•Boat mishap At least six students reportedly returning to school have drowned after the boat they were travelling in capsised at the Buruku crossing point in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. Witnesses said the incident occurred on Sunday night while the students and other passengers were being ferried across the River Benue at [&h...
•Boat mishap Five siblings have tragically drowned in a boat accident at Obagaji in Agatu Local Government Area, Benue State. The victims reportedly lost their lives over the weekend while returning from their farm when the boat they were traveling in capsized after hitting turbulent waters, reports Vanguard. A former Agatu Local Government Vi...
•Police No fewer than seven persons were within two days drowned in the lagoon, beach, and hotel swimming pools in Lagos. This is just as emergency responders have recovered the body of one of the deceased passengers of an accident on the Third Mainland Bridge on Wednesday, reports Nigerian Tribune. The image maker in charge […]
•Lagos beach The Police Command in Lagos State said today that two brothers drowned at Ibeshe Beach on Christmas Day. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told our correspondent that someone reported the incident to the police, reports NAN. He said that the incident happened at about 6pm while the brothers were swimming with their...
•Shipwreck No fewer than 61 migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said the boat had set off from the Libyan city of Zwara with about 86 persons on board, reports The Guardian. Libya is a key transit point along the Central Mediterranean route, [&...

