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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…
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Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested nine individuals for vandalizing Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI), including street lights, bridge iron rods, communication masts, armoured cables, and others in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. FCT Commandant of the agency, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, who paraded the suspects (all males) yesterday…
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has extolled the intensified efforts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) under the leadership of Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, in tackling crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism, particularly in the Niger Delta. HURIWA stressed that the collaboration between the NNPCL, military, and police demonstrates…
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday decried the long neglect of the livestock sector by past administrations, declaring his preparedness to collaborate with stakeholders to give it all it needs to bring value to Nigeria. This came after he announced a substantive minister for the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council…
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The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into the accident involving a Sikorsky SK76C helicopter with registration 5N-BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation. The helicopter, carrying eight individuals comprising six passengers and two crew members, went down into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima, off the coast of Calabar, during a routine flight…
