Family members of Boris Ledum Ndorbu, a worker with Arion Energy, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), are demanding the return of his body for a proper burial following last Thursday’s tragic helicopter crash. The Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, operated by East Wind Aviation, went down in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting in […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has officially expressed its profound grief over the devastating helicopter crash involving an Eastwind Aviation aircraft on October 24, 2024. The tragic accident resulted in the loss of eight Nigerian workers who were on duty, traveling from Port Harcourt to FPSO NUIM ANTAN off the coast of Calabar. In a […]

The identities of the six Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) employees who perished in the tragic helicopter crash last Thursday have been revealed. An electronic manifest obtained by Punch disclosed the names of the workers as Tamunoemi Suku, Alu Lawrence, Etim Emmanuel, Kenneth Chikwem, Frank Oriamre, and Borris Ndorbo. The fatal incident involved a […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in response to the helicopter crash in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, has directed the military and other relevant agencies to intensify their rescue operations at the crash site. The incident, which occurred yesterday morning, involved a chartered helicopter marked 5NBQG operated by Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited, carrying senior […]

There is a huge tragedy in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, as multiple deaths recorded in fresh helicopter crashes. The aviation ministry gave details.

A tragic incident occurred in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, where three individuals lost their lives in a helicopter crash. Odutayo Oluseyi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, confirmed the unfortunate event in a statement released on Thursday. According to the Ministry, eight persons were on board when the […]