Transport

A devastating helicopter crash occurred today, October 24, 2024, off the coast of Port Harcourt, resulting in the loss of multiple lives. The Sikorsky S-76 helicopter, operated by East Wind Aviation and registered as 5N-BQG, was on a routine flight from the Port Harcourt Military Base to the NUIMANTAN oil rig when it ditched into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima . Crash Details: Time of Incident: 10:22 Zulu time (1022Z) Aircraft Information: Sikorsky S-76, Registration 5N-BQG, Operated by East Wind Aviation Passengers On Board: 8 Last Point of Contact: Bonny Finima, 5 minutes to destination. Type of Operation:: Visual…

The Managing Director of Tantita Security Services Ltd, Chief  Keaton Pondi has fulfilled the pledge he made to a bassist, Mr Simeon Djagbo in Warri about a month ago. The bungalow which contains a 3-bedroom flat, self-contained with a bed-sitter was presented to the beneficiary in the Oil City of Warri. A reliable source  has  revealed that the Tantita managing director made the promise to give Djagbo a house at a concert in Warri tagged “RATATA FIESTA, THE JAMBOREE EDITION”, held at Dy Events Place and Lounge by TJ HAYS. He said that the concert saw a lot of top-notch…

  In line with its rejigged operational tactics towards creating a safer motoring environment in Nigeria, the Federal Road Safety Corps has successfully recorded 25% reduction in the total number of Road Traffic Crashes (RTC), 53% decrease in people killed, and 43% reduction in number of people injured in crashes that involved 522 people on Nigerian roads during the 2023 Eid-El Kabir . The information was gathered as a result of a special patrol operations that was held from 26 June to 01 July, 2023. In the special patrol operation that lasted for six days, the Corps recorded a total…

Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo exchange banters with the Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, and his entourage at the Portharcourt International Airport, Omagwa. Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo exchange banters with the Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, and his entourage at the Portharcourt International Airport, Omagwa.Timi Alaibe, Fomer MD, NDDC, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, Honourable Minister of Transportation. L-R: Timi Alaibe, Fomer MD, NDDC, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, Honourable Minister of Transportation.