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How Aircraft Model Carrying Wigwe and Family Crashed 5 Times In 2023

How Aircraft Model Carrying Wigwe and Family Crashed 5 Times In 2023

How Aircraft model carrying Wigwe, wife, son crashed five times in 2023 The aircraft model – Eurocopter EC 130B4 – which crashed last week and claimed the lives of Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and three others, suffered five crashes in 2023. It was reported that Wigwe, the Chief Executive of Access Holdings Plc died following a chopper crash on Friday, February 9, in California, United States. His wife, Chizoba, and son also died in the helicopter crash from the same aircraft model. The history of the Eurocopter EC 130 can be traced to several fatal accidents in the past.…
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10 Things To Know About Late Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe

10 Things To Know About Late Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe

10 Things To Know About Late Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe The CEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, has been feared killed in a chopper crash in California.He was reportedly on board with about five others believed to be his wife, son and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), when the helicopter crashed. Sources said the chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night. Here are things to know about Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe CON was born on…
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‘Let’s Number Our Days’ – Wigwe Writes Few Weeks Before Helicopter Crash

‘Let’s Number Our Days’ – Wigwe Writes Few Weeks Before Helicopter Crash

‘Let’s Number Our Days’ — Wigwe Writes Few Weeks Before Helicopter Crash Herbert Wigwe, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, shared a cryptic message on his social media pages a few weeks before his involvement in a helicopter crash in the United States. At around 7 a.m. Nigerian time on Saturday, Wigwe was aboard the Eurocopter EC130 helicopter that crashed in California near the Nevada border. The GCEO of Access Holdings was in the chopper alongside his wife, son and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group). There were six…
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NYSC Member Slumps, Dies While Watching Nigeria, South Africa AFCON Match

NYSC Member Slumps, Dies While Watching Nigeria, South Africa AFCON Match

Corp Member Slumps, Dies While Watching Nigeria, South Africa AFCON Match A serving member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), simply identified as Samuel, on Wednesday, slumped and died while watching Nigeria’s Super Eagles clash with South Africa in a penalty shootout. The corps member serving in Adamawa died before the last shootout that progressed Nigeria to the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). According to a post made on Facebook by an eye-witness, Samuel died during celebration of Nigeria’s shootout in the semi final match. “We lost one Nigerian a few minutes ago during our…
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APC Chieftain Dies While Watching Super Eagles AFCON Match

APC Chieftain Dies While Watching Super Eagles AFCON Match

APC Chieftain Dies While Watching Super Eagles Match A former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Ika Federal Constituency in Delta State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cairo Ojuogboh, is dead. According to a family source, Ojuogboh died on Wednesday night while watching the AFCON 2023 semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa. He reportedly collapsed as South Africa was awarded a penalty in the later stages of the game at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake. The game ended in a 4-2 penalty shootout victory in favour of Nigeria, propelling the…
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Lawyer Slumps, Dies Outside Court In Port Court

Lawyer Slumps, Dies Outside Court In Port Court

Lawyer Slumps, Dies Outside Courtroom In Port Harcourt A lawyer has collapsed and lost consciousness outside a courthouse in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital. The legal practitioner who is a native of Ibaa in Emohua LGA of the state identified as Eze Agala slumped just as he stepped outside the Magistrate Court building on Moscow Road, Port Harcourt. He was immediately rushed to the Police Clinic where he was confirmed dead. According to Channels Tv, the leadership of the Port Harcourt branch of the NBA has yet to comment on it, but Felix Ashimole, another lawyer in the state…
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Private Jet Crash-Lands With Over 10 VIPs In Ibadan

Private Jet Crash-Lands With Over 10 VIPs In Ibadan

Private Jet Carrying Over 10 VIPs Crash-lands In Ibadan A private jet having about 10 persons onboard including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) has crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. An impeccable source said the jet crash-landed on Friday around 11 am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. The jet with registration number, N580KR, missed the runway into the nearby bush. Firefighters and rescue officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were immediately deployed to the scene. But there was no death or casualty recorded. “It was a private plane from Abuja. It landed safely but overshot the…
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Tinubu Commiserates With Oyo Govt, Victims Of Ibadan Explosion

Tinubu Commiserates With Oyo Govt, Victims Of Ibadan Explosion

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMISERATES WITH OYO STATE GOVERNMENT, VICTIMS OVER IBADAN EXPLOSION President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the devastating explosion that occurred on Tuesday night in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The explosion killed two persons and wounded about 80 others. It also destroyed several buildings, vehicles, and other properties. "It is worrisome that the cause of the blast is being attributed to the activities of illegal miners. Those behind the inexcusable and reckless behavior that has created the conditions for the sad incident to occur must be fished out and punished," the President said.…
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Five Children Die In Fire While Father Was Our For Xmas shopping

Five Children Die In Fire While Father Was Our For Xmas shopping

Five Children Die In Fire While Father Was Out For Christmas Shopping A father was out for Christmas shopping when his four children and a young relative died in a house fire in Arizona, USA, police said. The fire tore through the two-storey home on Saturday evening, authorities said, leaving no survivors. Four children, ages 2, 4, 5 and 13 were siblings, while an 11-year-old was a visiting relative. Police officials are investigating the fire and have not released the names of the children or father. The fire broke out in Bullhead City, 100 miles (160km) south of Las Vegas,…
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Nigeria Army Chief, Lagbaja, Accepts Military Error In Kaduna Attack

Nigeria Army Chief, Lagbaja, Accepts Military Error In Kaduna Attack

Army Chief, Taoreed Lagbaja, Opens Up On Military Error In Kaduna Attack The Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army, Taoreed Lagbaja, has apologised for a drone strike that mistakenly killed no fewer than 88 worshippers in Tudun Biri, Kaduna state. Lagbaja made the apology during a visit to the affected community on Tuesday. He said the military has launched a thorough inquiry into the incident to ascertain and identify areas of deficiency that led to the incident. According to Lagbaja, the army’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detachment observed the movement of terrorists at Ligarma, an area notorious for being…
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