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…
Explosion rocks Rivers APC Secretariat
Explosions have rocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) Secretariat located along the bush Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that the explosives suspected to be dynamites shattered buildings and property in the secretariat, creating panic in…
Protesters seal NLNG office in Rivers over fisherman’s death
Protesting residents of Ogu/Bolo in Rivers State have sealed the premises of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas along Amadi-Ama in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following the death of a fisherman on the waterways. The protesters, under the aegis of Concerned…
Suspect in Rivers hotel explosion was on wanted list – police
The suspect behind the June 25 dynamite explosion at the Rivers State-owned Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt was on the police “Wanted List” before the incident. A dynamite explosion happened on June 25 near Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt during…
Lagos to host tribute for Tam Fiofori
The cultural community of Lagos is preparing to pay homage to the life and legacy of Tam Fiofori, a pioneering figure in Nigerian photography and filmmaking. A memorial tribute night is scheduled for Friday, August 16, 2024, at the historic…
Lagos billionaire-kidnappers: Police identify another key gang member, uncover details of last operation
Detectives from the Special Squad Unit of the Lagos State Police Command have uncovered the identity of a key member of the notorious gang of billionaire kidnappers killed during their raid at Ladipo Market last month. Previously, only one gang…
Protesters block Fubara’s convoy, ask him to address them
Protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, briefly obstructed Governor Siminalayi Fubara, insisting that he comes down to address them. This happened on Saturday, Day 3 of the demonstrations tagged #EndBadGovernance protests. Waving green leaves and shouting in excitement, the protesters,…