•Boat accident Emergency response agencies have launched rescue operations following a boat accident in Gorau village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The boat reportedly capsized today while carrying passengers across a waterway in the community. As of the time of filing this report, the exact number of people on board and the ...
•Boat mishap Two fishermen have gone missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Opu-Okumbiri community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Residents of the community identified the missing fishermen as Elder Sunday Sample Timothy and his assistant, Mr Avarada, reports Daily Trust. A community leader, Chief Saturday Akimi-O...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu today appealed to members, aspirants and party leaders of the All Progressives Congress to conduct themselves as sportsmen and women as nationwide primaries kicked off. Tinubu warned that rancorous behaviour would only serve the opposition and cautioning winners against gloating while urging losers to accept defea...
•Boat mishap Tragedy has struck in Sokoto State following another boat accident that occurred in the Shagari Local Government Area of the state, leaving many passengers feared missing. The Special Adviser to Governor Ahmed Aliyu at the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Aminu Bodinga, confirmed this to journalists today. He said ...
•Kogi State boat accident Many are feared dead, while a total of 14 persons have been rescued in a boat accident in Kogi State. The Frontier reports that this incident follows on the heels of a boat mishap that occurred yesterday between Baro and Akwanu communities of Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State which […]
•Boat mishap A devastating boat accident occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger, resulting in the loss of multiple lives. According to eyewitnesses, the boat, which belonged to one Musa Dangana, was carrying over 200 passengers, including market women and farm labourers, en route to the Katcha week...
•Boat mishap Rescuers have recovered some 20 bodies after a boat carrying people and merchandise capsised today on Lake Kivu in eastern DR Congo, security and harbour sources said. The vessel, which had come from the town of Minova in the South Kivu province, sank mid-morning on Thursday just 100 metres (109 yards) away from […]
•Boat mishap At least 60 dead bodies have been recovered in a boat accident in Niger State. According to a release by the Press Secretary to the Council Chairman of Mokwa local government, Abubakar Dakani, the boat was carrying over 300 passengers when it capsized at the notorious Gbajibo River in Mokwa Local Government Area […]
•Boat mishap Five persons have died in a canoe accident in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The incident happened at about noon today when the canoe carrying twenty passengers capsized while crossing the Gamoda River near Nahuce village, reports Channels TV. In a statement, the Jigawa State Police Command said upon receiving the [&...
•Late Junior Pope Investigation has revealed that the late nollywood actor, Jr Pope was never provided with a life jacket contrary to viral reports that it was made available to him which he rejected while boarding the ill-fated boat that capsized, claiming his life and that of four other passengers on April 10, at Anam […]
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