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…
Helicopter crashes in Lagos, bursts into flames
A yet to be identified helicopter has crashed in Ikeja, Lagos State capital. The aircraft burst into flames near the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), its destination. Though two people believed to be the pilots of the helicopter were rescued,…
2 U.S. Army helicopters crash in Alaska, killing 3 soldiers
Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth. Two of the soldiers died in the crash near Healy, Alaska, and a third died on the way to…
US Army helicopter crash:9 service members killed in training mission
Nine US troops died after two US Army helicopters crashed during a training mission in Kentucky, officials say. The Wednesday night crash involved the 101st Airborne Division and happened near the Fort Campbell military base. It took place at 22:00…
Ukraine’s interior ministry leadership killed in helicopter crash
Eighteen people have been killed, including Ukraine’s interior affairs minister, after a helicopter crashed beside a nursery in an eastern suburb of the capital Kyiv. Three children were among the dead and 15 more are being treated in hospital. The…
How I survived helicopter crash – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that it took the intervention of the crew and God to save his life after he survived a helicopter crash on Saturday, February 2. The helicopter conveying the Vice President crash-landed in Kogi State…
