The presidential aircraft conveying the president and few of his aides took-off from the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at 3.20 p.m.

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Muhammad Bello, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari were among those at the airport to bid the president farewell.

Others included members of the president’s media team Mr Femi Adesina, Malam Garba Shehu, as well as other presidential aides.

Garba Shehu had on Monday in a statement said President Buhari would on Tuesday begin a four-day trip to the UK on medical check up.

He said “in the course of the technical stop-over for aircraft maintenance in London on his way back from Washington last week, the president had a meeting with his doctor.

“The doctor requested the president to return for a meeting which he agreed to do.”

Shehu added that the president, who would return on May 12, would undertake a two-day visit to Jigawa, which was postponed because of the All Progressives Congress’s Ward Congresses.

He said the visit would last between May 14 and May 15.

President Buhari first went on medical vacation on Jan. 19, 2017 and returned later than he planned and declared that he had never felt so ill in his life.

The president returned for treatment on May 7, 2017 and came back after 103 days.

Before leaving Abuja on Tuesday, May 8, Buhari received Letters of Credence from ambassadors of Netherlands, Republic of Botswana and Lebanon to Nigeria, where he stressed the need for sustained financial, technical and capacity building from the international community to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country.

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On Friday, the British capital’s regulator deemed Uber unfit to run a taxi service and decided not to renew its license to operate, which will end this week.

It cited the firm’s approach to reporting serious criminal offences and background checks on drivers.

“Sitting down with Transport for London (TfL) representatives as soon as possible would be the most helpful thing to really understand their concerns to work out what they are,” Uber’s UK Head of Cities Fred Jones told Media.

“It’s just not clear for us what their concerns might be.”

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The commissioner for Youth and Sport, Hon. Moruf Afolabi Afuape disclosed this while chatting with Journalists in his office at Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta the State Capital, yesterday.

He said Ogun State has always been known to be first, adding that Anthony Joshua would be the first Nigerian boxer to have won the Wolrd Heavyweight Championship.

According to the Commissioner, “the trip to London is to congratulate him on the victory and for making the state to attain another first in the area of boxing. After which the state can invite him officially for a state award for the honour done on the state.”

He said the Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun was very proud of the born Ogun boxer who has made the state another first in boxing during his tenure as the Executive Governor of the State. Afuape hinted also that in respective of what the State was planning to do, Anthony Joshua deserved a National honour, saying that he has not only made the state proud, but Nigeria as a whole.

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Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity in a statement on Sunday night said that the president will see an E.N.T. specialist for a persistent ear infection.

Adesina said, “The President was examined by his Personal Physician and an E.N.T Specialist in Abuja and was treated. Both Nigerian doctors recommended further evaluation purely as a precaution.”

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