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NISB Announces Recovery of Crashed Helicopter’s Black Box
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says they have found the Black Box of the Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, registration 5N BQG, which ditched in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bonny Finima on October 24, 2024.
In a statement on Friday, November 8Mrs Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji , the Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, NSIB, disclosed that the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) was found by the Search and Recovery partners NNPC, NIMASA, the Nigerian Navy, and HydroDive.
The statement reads: ” The FDR and CVR, commonly referred to as the aircraft’s “black box,” was retrieved early this morning.
This device is crucial in helping investigators analyse flight performance and cockpit communications to determine the sequence of events leading up to the accident.
The recovered recorder has been secured for transport to NSIB’s data analysis lab.
It will undergo data extraction and analysis by NSIB’s specialists to gain insights into the operational and technical conditions preceding the accident and to help determine the cause of the accident.
As of today, three individuals remain unaccounted for, and long-term search efforts continue in coordination with local and international partners.
NSIB Director- General Captain Alex Badeh Jr., commended the recovery teams and stressed the importance of the investigation: “The recovery of the Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder marks a monumental step in understanding what led to this tragic accident.
The black box holds vital information that will provide invaluable insight into the sequence of events leading up to the accident, which will help us determine the cause and inform any necessary safety recommendations.
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Awujale’s burial holds today in Ijebu-Ode
A statement signed by the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, stated that the burial will take place by 4:00 p.m.
The remains of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebu Ode, Oba Sikuru Kayode Adetona, will be committed to mother earth at his Ogbagba Court, Igbeba residence, in Ijebu-Ode.
A release signed by the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, stated that the burial will take place by 4:00 p.m.
The revered monarch joined his ancestors on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 91.He urged residents of the state to remember the families of the revered monarch in their prayers.
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A heartbreaking video online shows Zahra, the daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, visibly distraught, crying and shouting on a street in London upon receiving the news of her father’s passing.
The video, shared by Dele Momodu and Mubarak Ibrahim Rano captures Zahra, clad in an orange outfit, falling to her knees and crying outside the hospital where the former President died.
The family members were also seen crying profusely in the video.
Ohibaba.com had earlier reported that Mr. Buhari gave up the ghost on Sunday afternoon after battling an illness suspected to be Leukemia.
Reacting to the Development, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the Vice President, Kashim Shettimma and his Chief Of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila to head to London and accompany Buhari’s body back to Nigeria for a State Burial.
Watch tthe video below:
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Buhari ‘s friend, Awujale of Ijebu dies today at 91
The monarch died on Sunday, just hours after the announcement of the death of Muhammadu Buhari, his longtime friend and former president.
•Awujale of Ijebu and Muhammadu Buhari.
Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, has died at the age of 91.
The monarch died on Sunday, just hours after the announcement of the death of Muhammadu Buhari, his longtime friend and former president.
Adetona ascended the throne on April 2, 1960, and reigned for over 64 years, making him one of the longest-serving traditional rulers in Nigerian history.
His friendship with Buhari dated back to the 1980s and was cemented under extraordinary circumstances.
In 1983, just before Buhari’s military coup, Olabisi Onabanjo, then Ogun state governor, had already signed a formal order deposing Adetona.
The removal was scheduled to take effect on January 2, 1984.
But the coup of December 31, 1983 — which toppled Nigeria’s civilian government — halted the plan.
Buhari’s intervention inadvertently preserved the Awujale’s reign.
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