Labour Day: Nigerian workers are dedicated, resilient, says NURTW leader

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day on May 1, acting president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Issa Ore, has praised the nation’s workers for their dedication to national development, commitment and resilience.

This is contained in his goodwill message to members of the union on the occasion of this year’s International Workers’ Day also known as Labour Day.

As part of activities to mark the event, the Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 1, as public holiday.

Ore commended members of the NURTW for their worthy contributions to the nation’s economy.

He said, “Your contribution is well noted. Your tireless contributions to keep our communities and people moving from one point to another are well appreciated.

“From drivers to conductors, your contribution is the engine that drives the Nigerian economy.”

Ore also said the national headquarters of the union was working tirelessly to address some the challenges facing members throughout the federation.

“We at the national headquarters of our great union are not unaware of the problems facing members and we are working towards improving the working conditions of our members and staff,” he stated.

On the leadership crisis rocking the union, Alhaji Ore stated that the national headquarters under his leadership had utmost fate in the judiciary to handle the matter, hence the appeal at the Court of Appeal.

He urged members of the union throughout the federation to be calm and law-abiding and not to be provoked by those trying to destabilise the organisation.

UK-based Nigerian surgeon loses licences in sex for Botox scandal

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian doctor, Tijion Esho, has lost his medical licences after being found guilty of giving free Botox injections in return for sex, Telegraph reports.

Esho is known for his medical opinion and commentaries on cosmetic surgery discussions on popular Television programmes, including ITV’s This Morning, BBC’s Morning Live and E4’s Body Fixers.

He was also regularly consulted on Body Fixers for E4, a channel operated by Channel 4, which aired for two seasons in 2016 and 2017 and made appearances on segments of BBC’s Morning Live until the summer of 2022.

Esho is the founder of the Esho Clinic, which also has locations in London, Liverpool, and Dubai and has a host of celebrity clients.

While appearing before a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service on Monday, he confessed to an improper emotional relationship with the woman, referred to as Patient A, with whom he exchanged “inappropriate” sexual messages on Instagram.

He argued that he never had any physical sexual contact with Patient A, who provided sex services via OnlyFans and webcams.

But, an MPTS panel sitting in Manchester ruled earlier this month that Dr Esho did have sexual intercourse with Patient A at his clinic in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2021 and administered Botox free of charge.

It was reported that the tribunal also ruled that, at a consultation months earlier, he had stroked her hair and rubbed himself against her after he made inappropriate comments about the shape of her bottom.

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The tribunal also established that the doctor, last year, made similar remarks to Patient A and allowed her to masturbate him.

Hence, the tribunal found Dr Esho’s fitness to practise was impaired because of his misconduct and the tribunal announced on Saturday that Esho’s name should be removed from the medical register.

The tribunal’s reasons for imposing the sanction will be released next week.

According to the Telegraph, among the “inappropriate” Instagram messages sent to Patient A between July 2019 and February 2022 was an exchange in September 2019 when he said: “What you doing to me lol. Morning Glory. Bloody has me wanting the real thing. That’s like every man’s dream.”

In November 2019 he posted: “Why you making me bulge lol. Send more, don’t be sorry lol.”

The following month, he wrote, “Lol loving the tongue” and “Ha free mls [millilitres of botox] I’d need the whole booty and more”.

Weeks later, he told her, “My God having you for a night/every night is a dream but if we do it for me I break the doctors’ code and I’d be a dead man x lol.”

The tribunal also ruled the conduct of the doctor, also known as Oluwafemi Esho, was sexually motivated but did not find Patient A to be vulnerable because of her profession.

Botox injections, according to a medical website, Cleveland, improve appearance by relaxing muscles that cause wrinkles. They also treat medical conditions, including migraines, hyperhidrosis, overactive bladder, and eye problems.

To maintain results, treatments are repeated every three to six months.

UK-based Nigerian surgeon loses licences in sex for Botox scandal

We need $10bn annually for five years to revive power sector – Minister

A total of $10 billion is needed yearly in the next 10 years to revive the nation’s power sector, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said.

He said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Power for investigative hearing over the recent electricity tariff hike by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

The minister said, “For this sector to be revived, government need to spend nothing less than 10 billion dollars annually in the next 10 years.

“This is because of the infrastructure requirement for the stability of the sector.

“But government can not afford that. And so we must make this sector attractive to investors and to lenders.

“So for us to attract investors and investment, we must make the sector attractive, and the only way it can be made attractive is that there must be commercial pricing.

“If the value is still at N66 and government is not paying subsidy, the investors will not come. But now that we have increased tariff for a Band, there are interests being shown by investors.”

He urged the lawmakers to support the process of paying the debt owed operators across the value chain of generation, transmission and distribution.