The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) said Sunday that search efforts continue for victims of Thursday’s helicopter crash in Port Harcourt, with no additional bodies recovered beyond the initial three found. According to an NNPC Ltd statement by…
2 more bodies recovered in Port Harcourt helicopter crash, says NSIB
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says two more bodies have been recovered from the Sikorsky SK76 helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Three persons were confirmed dead following the crash on Thursday. Eight persons were…
Firm confirms helicopter crash, says rescue operation ongoing
The Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited has confirmed one of its helicopters, Sikorsky S76, crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Responding to an online inquiry by The Nation, the firm in a statement signed by Odiaka Vincent Iweze, said the…
Tragedy strikes as helicopter crashes with 8 aboard
Three bodies have been recovered following the crash of an NNPC Limited-contracted helicopter off the Nigerian coast on Thursday, according to an NNPC statement by Olufemi O. Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer. The East Winds Aviation helicopter, with registration number…
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been confirmed killed after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed in poor weather.The bodies of Raisi, as well as the foreign minister and others who were aboard, were found on Monday morning, some hours…
Herbert Wigwe departed in a blaze, mourned like a deity by presidents, monarchs and masses — Magnus Onyibe
The way in which the high and mighty in Nigeria were weeping during the nights of tribute for Dr. Herbert Wigwe, who, at the time of his demise, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings, is reminiscent of…
3 killed in Texas helicopter crash carrying National Guard and border agents
Texas officials say a helicopter carrying three National Guard members and a Border Patrol agent crashed along the US-Mexico border, killing three on Friday. The names of those killed were not immediately released. According to a statement released by Joint…
Wigwe: US releases photos of crash site
The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the photos of the location where the helicopter carrying Access Holdings Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe crashed. Wigwe, his wife, Doreen; their son, Chizi Wigwe; and former Nigerian Exchange Group…
NAF helicopter crashes in Port Harcourt, crew members survive
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that its MI-35P helicopter has crashed in Port Harcourt, shortly after take off. The crash occurred at about 7.45 am shortly after the aircraft took off for an operation against economic saboteurs in…
3 killed in Turkey in helicopter crash during firefighting
Three people have been killed in a helicopter crash in western Turkey during a firefighting operation to extinguish a forest fire, local media reported on Monday. According to the report, the helicopter crashed on Saturday while the crew was trying…