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Twitter Influencer Pamilerin reportedly spends a whooping N3.5 million on proposal Helicopter

Popular social media influencer, Pamilerin Adegoke is off the market. Pamilerin took to social media to announce his engagement to long time girlfriend Motunrayo Fagbuyi. The social media influencer definitely pulled out all the stops in his very impressive proposal. On his Twitter page, he narrated how the beginning of his proposal started with convincing... Read More

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Former Taraba gov, Suntai is dead

Former governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, is dead. Suntai had been paralysed after sustaining brain injuries, after an helicopter crash at the Yola airport in 2012. The former governor reportedly died in the US. He had been unconscious since the crash of the helicopter. A former commissioner of information in the state, Emmanuel Bello, confirmed the... Read More

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August 30, 2016

Air Force helicopter destroys new Boko Haram camp

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its helicopter has destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) Camp located between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in Northern Borno. In a statement signed by the Air Force spokesperson Group Captain Ayodele Fayimuwa, the force said it carried out the attack during a night operation on Monday. “The new... Read More

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February 3, 2016

UPDATE: How Bristow helicopter ‘landed on water’

Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited has released a statement, confirming the involvement of one of its helicopters in an accident on Wednesday. The company explained that the helicopter landed on water in Lagos while returning from an offshore platform adding that nine passengers on board and a crew of two ‘are accounted for and in the process of... Read More

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February 3, 2016

Another Bristow helicopter with ’13 people aboard’ crashes in Lagos

Another Bristow helicopter has reportedly crashed in Lagos. It was gathered that the chopper disappeared from radar after it took off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja on Wednesday morning. The Port Harcourt-bound helicopter is suspected to have crashed into the Lagos lagoon. It was reported that all 13 passengers on-board survived as they floated on... Read More

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November 2, 2015

‘Ambode wants to use helicopter purchase to embezzle money’ – PDP

The Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has voiced its opposition to the plan by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to acquire three helicopters for security and traffic surveillance in the state. The governor has been at the receiving end of widespread backlash since he announced that the state will purchase an helicopter in November, to assist security agencies... Read More

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August 13, 2015

Helicopter crash update: 2 more missing bodies reportedly found

The bodies of the two remaining persons said to be missing from the recent helicopter crash in the Lagos lagoon have reportedly been found. There’ll be more details later.

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August 13, 2015

4 confirmed dead in Lagos Helicopter crash

Four people have been confirmed dead in a helicopter crash that occurred at the lagoon beneath the Third Mainland bridge on Wednesday. The Bristow helicopter crashed around the Oworonshoki axis in Lagos. However, six people were rescued while the search for two more persons is currently ongoing. The bodies of the dead passengers have been deposited... Read More

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August 12, 2015

Videos from scene of the Lagos lagoon helicopter crash (WATCH)

A helicopter crashed into the lagoon beneath the third mainland bridge a few hours ago and three persons were initially pulled out of the wreckage while one more body was pulled out a couple of minutes later. The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ranti Adebule, has arrived at the site of the crash but said... Read More

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August 12, 2015

Photos from the scene of the Lagos lagoon helicopter crash

A helicopter was reported to have crashed into the Lagos Lagoon beneath the third mainland bridge today, August 12. See pictures from the scene of the incident below;

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August 12, 2015

Helicopter crashes into Lagos Lagoon

An unidentified helicopter, crashed into the Lagoon ocean, beneath the Third Mainland bridge, this afternoon, in Lagos. The helicopter was said to have plunged into the ocean, behind Oworonshoki Police Station. According to eye-witnesses, the helicopter made a loud noise before crashing into the water. Police and officials of the National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA), South... Read More

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APC defends Aregbesola, says he will not sell helicopter to pay workers

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has defended Governor Rauf Aregbesola against the attack by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he should sell the state’s surveillance helicopter to pay salaries. The Chairman of the APC in Osun State, Gboyega Famodun, has restated that Aregbesola will not sell the state helicopter to pay salaries of public workers.... Read More

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November 14, 2014

Yet again, Air Force helicopter crashes in Yola

by James Sambo Days after a military helicopter on surveillance mission crashed in Damare, another military helicopter has crashed. The chopper, belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, went down around 9.pm on the night of Thusday, 13 November, around the surroundings of the Modibbo Adama University of Technology‎ [MAUTECH] in Girei LGA, Adamawa. According to... Read More

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November 10, 2014

DHQ reveals how Air Force helicopter crashed in Yola

by Isi Esene Defence Headquarters has confirmed the crash-landing of a Nigerian Air Force helicopter at the Yola International Airport earlier today. The Director of Military Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said the helicopter which was on a training mission, executed a controlled forced landing just four minutes after take off. “A Nigerian Air Force... Read More

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September 29, 2014

@SonalaOlumhense: A litany of recent misdeeds – Nigeria style

by Sonala Olumhense Last July, the Government of Nigeria announced it had placed orders for the Nigeria Air Force of 40 helicopters, towards ending the routing the insurgents in the North of the country “once and for all.” The orders were said to have been placed in the United States and Russia, and some of them were... Read More

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September 14, 2014

Video showing moment when Synagogue Church building collapsed surfaces

by Isi Esene On Sunday 14th April 2014, Prophet T.B. Joshua played to his congregation and Emmanuel TV viewers worldwide shocking footage captured by security cameras of the horrific moment a guest-house collapsed within the church premises. Joshua, speaking to a packed auditorium of worshippers seemingly undeterred by the tragic incident that transpired days earlier,... Read More

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Tragedy: Nigerian, 2 others die in Ghana as helicopter crashes into the sea

by S’ola Filani Three people, including a Nigerian, were killed while several others sustained injuries on Thursday when a helicopter carrying eight passengers crashed off Ghana’s western coast. Confirming the news, Ghana Armed Forces spokesman M’Bawine Atintande told Newsmen that the Ghana-registered chopper, which was conveying eight people, including two crew members and six oil... Read More

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Perry Brimah: Northern Nigeria is under the siege of terrorists

by Perry Brimah Is there top level government involvement in the terror operations decimating the north which is permitting such utility of choppers in Nigerian airspaces to ferry terrorist and terror ammunition? More than Three Nigerian dailies have reported on the apparent use of helicopters by terrorists operating in the burning north of Nigeria. A... Read More

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February 26, 2014

30 police officers and a helicopter spend hours searching for little boy ASLEEP in kitchen cupboard

by Oge Okonkwo The sudden disappearance of a 3-year-old boy, Jaden Gumm triggered a police search involving 30 police officers and a helicopter for almost 4 hours. The little boy put his mother, Becky Gumm, 32, through hell after he hid himself in the cupboard after watching his favourite programme, Fireman Sam. His mother made a... Read More

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September 30, 2013

TRAGIC: Pilot killed by own helicopter blades as he tried to reach for his hat

A pilot was tragically killed by the blades of his own helicopter when he tried to reach for his hat. Carl Enlow, 69, walked into the spinning blades of his chopper while giving rides at a state fair. The former military pilot was taking part in helicopter demonstrations at Bloomsburg Fair, the state of Pennyslvania’s... Read More

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Best wedding proposal EVER: Man flies engagement ring on helicopter to propose to girlfriend (PHOTOS)

When it comes to a wedding proposal, the element of surprise is crucial. From concealed within a slice of cake to resting in the bottom of a champagne flute, many men go to great lengths to come up with the perfect place to hide the engagement ring. But technology director Jason Muscat may be the... Read More

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Is this a ridiculous letter? ACN tells GEJ to move around Lagos by helicopter (READ)

by Hauwa Gambo The president, Goodluck Jonathan is scheduled to visit Lagos on Thursday, 18 April – and its key opposition mouthpiece, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) is having none of it. Understandably, since the party’s National Convention holds same day at the Onikan Stadium. To this extent, the party has written an open... Read More

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January 16, 2013

2 people die in London helicopter crash (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido A helicopter has crashed into a crane in Vauxhall, London, hitting two cars as it fell into the ground. Eyewitnesses say the aircraft exploded as it touched the ground. Two people have been confirmed dead according to the Met police. Aviation fuel can be seen at the wreckage on the helicopter crash... Read More

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December 23, 2012

Jos police helicopter crash report not ready yet – Investigation

Nine months after a police helicopter crashed in Jos, Plateau State, killing a newly promoted Deputy Inspector General of Police, Haruna John, and three other senior police officers, the police have yet to get the report of investigation into the incident. Findings by our correspondent in Abuja indicated that the Accident Investigation Bureau which investigated... Read More

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December 20, 2012

Opinion: Last flight to Port-Harcourt: Did Yakowa and co deserve to die?

by Ayobami Oyalowo Until there is openness and transparency in our government, rumours, innuendoes and hearsays, will forever reign supreme. In writing this piece, I am well aware that investigations into the air mishap that claimed the lives of Kaduna State Governor, Yakowa and Former National Security Adviser, Azazi (and four others), over the weekend,... Read More

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December 19, 2012

Opinion: I won’t waste my time mourning Azazi and Yakowa, I have questions to ask

by Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri The chopper went down. Souls perished. Investigations, as usual, have been ordered. Three days mourning have also been declared. And the routine blame and counter-blame games erupt among the populations, with the attendant religious, ethnic and tribal twists to a sad story. This is the story of Nigeria! I am neither going... Read More

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December 19, 2012

Bayelsa crash: “It seems as if only the VIPs on board died” – Navy pilot’s family attack FG

by Isi Esene The family of Lt. Adeyemi Sowole, the co-pilot of the Navy helicopter which crashed in Nembe, Bayelsa State, killing six people, have expressed concern over how the authorities have only reckoned with the dignitaries that died on the flight. According to the family, the four other occupants of the ill-fated helicopter, apart... Read More

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November 25, 2012

“I’m not ashamed to own a plane, it is a necessity and not a luxury” – Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor opens up on his private jet

by Akan Ido After all the arguments back and forth about the propriety or otherwise of acquiring private jets by religious leaders, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), who has literally been in the eye of the storm since he was presented with one by his church members, finally... Read More

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October 25, 2012

TICKER: Taraba State governor in air crash [Updated]

The Governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Suntai was involved in a plane crash this evening in a plane that he piloted at Yola airport in Adamawa State. According to reports, only two people survived the fatal crash. We cannot confirm if the governor is dead.

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