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Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
10 Jan
The family of the former Leicester City owner killed in a helicopter crash have launched a £2.15 billion ($2.63 billion) legal claim against the manufacturers of the aircraft, it was announced Friday. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others were killed when the Thai billionaire's personal helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the Premier League club's…
28 Oct
Three days after the ill-fated Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, registered 5N BQG, and operated by East Wind Aviation crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) on Sunday said the fourth body has been recovered.
26 Oct
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have expressed sadness over a helicopter crash that occurred in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
25 Oct
Tragedy struck yesterday as a helicopter which left a Port Harcourt military base for an oil rig crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, near Bonny Finima, off the coast of Calabar.
24 Oct
  Eastwind Aviation Logistics Limited has requested that the media and public respect the privacy of families affected by the recent crash of one of its helicopters, a Sikorsky S76. The helicopter was carrying eight people—six passengers and two crew members—when it went down while travelling from the Port Harcourt Military Base to FPSO NUIM…
29 Sep
Eight Colombian soldiers died when the helicopter transporting them on a humanitarian mission crashed near the border with Venezuela early Sunday, authorities said. The eight were on a mission in the eastern department of Vichada, President Gustavo Petro wrote on X. The Air Force said the helicopter was found after a search in a rural…
President Bola Tinubu appoints lead developer for Nigeria's green industial zone
21 May 2024
President Bola Tinubu has sent condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the passing of President Ebrahim
21 May 2024
Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian have been confirmed dead after the helicopter they were travel
20 May 2024
Iran on Monday announced the deaths of president Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest.
9 Mar 2024
Two soldiers and a US border agent died in a helicopter crash on Friday near the US-Mexico border, the US military said.
President Bola Tinubu
7 Mar 2024
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has hit out at Afenifere leader Ayo Adebanjo over his criticism of the 700-kilometre coastal The highway will stretch from Lagos State to the Rivers state when completed. Led by Mr. Jesutega Onokpasa, the group wondered by Adebanjo described the project which would harness and service tourism, and the…
14 Feb 2024
United States (U.S.) federal investigators released photos regarding the helicopter crash in California that killed Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC and five others. The helicopter crash occurred on February 10 near Nipton, California, killing all six people on board, including Mr Wigwe, his wife, son, and former Nigerian Exchange Group…

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President Bola Tinubu has arrived Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit commencing tomorrow, Monday. The President, who arrived at 10.20 p.m. (8.20 p.m. Nigerian time), was received by Hon. Ali Suleiman Ameir, Tanzania's Minister of State, Office of the President. The two-day Summit is being hosted by the government…
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Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has approved the implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for state workers, effective Monday. Malam Abubakar Bawa, Press Secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement issued in Sokoto on Sunday,. Bawa confirmed that the payment would cover state civil servants, local government employees, and…
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has decorated Aminu Sanusi with his new rank of Superintendent of Police. SP Sanusi, a dedicated police officer who has served in various police formations, including the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos, is presently serving in the office of the NSA. The officer, with an impeccable…
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Troops on the frontline have eliminated top terrorist commanders, Mallam Umar, Abu Yazeed, Talha, and 70 others during clearance operations at Timbuktu Triangle. No fewer than 22 soldiers were slain by the terrorists. Defence Headquarters authorities urged the media to desist from publishing the names of the slain troops. Spokesman of Defence Media Operations (DMO),…
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Ange Postecoglou admitted he does not know if he will avoid the sack after Tottenham hit a new "low" with a dismal 2-1 defeat against struggling Leicester on Sunday. Postecoglou's side crashed to a sixth defeat from their last seven Premier League matches to increase the pressure on the under-fire Australian. Richarlison's 33rd-minute header gave…
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  The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Olayide Adelami, has urged residents of Owo to assist the police with critical information following recent clashes between rival cult groups that left five people dead. The violence, which occurred over the past fortnight in the ancient town, has prompted the state government to impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew,…