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Helicopter levy: NAMA reads riot act to operators

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 June 2025 0

BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO Oil firms operating in the country have been told to formally communicate to Naebi Dynamic Concepts Ltd their proposed payment plans and modalities for applicable air navigation levies The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA in a statement, warned that failure to

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How NAF MI-35P helicopter crashed during operations in PH

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 December 2023 0

Troops neutralise 52 terrorists BY ANDREW OROLUA The military on Friday, December 1, 2023 lost a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter to a crash in an operation against economic saboteurs at about 7.45am in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba who disclosed this in Abuja said the […]

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NAF Confirms Helicopter Crash In Port Harcourt, No Death Recorded

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2023 0

A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Friday morning. Naija News had earlier reported that the helicopter with the number NAF MI-35P crashed at exactly 7.45 am. The crash happened after it took off for an operation against economic saboteurs in Rivers State. The development was confirmed by […]

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Nigeria’s national parks to acquire helicopter for its operations – CG

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2022 0

The Conservator General (CG) of the National Park Service (NPS), Dr Ibrahim Goni, on Monday said that the service will soon acquire a helicopter for its operations. Goni said this in Abuja on Monday during the two-day 2022 World Ranger Day celebration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event is marked annually […]

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Panic in Niger communities following presence of strange helicopter

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2021 0

Residents of some villages in Kontagora local government area of Niger State have been thrown into panic following the sighting of a strange helicopter said to have been hovering around villages for two days. This is coming on the heels of rumours linking former military head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, to an helicopter allegedly dropping […]

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ACF urged full, open probe over impounded helicopter

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for a full, open and transparent investigation into the arrested helicopter reportedly dropping supplies to bandits. ACF, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Emmanuel Yawe, on Tuesday in Kaduna, stated that it is convinced that full open and transparent investigation on the order of […]

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FG Grounds RCCG Pastor, Adeboye’s Helicopter

Ihesiulo Grace 18 April 2021 0

The Nigerian government, through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, has reportedly grounded a private helicopter belonging to Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church (RCCG) at the Lagos airport (NCAA). The plane, an AgustaWestland AW139 chopper with the registration number 5N-EAA, was suspended from flying about two weeks ago, according to The Sunday

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BREAKING: Another Lagos helicopter crash victim dies

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2020 0

The third crew member in the Friday helicopter crash at Opebi, Lagos State, has died. READ ALSO: BREAKING: 2 feared dead as Helicopter crashes in Lagos [Photos/Videos] Recall that Daily Times reported two persons involved in the crash died earlier. The spokesperson for the Accident Investigation Bureau, Mr Tunji Oketunmbi, disclosed to the Punch on […]

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Kobe Bryant: Helicopter company not certified to fly in foggy weather

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

The Island Express Helicopters, the charter company whose helicopter crashed and killed basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others on Sunday was not certified to fly in conditions requiring pilots to fly using only cockpit instruments, media reports said. IEH, which owned the Sikorsky S-76B that crashed, was only certified to operate under […]

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What caused Kobe Bryant’s helicopter to crash still not known

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

The helicopter that crashed over the weekend in California killing nine people, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant, dropped more than 2,000 feet a minute and was in one piece until impact into a hillside, a National Transportation Safety Board member said Tuesday. The helicopter was at 2,300 feet in the air when it lost communication […]

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Taiwan’s military chief dies after helicopter crash

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2020 0

Taipei – Taiwan’s military chief was among eight people who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday in northern Taiwan, the national defence ministry said. The 62-year-old chief of the general staff, Shen Yi-ming, was among the high-ranking officials killed, the ministry told reporters via the social media messaging app LINE. The UH-60M Black Hawk […]

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NAF training helicopter crashes in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2019 0

A training helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crashed in the NAF Base in Enugu after returning from a routine training exercise. According to NAF twitter account on Friday in Enugu, the crash occurred on Thursday after a routine training. It said that although there were casualties, the cause of the incident […]

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5 passengers killed in New York helicopter crash

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2018 0

All five passengers have been killed in a helicopter crash into New York City’s East River. A spokesman for the New York City Police Department confirmed the deaths to The Associated Press early Monday morning. Police say a sixth person, the pilot, freed himself and was rescued by a passing tugboat on Sunday night. The […]

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Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

A senior Saudi prince was killed when the helicopter he was travelling in crashed near the border with Yemen, state television reports. Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Asir province, was travelling with several officials when the helicopter crashed, Al-Ikhbariya news channel reports. The cause of the crash is unknown. It comes a […]

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Helicopter crash: Pilots, aircraft engineer incompetent- AIB

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), yesterday released reports on the Accident involving Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Bell 427 helicopter with registration 5N-POL at Kabong, Jos South LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria on the 14th of March, 2012. The Bureau also released the report on the Serious Incident to Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Tampico TB9 […]