singled out Oby Ezekwesili, amidst the presidential contenders.

Pastor Tunde Bakare said that, her candidature gives him much hope for the near future.

Pastor Tunde Bakare said, “Her [Ezekwesili] brilliance, experience, sacrificial service to our nation, antecedents at championing and executing pro-people and pro-good governance reforms, compassionate yet dogged belief in the Nigerian potential, and her faith in the God-ordained plan for Nigeria, are unmatched by any of the other new breed candidates.

“One thing is very clear in my mind: with her candidacy, no Nigerian can reasonably say after the election that there was no credible alternative to the status quo in 2019".

Pastor Bakare noted that, the country should approach the current situation involving the highest judicial officer of the land without bias, in the interest of accountability and justice.

He further said that, “Note, in addition, that the prosecutors must themselves operate in accordance with due process, with utmost respect for the independence of the judiciary, and in compliance with constitutional provisions on both substantive and procedural matters, knowing that two wrongs, no matter how seemingly well-intentioned, cannot make a right".

Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/pastor-bakare-names-one-choice-to-atiku.html

Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya also known as MC Oluomo, the treasurer of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Chapter has left Lagos for United State of America, on board Delta airline.

He was released on Tuesday from Eko Hospital after being attacked at an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Ikeja on January 8.

He traveled to the US to have more medical examination and possible treatment.

The treatment is to ensure that all is well with him after he was stabbed and to also have enough rest. He is being accompanied on the trip with a relation and his doctor.

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/photo-speaks-mc-oluomo-seen-on-board.html

The Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended six suspected internet swindlers in separate raids carried out in Abuja.

Mr. Tony Orilade, the Acting Head of Media and Publicity for the Commission, listed the suspects as Jude Olatekobowale, Chemezie Ezeife, Prince Ojenike, Onwochei John, Marvin Nwankwo and Onwochei Joel.

He said they were apprehended after a tip-off.

In the same released in Abuja yesterday, Mr. Orilade said that Ezeife was arrested on Jan.16, at the Life Camp residential area in Abuja after intelligence reports of shady activities traced to him.

Among items recovered from him were a Toyota Camry, Mercedes Benz C300 and Lexus, Four Laptop Computers, Seagate Hard Drive, various Wrist Watches, an ECOWAS International Passport, Samsung phone, Two iPhones and Blackberry phones.

“Several suspicious emails are also traced to his account.

“Investigation into the activities of another syndicate traced to the Nova Estate in Apo, led to the arrest of Joel and John Onwechei, both brothers.

“John, the younger of the brothers confessed that he got involved in internet fraud as a student of the Delta State University.

“He successfully defrauded one Miss Lynese from Zambia, using Facebook in the guise that he is one Carlos Gomes, a British citizen.

“Among items found in his possession are an iPhone 6 and iPhone 7, and he confessed to having a landed property in Benin, Edo State, all of which he acquired for N1 million he made from Internet fraud.

“Two laptop computers, a white Range Rover Sport, white Mercedes Benz E350, and a grey Toyota Camry.

“His brother Joel confessed that he got into yahoo-yahoo through his brother, and asked him to teach him how to go about love scam.

“Thereafter, he tried to create an email account, but he was unsuccessful", the EFCC spokesperson said.

Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/efcc-arrested-six-yahoo-boys-see-names.html

Petr Cech, the 36 years old left Chelsea and joined Arsenal in June 2015, from the club’s London rivals, where he spent 11 years.

“Having played 15 years in the Premier League and won every single trophy possible, I feel like I have achieved everything I set out to achieve,” reported by the ex-Czech Republic international.


“I will continue to work hard at Arsenal to hopefully win one more trophy this season.”


He further stated, “This is my 20th season as a professional player and it has been 20 years since I signed my first professional contract, so it feels like the right time to announce that I will retire.


— Petr Cech (@PetrCech) January 15, 2019



“I am looking forward to seeing what life holds for me off the pitch.”

“For your consummate professionalism, for being the perfect role model, for the 50 clean sheets, for your honesty, your integrity and for your inspiring work with the Arsenal Foundation, we want to say – thank you Petr Cech,” this was tweeted by Arsenal Fc.

Petr Cech arrived in England, in July 2004 when he was signed by Chelsea from French club Rennes.

Petr Cech went on to win 13 trophies with the Stamford Bridge club, which includes the historic one Champions League and four Premier League titles.

Petr Cech also set a record for the club having 228 clean sheets in all competitions, beating the previous mark of 208 set by Peter Bonetti, the former England international between 1960 and 1979.

He won the 2017 FA Cup with Arsenal.

We wish you all the best, from all of us at Adekka TV

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/arsenal-goalkeeper-petr-cech-to-retire.html

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has began the recruitment to fill some ad-hoc positions, ahead of the approaching general elections.

INEC announced that, Nigerians interested can apply for the role of registration Area Technology support.

This was Tweeted on INEC verified Twitter handle, @inecnigeria, the electoral umpire said that, applicants can also apply for the role of Local Government Area Technology Support.The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced recruitment to fill some ad-hoc positions, ahead of the approaching general elections.

INEC disclosed that interested Nigerians can apply for the role of registration Area Technology support.

In a tweet on its verified Twitter handle, @inecnigeria, the electoral umpire said that, applicants can also apply for the role of Local Government Area Technology Support.

With respect to the electoral body announcement, interested applicants should “visit: itms.inecnigeria.org

"INEC Registration Area Tech Support & Local Government Area Tech Support Ad-Hoc RECRUITMENT for the general elections is now open. Shortlisted candidate will provide Tech support at the Reg. Areas & Local Government Area.

visit: https:///9Y3i2rI9kS

Terms & Condition Apply". INEC Tweeted at exactly 5:41 p.m yesterday.

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/inec-starts-recruitment-ahead-of-2019.html

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An adage says "If you cannot be a Pen that writes someone joy, then you should be Eraser that cleans someone sorrow". Merely looking at this paradoxical statement, it looks like a joke, but it is not. When you happens to be someone that people seek help and support from, either in monetary or in any other means, try as much as possible to help those people. If you don't have the ability or capacity to help them, but to lead them to where they could get it, my brother, please do so. Because you might even need them also in future, it may not even be you, but your children or relations. Try as much as possible to do Good always.

Someone may ask for monetary assistance from you, but in otherwise, you can deem it fit that rendering that assistance to such person is not that helpful to him/her, but the best thing is to empower him/her to have a job. Yes, that will be better. If you can help someone to have or get job, you're helping other while still helping yourself too, because the person you helped will also helps others too, the burden will be off your head little by little, and through this, we'll be gradually developing. This kind of idea is commonly found in Hausa tribe in this country. They use to help themselves wherever they meet.

Lets put this in a Practical form, starting from the Rich ones, in your Capacity and Ability, kindly help Five people to be financially independent, then tell each of them to help different five people, I can confidently tell you that through this, the rate of poverty will be eliminated, hardly we could find a beggar among us. If every millionaire and billionaire of our country can do this, I bet it, Nigeria will be Heaven on Earth.

However, how could this happen without love. Love encompasses everything. Without love in this country, the idea will be difficult to function.
In a nutshell, I implore everyone that is capable of helping people, not to be stingy in sharing their wealth to make our community better, to make Nigeria better entirely.

Help Others

15/01/2019

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/help-others-because-it-feels-good-by.html

A high court in federal capital territory today, discharged the suit filed by Ladi Adebutu to antagonized the nomination of Buruji Kashamu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the gateway State.

Senator Buruji Kashamu, is the senator currently representing Ogun East and Adebutu had been at loggerheads over the governorship ticket of the PDP in the state.


In the lawsuit, Adebutu requested that, the court should declare him the authentic candidate of the party for the March 2 governorship Election.

Ajoke Adepoju, the presiding judge, while delivering the judgement, said that, the case filed by Adebutu cannot be maintained to declare him the governorship candidate of the PDP.

Ajoke Adepoju said that, Even though, Adebutu was nominated by the national working committee (NWC) of the party, the primary election where he emerged as candidate was conducted in violation of a subsisting court judgment.

Judge Adepoju held that the PDP national working committee acted in bad faith by flouting a subsisting judgment of a federal high court which was delivered by Ibrahim Buba.

The judge added that the judgment was binding on the party and must be respected to protect the sanctity of court in the interest of the rule of law.

The judge said the national working committee cannot not conduct a valid primary election without the Ogun state chapter of the party until the judgment of the federal high court has been set aside by a higher court.

Adepoju dismissed the suit in its entirety, citing the need for sanctity and judgments of courts to be protected by parties or individuals.

With the judgment, Senator Kashamu and the candidates that emerged through the primary election which was conducted by the Adebayo Dayo-led faction remain the party’s flag-bearers for the approaching election.

Recall that, yesterday,it was reported on Adekka TV, about the call by Senator Kashamu, to his supporters to work with Adebutu in the interest of the party and await the Court judgement.

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/updated-kashamu-is-pdp-gubernatorial.html

The Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, has started exams for its students in spite of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

The school today, started its 2017/2018 second semester exams.

Recall that, ASUU had, on November 4 2018, embarked on industrial action throughout the Federation.

Since November 4, Academic activities have been put on hold in various universities.

Nevertheless, some departments in OAU are carrying on with academics as they have lecturers who are no more members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The lecturers reported that, they are members of the Congress Of Nigeria University Academics, CONUA, in addition that, the industrial action was not binding on them.

The Students of English and Literary Studies department have been receiving lectures and sat for exams today.

Abiodun Olanrewaju, the university’s public relations officer, told thecable, that the school calendar would not be extended.

“There’s nothing that suggests we are going to extend any calendar. Don’t let us be speculative, when we get to the bridge we will cross it.

“The senate of the university is in charge of the academic activities, if they find it to extend, they will and if not, there’s nothing anybody can do about it. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and don’t let us be speculative

“Whether they are going to extend it or not has not stopped the students from reading, they should read.”



Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/ASUU-strike-oau-lecturers-commence.html

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council (PDP-PCCO) yesterday, brought to notice over the alleged secret execution of political opponents in Kogi State.

The organisation reported that, no fewer than three members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), were executed on Friday.

Austin Okai Usman, the Spokesman of PDP-PCCO in Kogi State in a statement entitled: “Kogi State Is Under Siege”, reported: “Nigerians may recall that January 6 2019, this council uncovered a plot by the outgoing accidental Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello and his agents to roll out an elaborate agenda to roll out calculated violence in the state targeted at members of the opposition".

“Not only was this revelation made to the world and selected foreign missions, the council noted that the project will be bankrolled by the state government".

“Whereas agents of the government screamed blue murder and employed all the outdated tricks to cover up their plot to endanger Nigeria’s democracy, the events of the last 3 days has clearly validated our intelligence report".

“It is for this reason that the attention of the highest echelon of the Nigeria Armed Forces, the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force is drawn to the fact that on the last count, paid agents of the Kogi State Governor, provided with full security and supervised by a member of the cabinet of the outgoing governor, Yahaya Bello have summarily executed three (3) members of the opposition especially the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by gunshot".

“We note that this operation lasted for at least 2 hours 3 minutes starting from 1:30am on January 11 2019".

“While this ‘point and kill’ operation went on, every access members of the opposition had to security agents were either interrupted or cut off. Members of the opposition who could phone local police formations were ignored as the phone calls rang out".

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/pdp-raised-alarm-over-secret-executions.html

President Emmanuel Macron yesterday kicked off a three-month national debate he hopes can quell the "yellow vest" unrest with a letter to the French in which he promise to listen to new ideas but stuck to his core economic reform agenda.

Macron's incentive comes after nine weeks of protests by the "yellow vests" -- which was named after the high-visibility jackets they wear. The disparate anti-government uprising has wreaked mayhem in Paris and French cities, shaken the economy and challenged his authority.

"For me, there is no banned issue. We won't agree on everything, which is normal in a democracy. But at least we'll show we're a people which is not afraid of talking, exchanging, debating," this was written by Macron in the letter published by his office.

However, President Macron said that, he will remain faithful to his campaign manifesto, and appeared to rule out rolling back some of the pro-business economic reforms, such as scrapping a wealth tax, which have earned him the nickname "president of the rich".

Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/yellow-vest-unrest-emmanuel-macron-pens.html

The Manchester City Coach, Pep Guardiola reported that, Manchester City “are not going to pay £100m for a holding midfielder” such as Rúben Neves of Wolves or any other similar footballer to provide competition for Fernandinho.

City are at home to Wolves in the evening today, with the champions not likely to strengthen in defensive midfield regardless of Guardiola’s wish to add a second specialist in the position.

Although, Fernandinho will turn 34 years old by the end of the season, Guardiola reported that, City do not presently have the finance to buy a replacement.

When the media put to him that Rúben Neves might be the type required, Guardiola replied that: “He is an excellent player but there are many clubs in the world, many holding midfielders in the world, and most of them can play here. That’s not the point".

“Most of them are under contracts. A month ago, I started reading – ‘Rúben Neves, £100m’. That is not going to happen, we are not going to pay £100m for a holding midfielder. Of course, in all departments in the club, we have in every position four or five or six options – depending on age, what we believe and, of course, the price".

“The most expensive one was Riyhad [Mahrez, £60m last summer] and he earns far away from what the top teams pay. Our wage bill for the players is eighth or ninth or 10th in Europe, so there are eight or nine clubs where the wages are higher than Manchester City pay".

“We try to be stable in everything. When we spent a lot [two summers ago] – it was because the team was old – it was an average 30-31 years old and that’s why we did it. But we cannot do it every season. We have a limit and cannot spend more so that’s why we need to be careful with the players and try next season to see what we can do to improve".

Source: https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/guardiola-says-city-will-not-pay-100m.html

Buruji Kasamu, the senator representing Ogun East at the Senate, says he has not withdrawn from the Ogun State governorship election holding on March 2, refuted the earlier media reports.

Kasamu reported that, he remained the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State and encouraged his supporters to discountenance the report that he had withdrawn from the race.

Speaking with journalists in Lagos yesterday, Kasamu said, “I have never issued any statement that I stepped down for Adebutu. What I said was we should all join hands and work together for the victory of the party. If the court rules that Ladi is the candidate eventually, I will work for him and if the court upholds my victory, I expect him to work for me. But the most important thing is that we should all work together for the victory of the PDP".

He further reported that, that was why the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had maintained that he was the governorship candidate of the party in the state.

Kasamu said the statement he issued on Wednesday was contorted, adding he did not proclaim that he had withdrawn from the race.

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/ogun-pdp-crisis-kasamu-refutes.html

Written by; Lukman Aliu Ayodeji Negro on Adekka TV

DIALOGUIST SCRIPT 02


Earlier in the morning at the harmattan season, when it will be very cold, when everyone will be in bed, wrapping themselves with yards of fabric, those people will not sleep in this time. They will abandon all their social responsibility and sacrifice the month for struggling. If they're not on the way, trekking, meeting people and convincing them with sweet words, they will have appointment with someone for a course of an action.
In this time of December, their expenses can never be estimated, their transport fare within the communities of the town for this month will be Thousand of Nigeria Currency.

Sometimes, especially in the evening, they could remembered that they had not eat since the morning of that day. As the first day of the New year is moving closer, the more the struggling increased everyday. Though, it is usually holiday time, but some school will have not vacate then, and this people I'm talking about, don't even mind to skip their Test and Practicals. They'll come home and continue their struggling.

On the day of Judgment, the Earliest day of January, they will be at the ground as earlier as possible, mobilising people to the field, giving them a small white paper, persuading them to mark inside a box in the front of a specific name, whenever they go in. They will keep going here and there, imploring people, calling people to do them the favor. During the process, they might even fight themselves on this day of Judgment, they might even be shouting "We no go gree oooo, we no go gree". But later, at the evening of that day, a counted slip of paper will judge where they are heading to for the next 365 days.

Unionist, a social and educational group of Students. An avenue; to examine how vibrant you are, to know how popular you are, how participatory you are and how well you can manage public fund. Unionism not politics, but it should be manage democratically. We are all Unionist, we are bind in the same arena of knowledge and wisdom. Not a political party, where they antagonised themselves. We are to do the task together, to lift the Union to higher ground.. Love shall reign between us. The friendship... Betterment. Diversity never.

The friendship as two opponents will serve together in achieving betterment. This script is dedicated to all Filsuite home and abroad, most especially all contestants of the last election.

Source:
https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/union-and-unionist-written-by-lukman.html

Matchday 1:
 
Group B: FC Platinum (Zimbabwe) v Orlando Pirates (South Africa) (2pm)
 
Group C: TP Mazembe (DR Congo) v Ismaily (Egypt) (2pm)

Algeria's CS Constantine established early lead in the group by beating Club Africain in Tunisia in the surprise result of Matchday 1. 

This afternoon, Mazembe and Ismaily, both former champions, will be wary of being given the same treatment as the Tunisian side, who are also ex-champions.
 
Group D: Simba (Tanzania) v JS Saoura (Algeria) (2pm), Al-Ahly (Egypt) v AS Vita Club (DR Congo) (8pm)
 
2018/2019 CAF Confederation Cup (Playoff first leg): Nkana (Zambia) v FC San Pédro (Côte d’Ivoire), Vipers (Uganda) v CS Sfaxien (Tunisia) (both 2pm); African Stars FC (Namibia) v Raja Casablanca (Morocco) (3pm), Stade Malien (Mali) v Petro de Luanda (Angola) (5pm)

Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/201819-caf-champions-league-group-stage.html

The Nigeria Police have affirmed that, they took Senator Dino Melaye to the Department of State Security (DSS) hospital today.

Police Spokesperson, Moshood Jimoh, the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, in a statement today, reported that, Sen.Melaye was taken by policemen to the medical facilities of the DSS.


The statement goes thus;

1. Senator Dino Melaye under investigation and currently in Police custody on a fourteen (14) day remand warrant obtained from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on 9th January, 2019, for the offence of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide, committed on 19th July, 2018, when Senator Dino Melaye and his armed thugs attacked Police personnel, shot and wounded SGT Danjuma Saliu on stop and search duty along Aiyetoro Gbede, Mopa Road in Kogi State, has been taken to another Government hospital for further medical attention.

2. Senator Dino Melaye was taken for medical attention at the Police Clinic, Abuja, after he surrendered himself for arrest on 4th January, 2019. The Police medical team at the Police Hospital, Abuja certified that Senator Dino Melaye is well and healthy to stand trial after treating him. However, due to the complaint from Senator Dino Melaye that he is not well, the Police Investigation Team has taken him this afternoon to another government hospital, DSS Medical Facility in Abuja for further medical attention.

3. The Police Investigation Team obtained a Fourteen (14) day Remand Warrant from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on 9th January, 2019, to keep Senator Dino Melaye in Police Custody for investigation into the case of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide against him till 23rd January, 2019.

4. It is incorrect as reported in some sections of the media that Senator Dino Melaye was moved by masked armed policemen to an undisclosed location and that his where about is unknown.

5. The Police Officer, Sgt. Danjuma Saliu, is yet to recover from the gunshot injury he sustained during the attack and still under intensive medical care in the hospital.

6. Senator Dino Melaye will be prosecuted along with other suspects on completion of investigation.

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/breaking-sendino-melaye-moved-to-dss.html

The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force, has break silence on the rumoured death of the NURTW boss, Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, also known as, MC Olu-Omo.


Their were reports yesterday evening that MC Oluomo, who was wounded with knife during the All Progressives Congress, APC, rally on Tuesday, has died.

Taofiq Adebayo, the Lagos State taskforce spokesman in the statement reported yesterday, said that MC Olu-Omo is not dead and still responding to treatment in the hospital.


“For any avoidance of doubt, members of his family could be contacted for further information".

“The Agency therefore warned miscreants and hoodlums who might want use this opportunity to foment any trouble to immediately desist as anybody caught disturbing peace of innocent members of the public would be seriously dealt with"

“Parents and guardians are hereby enjoined to be vigilant about activities of their wards as both the Lagos State Police Command and the operatives of the Lagos State Task Force are on ground patrolling,” He reported.

Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/mc-oluomo-lagos-task-force-reacted-on.html

The Academic Staff Union of Universities yesterday reported that, the ongoing strike will not be called off unless the Federal Government fully implemented all the offers made to ASUU after their last meeting.


ASUU said that,it is usual behavior of the Federal Government to find it difficult to implement ASUU demands, stating that,unless they see actions and evidences of Federal Government commitment, the strike will continue.

Prof.Biodun Ogunyemi refuted the claim in Lagos yesterday, that an agreement was already reached with the Federal Government.

Read the full statement of ASUU National chairman during the interview in Lagos yesterday with reporters.

"Our members said they want to see evidence of satisfactory implementation of all they have proposed before the strike can be called off".

“As for the proposal, it can be disaggregated. There are items there that require implementation. If they are setting up a committee on state universities, and they actually do, it is not something we need to agree on. It is about action".

“If they have implemented it, it is off the list. If the government says it will pay a shortfall of salaries on a certain date, and the date comes and they release the money, it is also implementation. There is no agreement on the matter".

“On the revitalisation fund, we presented to the government that five tranches of N220bn each were outstanding. The government has not said it will release one, even if it is spread over a period of one year. There is no agreement on that. What they are offering is not even up to one tranche".

“Last year, they promised to release the fund but they did not till November when the strike began. Long story short, our members are saying they do not want promises again, what they want is action, implementation or disbursement of funds. The government must act in a way to convince the union that agreement has not been set aside; to show that government has not set aside the agreement, they should release one tranche".


Prof.Ogunyemi further stated that, ASUU members should await further developments on the strike as Strike continues.

Source:

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/ASUU-strike-fg-should-implements-offers.html

By DivineInk on adekkatv


The ability of been cool, calm, gentle and self-restraint at a moment of distress and temptation is referred to as PATIENCE.

Temptations do come, problems do arise, but mostly Patience is denied. Man shouldn't be known for his deeds and actions alone...Read more on��

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/what-patience-can-do.html

President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerians not to re-elect state governors in the coming Election, who ignored to pay civil servants salaries in their first terms.

Buhari advised that, Nigerians’ votes should go to those who have the ability to deliver positively to the masses.

This was stated by President Muhammadu Buhari in an interview with the Hausa service of the Voice of America, which was aired this morning, emphasizing that their is no explanation for the governors collecting bailout funds from the federal government and still fail in her capacity to pay wages.

“I wonder how these governors are able to sleep knowing that they have refused to pay workers their wages".

“These workers have families to cater for, they pay rent, pay school fees, Hospital bills and food for their families".

“The Nigerian Constitution gives governors the independence to spend their funds without interference and that is why some are abusing that privilege by refusing to work for the people".PMB said.

https://www.adekkatv.com/2019/01/pmb-to-nigerians-dont-re-elect.html