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Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top officers died on Thursday, April 18, in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said.    “Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident… I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of …

The service of songs for the late Bimbo Ogunbanjo, the former chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group NGX held at the House on the Rock Church in Lagos state on Thursday, February 29.    Bimbo was on the helicopter that crashed in California on February 9, claiming the lives of …

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, alongside other associates paid a condolence visit to the family of Abimbola Ogunbanjo following his death in a helicopter crash.   Abimbola Ogunbanjo, who served as the Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc between 2021 and 2022, died in a fatal helicopter …

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has given a briefing on the helicopter crash that killed the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings plc Herbert Wigwe, his wife, their son, a former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, as well as two crew members.   …

Tommy Lee, an American musician who co-founded and plays drums for the heavy metal band, Mötley Crüe, has been sued for allegedly forcing himself on a woman in a helicopter cockpit.    Court document obtained by TMZ revealed that Tommy Lee is being sued by a woman who alleged that …

Belarus has repeatedly accused the EU member of breaching its airspace. Warsaw denies the claims. Belarus has claimed that a Polish helicopter had violated its airspace as tensions are high between the two countries amid the conflict in Ukraine. “Around 1520 (1220 GMT), the aircraft crossed the border of the …

Rescue efforts are under way with some of those on board still ‘unaccounted for’. A rescue operation is under way after a United States military helicopter crashed off the northern coast of Australia with 20 Marines on board. Several people were rescued, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), after …

Bago gave his condolence message when he visited the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, on Tuesday, August 15, in Abuja. He also sympathised with the entire Armed Forces of Nigeria and the Nigerian Army over the killing of some troops in an ambush, while on clearance …

  A helicopter raid involving US and Syrian forces has resulted in the death of a senior ISIS leader Hamza al-Hosi. In a statement released this afternoon, Friday, February 17, US Central Command confirmed that Hamza al-Hosi, a senior ISIS leader had been killed in northeastern Syria. He was reportedly …

A helicopter in President Muhammadu Buhari’s convoy was attacked by some Kano residents during a visit to the state today, January 30.    President Buhari is currently in the state to commission some projects. During the visit, some Kano residents were spotted in videos shared online, throwing stones at the helicopter …