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    Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe Dies in Helicopter Crash

    Julius AlagbeBy News No Comments1 Min Read
    Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe Dies in Helicopter Crash
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    Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe Dies in Helicopter Crash

    The Chief Executive Officer of Access holdings Herbert Wigwe,  his wife Chizoba, a son and Abimbola Ogunbajo, former President of Nigerian Exchange group plc and 3 others, are feared dead in a helicopter crash between the borders of Nevada and California.

    A search and recovery operation is already going on.

    It is believed there were six persons aboard including Herbert’s wife , son and a friend and former president of the Stock Exchange Toks Ogunbadejo.

    Due to weather conditions his aircraft landed in Palm Springs, California airport and they took a helicopter to Las Vegas at 10 pm ( 7am Nigerian Time).

    The chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night.

    Official confirmation by the authorities is still being awaited from National Safety Transportation officials currently expected at the crash site with family members. #Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe Dies in Helicopter Crash#

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    Julius Alagbe is a senior financial journalist and Editor at MarketForces Africa with nearly two decades of experience in finance, accounting, and economics reporting.He is one of Nigeria's most prolific financial market reporters, covering capital markets, monetary policy, corporate earnings, banking, telecoms, and macroeconomic developments across Africa.Julius has built a strong footprint reporting on Nigeria's leading corporates and financial services sector, including coverage of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Central Bank of Nigeria monetary operations, MTN Nigeria, GTCO, and major investment banking transactions.He regularly monitors the CBN’s open market operations, interbank FX markets, and equity market movements, providing readers with real-time intelligence on Nigeria’s financial landscape.His reporting draws on direct access to institutional research from firms including Moody’s Ratings, CardinalStone Securities, Fitch, and other leading African investment houses.Julius brings analytical depth and editorial rigour to every story, making complex financial data accessible to professionals, investors, and policymakers across Africa.Julius Alagbe is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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