The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that eight people have tragically lost their lives following the crash of an Eastwind Aviation helicopter into the Bonny River in Rivers State. Naija News reports that the helicopter, carrying six passengers and two crew members, was en route from Port Harcourt Military Base to the FPSO Nuim Antan […]

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 […]

“The operator indicated that the helicopter had 2 hours and 15 minutes of fuel endurance."

The Spokesperson for the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement she issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday.

“Search and rescue missions are currently ongoing. So far, three bodies have been recovered,” NNPC said.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has said a search and rescue effort is ongoing over the helicopter incident that led to the deaths

The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday.

A helicopter carrying personnel from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) met a tragic fate on Thursday, crashing into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The incident involved a Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, operated by East Winds Aviation, which had taken off […]

Three persons have been confirmed dead in the crash of a helicopter with eight passengers into a river in Rivers State. The Ministry of Aviation and

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 […]

Three persons have been confirmed dead after a helicopter ditched into the waters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Channels Television reports that the