President Buhari appoints new NCAA Director-General

President Buhari has approved the appointment of Captain Musa Nuhu as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).



Nuhu replaces Captain Muthar Usman, erstwhile Director-General of the organization. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr James Odaudu, Director Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation on Wednesday in Abuja.


“Nuhu who until his appointment was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation organisation (ICAO), is an Airline Pilot, a safety expert, a quality assurance Lead Auditor as well as an Artificial Intelligence expert.

“He holds an MSc Degree in Aviation business and was at the Presidential Air Fleet as a Captain and a safety officer. He also worked at various times at the defunct Nigeria Airways, Aero Contractors and Petrowest among other organisations,“ it said.

The new director-general was also the Chairperson, Comprehensive Regional Aviation Safety Plan for Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI Plan) at the ICAO headquarters in Montreal. FI Plan is responsible for safety, air navigation, airports and Aviation Infrastructure development.

US World Cup winner Alex Morgan confirms she's expecting her first child with husband Servando Carrasco

US soccer star Alex Morgan and her husband, LA Galaxy player Servando Carrasco, are expecting their first child together.



The two-time World Cup winner announced on Twitter that they are expecting a baby girl in April



"We are already in love and we haven't even met her yet. Newest member of the Carrasco family, coming soon," she wrote on social media while posting photos that showed her holding a sign that reads. "Baby girl, April 2020."




We are already in love and we haven’t even met her yet. Newest member of the Carrasco family, coming soon. pic.twitter.com/xeJPuDQgiS— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) October 23, 2019



"Can't wait to meet my baby girl," Carrasco wrote on Instagram.



Morgan, 30, and Carrasco, 31, got married in 2014 on New Year's Eve.

Governor Obaseki replaces Adams Oshiomhole’s local government chairman in Edo State

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in Imonofi Osumah Inusa as the Chairman of Etsako West Local Government, after Yakubu Musa, the erstwhile chairman was removed. Musa was removed over his alleged involvement in N46 million fraud in the council.



Obaseki, while swearing-in Osumah at Government House, in Benin City, said that investigations by a panel constituted by the state government alleged that the former LG boss, Musa, was engaged in fraudulent activities and lacked the ability to supervise the staff of the Council.



The governor maintained that his administration has zero-tolerance for corruption and negligence of duty, noting that no matter the developmental efforts by the state government, the local government must perform their duties before the state can be highly rated in terms of development.


“With the permission and authorisation of the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), we dropped Yakubu Musa for engaging in corrupt activities. He was dropped based on the investigation conducted following reports and observations at the monthly Joint Account Allocation Committee meetings I preside over.”



The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, hails from Etsako West LGA.

''If anything happens to my client you will be held responsible'' - Lawyer to lady Toke Makinwa placed N500k bounty on says

Lawyer to the lady Toke Makinwa, placed a N500, 000 bounty on yesterday October 23rd, has written to Toke saying that the lady has been receiving death threats and if anything happens to her, Toke will be held repsonsible.



Recall that Toke took to Twitter yesterday to announce a N500, 000 reward for anyone who will help in locating the lady who made some allegations against her on Twitter.



The Twitter user had alleged that Toke is owing her staff salary, particularly a lady who has a daughter. Toke has denied the allegation and threatened to file legal action against the Twitter user if she doesn't provide the said staff that she is owing salaries. Read here.



While the lawyer is asking Toke to remove the bounty on her head, Toke has shared more details of her accuser. Read Toke's update and also the lawyer's statement below

Fayose’s N1.2bn was transported with two aircraft to Ekiti – Witness tells court

A former head of Zenith Bank branch in Akure, Ondo State, Sunday Alade, told the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, October 23rd that it took 10 days to count the N1.2bn delivered to the bank in June 2014 by Abiodun Agbele, an ally of former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State.



Alade was in court to testify against Fayose, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for an alleged fraud of N2.2bn. Alade, who was fielding questions from the EFCC lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), narrated to Justice C.J. Aneke, how the N1.2bn was allegedly evacuated from two aircraft and taken in two trips in a bullion van to the bank for lodgment as instructed by Agbele.


He said, “When the aircraft arrived, three individuals disembarked from it, two of them walked away while the third person walked to Abiodun Agbele. After a short interaction, we were left to offload the cash from the aircraft.

“One Adewale O who introduced himself as the orderly to Senator Obanikoro led us to offload the cash. When we got to the branch, we bundle-counted the cash and it was about N744m.

“We were told there was a balance and we went back to the airport to pick the second batch from the aircraft into our bullion van. The second tranche was about N494m, making a total of N1.2bn. The money was detail-counted by the Cash and Teller Unit for 10 days before it was credited into three different accounts.”

A senior official of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Aliu Mohammed, who also testified against Fayose, told the court how N2.2bn was allegedly transferred from the operational account of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to the Diamond bank’s account of a firm, Sylva Mcmanara.

It is better to be a beggar than a fraudster - Actress Charity Nnaji continues to mock Mompha, shares video outside EFCC's office claiming she visited him

Charity Nnaji continued her troll post against Mompha who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his alleged involvement in internet fraud and money laundering.



Sharing a collage of the arrested Dubai-based Nigerian man with some of his assets, the Nollywood actress whose troll post centered on being publicly shamed by Mompha for begging him for money, stated that it is better to be a beggar than being a fraudster.



She wrote;




Hmmm Billionaire indeed...just take a look at .. Lemme warn all of you, i am not here for clout chasing, comments or likes ... its better to be a beggar than a fraudster... As for you all commenting rubbish on my page.. i can feed you all and your generation (No be mouth), i am in my office begging..when i am done begging i Will come and respond to your dumb ass ...#EFCC Will come for you too anytime anyday .. You Will go and join your oga... pray you wont be the next escape goat.







Charity Nnaji also denied begging Mompha for money as she made a clarification on her DM exchange with him. According to the actress, her NGO reached out to him for humanitarian assistance.









She also shared a video in which she claimed she paid Mompha a courtesy visit at EFCC's office in Abuja. The actress was however outside the anti-graft agency's office in the video.



Here is the video;

Couple attempt to recreate photo during their engagement photoshoot but it goes wrong

A couple who are planning their wedding in 2020 decided to have a photoshoot ahead of their wedding but it didn't turn out as they planned.



Alyssa Snodsmith, 23, and Collin Hewett, 24, who met while studying at university in Chicago, Illinois, decided to celebrate their engagement in style. After getting engaged in August 2019, they set their wedding for June 2020 and began putting things in place for their wedding.



An engagement photoshoot was part of the things they had planned. Alyssa went on Pinterest for inspiration for the perfect photo and she found one taken by photographer Brianna Bender which she decided to recreate. However, she and her fiance soon found out that getting the perfect photo is harder than it looks.





The Pinterest photo



Alyssa and Collin scheduled a photoshoot with their photographer friend Chandler Lefever. They got the perfect location, hoping to imitate another couple’s Insta-worthy shot where the man is seen pouring champagne effortlessly into the woman’s mouth. When Alyssa and Collin tried it, they made a whole mess and their photos ended up looking nothing like what they wanted to recreate.







The photographer saw the hilarious side of the photo and didn't want to inform the couple that they had botched the photoshoot till he edited it. Once they saw it, they were entertained as they saw the funny side to it too.



Collin shared the picture on Twitter where it immediately went viral.



He captioned the photos: "So me and Alyssa took our engagement pictures yesterday. She found a Pinterest picture that she wanted to try and recreate…I botched it."







Collin told Metro.co.uk: "We love our version! It just shows who we really are! We’re always having fun and joking around and it was cool that it got captured. Neither of us ever got annoyed or upset… thankfully. We just laughed it off and embraced the fact that nothing is ever going to be perfect!"