B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G News!!! Helicopter Crashed Into Lagos Lagoon

Bristow Helicopter pledges assistance to survivors, deceased's families

The crashed helicopter being pulled out of the Lagos Lagoon…PHOTO|: vtolblog.com

Bristow Helicopter Limited on Thursday promised to assist survivors and families of the dead victims of its ill-fated chopper that plunged into the lagoonon Wednesday in Lagos.

Bristow Regional Director for Africa Duncan Moore made the pledge in a statement in Lagos.

“Our thoughts are with those affected by the unfortunate accident. We regret the loss of lives in the air crash and we are ready to assist them with our full resources.

“Our highest priority is to take care of our crew and clients and their family members and provide them with any assistance needed.

“Our personnel are currently working to confirm the number of people on board, their identities and the extent of any injury,” he said.

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Moore said the company was fully co-operating with appropriate authorities that were investigating the incident.

“The company is fully cooperating with Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Nigeria Police.

Money found on some victims of the helicopter crash.

“Preliminary information indicates that the aircraft carried 10 passengers and a crew of two, subject to confirmation.

“The company is in the process of collecting pertinent information and we will release more details as soon as it is available.

“At this time, the full resources of Bristow Helicopter’s incident response team are being mobilised,” he said.

NAN reports that AIB had earlier said in a statement on Wednesday said it had commenced investigation into the Bristow helicopter that crashed into the lagoon in Lagos.

The bureau’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, said the investigation had commenced with the AIB Commissioner, Dr Felix Abali, leading the team.

The statement said 12 persons were believed to be on board.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that thehelicopter, with tail number 5N-BGD, was involved in an accident at about 3:30 p.m on approach to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The aircraft, a Sikorsky S-76C+, was returning from a drilling rig.

The Public Relation Officer, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), South-West had earlier confirmed four dead while six survivors have been taken to the hospital and two were still missing.

SOURCE:  Hope for Nigeria News

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Why Alicia Keys' blog post on women's self-esteem is incredibly refreshing

Reporter Laura Dennison explores why Alicia Keys’ approach to self-worth is particularly important for women today

Another day, another celebrity taking to the internet to discuss the exhausted topic of women’s self-esteem issues. But the opinions expressed in Alicia Keys’ new blog post on her website are a bit different to the regurgitated stuff you usually read.

Alicia has kept herself fairly out of the spotlight while celebrities like Sinead O’Connor have been more than happy to publicly lambast some of the most powerful women in society today (Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus…) through “open letters”.

 

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Our Facebook newsfeeds are consistently peppered with articles by Oxbridge grads telling us what feminism is and how we should be honouring it “tastefully”. In contrast, Alicia doesn’t even mention the word “feminism” at all.

She talks of how she shied away from any sort of attention by changing her clothes, hiding her intelligence, and keeping her opinions to herself. A reality that many women will be able to relate to.

“I started to notice a drastic difference in how men would relate to me if I had on jeans, or if I had on a skirt, or if my hair was done pretty. I could tell the difference, I could feel the animal instinct in them and it scared me.

“And so I started hiding. I chose the baggy jeans and timbs, I chose the ponytail and hat, I chose no make up, no bright colour lipstick or pretty dresses. I chose to hide. Pieces at a time. Less trouble that way.”

Now that Instagram and other social media sites have become so popular, it is no real surprise that a woman’s “following” has become the currency for which they value their worth. In turn altering how they portray their own “brand”, especially when it comes to sexuality.

Even when looking for jobs, a strong social media following can sometimes be considered above intelligence, kindness and experience. This is effectively becoming our new “CV”.

There remains a suggestion that women who post sexually suggestive photos do so for the attention of men, which unfortunately further reduces a woman’s “worth”.

Women online always get a raw deal when compared to men, whether that be the endless “leaking” of female celebrity nude pictures or (comparatively) the praise Justin Bieber received for his “stark naked on a boat selfie”.

Alicia’s post notes the singer’s recent revelation:

“And just the other day it hit me! OMG! Alicia!!! Why are you choosing to be that person?? That is so old and outdated!! STOP!!

You are allowed to be smart

You are allowed to be beautiful

You are allowed to be radical and have strong thoughts that others might not agree with

You are allowed to be tough

You are allowed to be sexy

You are allowed to be bold

You are allowed to be shapely

You are allowed to be kind

You are allowed to be yourself!!

“And guess what!?? I can be all these things all at the same time. I don’t have to give up one to be the other. ”

This is important for young women to hear during our current digital climate if we are to continue fighting against sexism.

Female celebrities get a lot of flak for dressing provocatively (or really, how they wish to), but you only have to step back and observe their immense influence to realise that they’re clearly doing something right.

It’s important to hone your craft, define your own style, and be exactly who you want to be without jeopardising your mental health by changing how you look and act in a fruitless quest for “likes”.

If you take a selfie and think that you look absolutely fine, regardless of whether you have the approval of others, you damn well better upload that selfie.