Plane Conveying COVID-19 Materials Crashes, Kills All Passengers

A chartered medical evacuation flight, on Sunday, crashed during takeoff in Manila, Philippines, killing all eight passengers on board. The plane carrying emergency medical supplies to Japan amid the Coronavirus outbreak crashed and exploded. According to the Manila International Airport Authority, the WestWind 24 aircraft was taking off from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, when […]

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TRAGEDY! Seven killed in crash involving Obaseki’s convoy

Not less than seven persons, including two children, were killed on Saturday in a fatal car accident involving the advance team convoy of Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State. The accident was said to have occurred after a Toyota Hilux van on the Governor’s advance team had a head-on collision with a passenger Audi car […]

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The last words heard from crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane pilot

A new report has revealed that one of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302’s pilots told the other “pitch up, pitch-up” moments before the Boeing 737 Max jetliner crashed three weeks ago. The Wall Street Journal, said that instruction and other information about the plane’s final moments shows a flight crew that was quickly overwhelmed. The Ethiopian […]

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Nigerian identified among 157 victims of Ethiopian Airlines crashed plane

A yet-to-be identified Nigerian was among the 157 dead victims of the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 Max that crashed this morning shortly after take-off in Addis Ababa. The plane billed for Nairobi had 32 Kenyans on board, the largest group of nationals in the ill-fated plane. There were 33 different nationalities on board with […]

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Yuletide: Drivers involed accidents to remain behind bar till January 15 – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has warned that recless drivers who get involved in road crashes during the Yuletide season will remain in prison custody till January 15, next year. The Commander of Zone 5 of FRSC, Mr. Kehinde Adeleye, gave the warning in Benin, Edo State on Tuesday, during the launching of Guinness Nigeria […]

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One dead, six injured in Lagos/Ibadan Expressway accident

One person has been confirmed dead, while six others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mack truck and a Toyota Hummer bus around Eldorado axis on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Monday. Mr […]

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All passengers, crew members rescued as Air Niugini flight crashes into sea

A flotilla of small boats rescued all 47 passengers and crew from an Air Niugini flight that crashed into the sea short of the runway at an airport in the tiny South Pacific nation of Micronesia on Friday, the Airport’s Manager said. “It was supposed to land but instead of landing it was 150 yards […]

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