Nigerians deported from the United Kingdom arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday.
The deportees comprise of 33 males and 8 females.
It was gathered that among those deported were residents whose documents had expired and prisoners whose terms of imprisonment were nearing completion.
The United Kingdom has deported no fewer than 83 Nigerians resident in the country.
The deportees are expected to arrive in the country on Wednesday.
It was gathered that among those to be deported were residents whose documents had expired and prisoners whose terms of imprisonment were nearing completion.
The spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency, South-West Zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to The Punch.
Ibrahim explained that the deportees will arrive through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, saying officials of the agency and other government workers were expected to receive them.
He said, “We were informed that 83 Nigerians would be deported from the United Kingdom on Wednesday morning. Some of the people affected are those who haven’t completed their prison sentences. They would be taken to Nigerian prisons to complete their terms. Although we cannot tell the various offences, we believe others could be drug-related and immigration problems.
We expect that when they arrive in the country, we would be able to know the real reason for their deportation. The aircraft is expected to arrive in the country at 5am at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.”
TheNewsGuru.com recalls that about 240 Nigerians were also repatriated back into the country some few weeks ago following the unrest in the country (Libya).
Earlier today Nigerian pop star, 2face Idibia addressed the nation via Facebook live on the motive behind the protest he is spearheading.
However, the conversation has moved from Facebook to Twitter, as Nigerians pour out their minds on the dire need to protest.
Read the tweets below
Because Tuface has many children from many women, he has no moral right to ask for good governance?
You idiots have mortgaged your senses.— Balè Baroka (@Seyi__) January 31, 2017
So when Tuface was demanding good governance from GEJ govt, he was a voice for the masses. But now he has motives?
2 words, 8 letters
— Rita C. Onwurah (@RitaOnwurah) January 31, 2017
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3. The walk Tuface is organizing may not sit well with you because of your politics.. however to question and insult his character is evil
— Yung denzL (@MI_Abaga) January 31, 2017
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You don’t like Jonathan
You don’t like Buhari
Now you don’t like Tuface
Pray for you country-NO
Help your country-NO
Serve your country-NO— LaStar ? (@1Christar) January 31, 2017
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Sadly, Most of d people protesting against Tuface can’t even afford d inflated cost of living in Naija now; but Tuface can.
Irony of Life !
— Chika (@Chikaa_19) January 31, 2017
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These people attacking Tuface for demanding a good govt and the protest he is leading… what exactly is wrong with them???
— Daisyprudent (@DaisyPrudent) January 31, 2017
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Lol fela was an ardent critic of the govt yet no one used his lifestyle against him. Guy’s an idol yet Tuface’s multiple kids is a problem.
— ?? (@FaceYourFront) January 31, 2017
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Tuface can afford to feed his family regardless the situation of Nigeria.
That protest is for U & me.
If you fail to see that, GOOD RIDDANCE— Issa new account (@SheLovesArtemis) January 31, 2017
Dr Chisom Okwara, an Urologist based in Abuja, says maintaining healthy lifestyle and active existence with regular exercise could lessen the risk of enlarged prostate.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that an enlarged prostate means the gland has grown bigger. Prostate enlargement happens to almost all men as they get older.
An enlarged prostate is often called Benign prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). It is not cancer, and it does not raise one’s risk for prostate cancer.
Okwara told the newsmen in Lagos on Monday that “regular exercise increases blood flow to the pelvis, which reduces inflammation”.
He said that enlarged prostate had become a common problem in Nigeria which negatively impacted on one’s quality of life, and could be controlled by maintaining good lifestyle and healthy diet.
“This condition of prostate enlargement is one of the most common plagues of aging males.
The prostate gland is a male reproductive organ situated deep in the pelvis, which surrounds the urethra, a tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
“So when the prostate gets bigger, it may squeeze or partly block the urethra, which often causes problems with urinating.
“There are medications as well as surgery that can help with this issue; however, a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and avoidance of obesity can also be of help.
“Diet rich in vegetables can actually help lower the risk of developing bothersome prostate symptoms, “Okwara said.
According to him, vegetables are highly anti-inflammatory and consumption of those that are high in lutein, beta-carotene and lycopene, like carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, tomatoes could also lower its risk.
The doctor said that maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding abdominal obesity would also minimise inflammatory chemicals that could worsen enlarged prostate.
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has denied calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation to calm Nigerians on his rumoured death.
NLC President, Ayuba Wabba denied the call in a statement issued in on Friday in Abuja.
TheNewsGuru.com recalls that a statement was credited to the leadership of the NLC urging the president to address the nation from wherever he is to calm tensed nerves in the country.
The statement reads in part: “We would want to state emphatically and unequivocally that we did not at any time make such a statement. The reasons for this are quite obvious.
“As an organisation, we do not work on rumours. Secondly, we are aware that Mr President is on leave and that before he proceeded on leave, he handed over to Mr Vice President.
“We also recognise the fact presidential powers and immunity do not cover health. Thus, like any other human being, Mr President could take ill once in a while.
“But most importantly, issues of life and death of any citizen, let alone that of the number one citizen are too sacred to be trivialised.
“We therefore distance ourselves from the rumour mills on the health status of Mr President,’’ Wabba said.
He said that the NLC wishes Mr President the very best in his holiday in the UK or wherever else he chooses to be.
However, the NLC president advised the media to resist the temptation to misrepresent or sensationalise in order to sell.
“As we look forward to welcoming him back to the country whenever he resumes, we also urge the citizenry not to allow themselves to be put on a panic mode by virtue of unsubstantiated stories in the media.
“President Buhari met all the conditions precedent regarding his absence from office before proceeding on leave to which he is entitled,’’ he emphaised.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has dared President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation from wherever he is to calm the tensed nerves concerning his health status in the country.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the news making the round for close to a week now is that the president is dead. However, the presidency and close aides of the president have since dispelled the rumour saying the president is hale and hearty.
The NLC, was reacting to a statement credited to presidential adviser on media, Femi Adesina, that no one can force Buhari to speak, noted that public appearance by the country’s leader would put to rest rumors of his death.
General Secretary of the NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, told Punch that “In the social media, stories circulate without confirmation; I think that the easiest way is to talk publicly to the nation because the citizens are concerned about their leaders’ whereabouts.
“If there are those who orchestrated rumours and they are not true, the easiest way is for him to reach out to Nigerians through a public appearance and a statement.
“Nigerians have a right to be certain about the health situation of their President and the people who orchestrate rumours and unsubstantiated reports, one would wish for him to call their bluff by publicly addressing the citizens.”
Meanwhile in another reaction, the Executive Secretary, Anti-corruption Network, Ebenezer Oyetakin, faulted the call for Buhari to address the nation.
He said, “I do not subscribe to that. It smacks of mischief from such people. We are Africans. We have cultural discipline on some issues.
“He has done the appropriate thing by handing over to the VP as Acting President. Let us be patient and maintain a sense of decorum and respect to the institution of governance.’’
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the president is expected back in the country by February 6.
*Says Buhari no ill, no in any London hospital
The presidency yesterday dispelled rumours that President Muhammadu Buhari is critically ill with an undisclosed sickness, stressing that nobody can however force the president to speak to Nigerians at a time he (Buhari) is on vacation.
It also said that the President was in London only on vacation and claimed he is not ill and also not on admission in any hospital in London.
The Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina made the clarification on Thursday in a live interview programme on CNBC Africa by the .
In the said programme monitored by TheNewsGuru.com, Adesina said that the rumoured hospitalization of the President was a figment of people imaginations.
“The President is in London on vacation. He is not in any hospital and he is not ill.
“When he was travelling last week the statement we put out was that he was going on vacation and during the vacation he would do routine medical check-up and nothing has changed from what we pushed out last week.
“If anybody has fed something else into the rumour mill that is just what it is- rumour”, Adesina said.
The President’s spokesman said it was at the discretion of the President to choose whether to talk to Nigerians from the UK or not.
“The fact that he is a president, he still has his rights. Compelling him to come out and talk will be infringing on his rights. “The President will talk if he wishes to if he doesn’t wish to, nobody will compel him to talk.
“The truth is that the President is on vacation and he has given a date on which he will return to work,’’ he said.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has any attempt by the Federal Government to increase fuel price will be rejected in totality by Nigerians.
The Federal Government said it has started paying subsidy on fuel as a result of the increase in the landing cost and total cost of fuel from N122.03 and N140.40 per litre respectively to N145 and maybe forced to increase fuel price due to the present circumstances.
Reacting to the development, General Secretary of the NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, asked the government to rather review its policy on subsidy that led to the increase in the fuel pump price from N97 to N145 per litre last year.
According to a report by The Punch, labour leader is quoted as saying: “I do not think that at this time, and given all that we have seen, that Nigerians can be subjected to another round of price increase now.
“That is why government needs to revisit and rethink its policy. Nigerians cannot take another round of price increase.”
He recalled that the NLC had said during the last fuel increase that the policy was bad and not ripe in an import-dependent regime as it was bound to further weaken the naira.
He said, “The policy that is being pursued is not one that can grant you stability in price. When they raised the price to N145, we said so; that with time, given an import-dependent regime, for such a policy, the value of the Naira will be severely weakened.
“We actually remember saying then that before the end of the year, the Naira will be close to N500 to a dollar and it has come to happen. If you translate the current value of the Naira through the template, you are going to find that the landing price would be higher.
“The burden is on the government. That is where the issue of policy comes in. It is government policy that led to the price going to N145. Given the realities on the ground, now the government needs to revisit its own policy.”
He explained that the actual landing cost would be determined by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, which, according him, was still working on the price template.
Asked what NLC would do if the fuel price is increased again, he said, “That is not for me to say. It is not an individual who makes such pronouncements. Whatever develops, we may also engage it and decisions would be taken and communicated to Nigerians.”
On his part, the President of Trade Union Congress, Mr. Bala Kaigama, said the labour unions were members of the board of the PPPRA and were not aware of the planned increase.
“TUC, NLC and all the unions in the oil and gas industry are members of the governing board of the PPPRA. So, no increase can be done without our knowledge and we are not aware of such move,” he said.
Former Military Head of State, General Abubakar Abdulsalam (Rtd), has said that to find a long lasting solution to the recent brazen killings in Southern Kaduna and other troubled areas in the country, Nigerians must learn to love and treat each other with respect.
Abdulsalam disclosed this when he and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, Catholic Bishops of Abuja and Sokoto state, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, held a closed door meeting with Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai over killings in Southern Kaduna.
The elder statesman and religious leaders said it was part of efforts by the National Peace Committee to tackle the incessant attacks in the Southern part of Kaduna State.
Speaking shortly after the meeting with governor El-Rufai, General Abdulsalam said, “We are here due to the recent happenings in Southern Kaduna.
“From here, we are going to meet with other stakeholders, religious leaders, the Chiefs in the area and also visit the sites where these problems are happening and discuss with the people. After which we will sit down and see what we think should be done.
“We will come back to the governor, and if necessary, we will meet the federal government. Considering that these clashes and killings are not only limited to Kaduna state, it is something that is engulfing the country.
He added, “There is no religion on earth or anywhere that preaches violence. So this is why we are here today. We thank the governor and his team for receiving us. One of the points that the governor drew our attention to is the way people take law into their hands and they go scot free. And this impunity must be checked. These are some of the issues we discussed.
“Everybody is aggrieved in one way or the other, so we want to prevail on the people to be patient, try as much as possible to forgive and to be each other’s keeper. We must live together, we must to find solution to the problems to sit down and talk to ourselves because there is no problem that cannot be solved when you are talking to each other.”
On his part, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, disclosed that the visit was more of a solidarity with the people of Kaduna State.
According to him, the National Peace Committee members were in Kaduna to get first hand information about what exactly is happening and what they can do to find a way forward.
“What we are doing now is trying to bring about peace. We are looking at how we can achieve peace and stability. I think what the people of Kaduna State, including the government should be doing now is to look into how we can achieve peace and development and I think that is the reason we have democracy.
“So whatever contributions anybody can make, we need to make it now, though some other people have expressed their views.
“What is going on now in Kaduna is a very sad phase in our history, but I believe that we can get over it. We will get over it and come out much more stronger and committed to peace,” Kukah said.
Some former ministers of the federation under the aegis of Forum of Former Ministers, FFM, has claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, remains the only credible platform that could save Nigeria from the hardships they are made to face under the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC government.
According to the forum, Nigerians were now looking up to the former ruling party for salvation.
Former governor of Jigawa State and chairman of the forum, Sule Lamido said this when he led other members on a solidarity visit to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Thursday.
Lamido reiterated the dertermination of members of the opposition not to succumb to intimidations aimed at shutting them from speaking on national issues as it concerns the welfare of Nigerians.
While also urging governors of PDP in the country to ensure that the party did not die, Lamido said they should build it into a virile structure.
In Lamido’s words: “We are with you in your travails. We support you all the way. We know that you are under siege by anti-democratic forces.
“No matter the tyranny of the oppressor, the voice of the people must be heard. That was the case of Rivers State during the Rivers Rerun Elections. Nigerians are looking on to the PDP for salvation and emancipation from the APC. Our governors must stand together to be our rallying point”.
Governor Wike in his response said the crisis in the party would soon be a thing of the past, adding that Rivers State would continue to remain a strong hold of the PDP.
“We will continue to stand firm and defend democracy. For us, we have made up our mind. Our family is PDP. We are prepared to pay the price. We are determined to work for the PDP at all times. Don’t have sleepless nights. The PDP will remain strong in Rivers State. We will continue the struggle against anti-people forces and we shall continue to win”, he said.
In attendance for the solidarity visit are; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Former Jigawa State Governor, Dr Sule Lamido, Former Minister of Education and Former Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, Former Minister of Youth Development and Former Adamawa State Governor, Mr Boni Haruna, Former Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, Former Minister of Women Affairs, Iyom Josephine Anenih, Former Minister of State for Defence, Erelu Olusola Obada.