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Watch video of the moment helicopter conveying Osinbajo crash-landed

February 3, 2019Ayo Olowo

On Saturday, the chopper conveying Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo from Abuja to Kabba in Kogi state crash-landed on Saturday. Osinbajo and his crew survived the crash, which is the second air mishap suffered by the vice-president in eight months. Here is a video of the helicopter after it crash-landed

Osinbajo’s helicopter crashed because of unusual weather condition

February 3, 2019Ayo Olowo

The helicopter which conveyed Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo from Abuja to Kabba in Kogi state, crash-landed as a result of unusual weather condition. Caverton Helicopters, owners of the aircraft, said this in a statement issued on Saturday. Osinbajo was on a campaign trip to Kogi when the chopper crash-landed in Kabba. There were no injuries recorded during the […]

Air Force helicopter crashes during operation again Boko Haram

January 3, 2019Ayo Olowo

A Nigerian air force (NAF) helicopter crashed while providing support to troops of 145 battalion at Damasak in Borno state on Wednesday. Ibikunle Daramola, director of public relations and information, disclosed this, but he neither gave details of the model of the helicopter nor how many personnel were inside it at the time the crash happened. […]

NAF destroys Boko Haram bomb-making facilities in Borno

November 22, 2017Ayo Olowo

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, says it has successfully destroyed an insurgents’ facility for manufacturing of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, in Borno. Olatokunbo Adesanya, director of public relations and information, NAF Headquarters, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, said the feat was in furtherance of operation “Lafia Dole”. Adesanya said the facility was located […]

NAF Helicopter hits Boko Haram insurgents hiding under trees

May 31, 2017Ayo Olowo

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said its newly acquired all-weather helicopter gunship, Mi-35M Super Hind, recorded its first hit in battle against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Olatokunbo Adesanya said on 21 May, NAF Component of Operation “LAFIYA DOLE” conducted an Intelligence Surveillance and […]

Black-box found!

August 14, 2015Ayo Olowo

The Accident Investigation Bureau has announced that it had recovered the Black Box of the Bristow helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon on Wednesday. The Black Box contains the Cockpit Voice and the Flight Data Recorders from the crashed helicopter. The Commissioner of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Dr Felix Abali, made this known while displaying […]