Tag: boat accident
Rivers: Bonny LG confirms 3 dead in boat mishap, sends condolences
The statement explained that the council’s Chairman, Anengi Claude-Wilcox, was deeply saddened by the tragic incident that claimed the lives…
‘Monumental disaster’ – Zamfara Governor reacts to death of 40 people in boat mishap
The 40 people died when the boat that was carrying more than 40 people capsized in the Bakin Kasuwa River.…
One dies in boat accident
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Waterways Authority, Wuraola Alake, confirmed the development in statement.
Boat capsizes with 22 passengers in Niger
He attributed the cause of the incident to water hyacinth coupled with strong waves.
Police confirm 103 dead in Kwara boat accident
The boat was said to be carrying a total of 270 people who were returning from a wedding ceremony in…
Tragic: 17 children die in Sokoto boat accident
A similar incident occurred on April 13, 2022 at Gidan Magana village of Sokoto where 29 persons mostly teenagers died.
Eight pupils die on way to school in boat mishap
Tragedy struck in Wayokope community of Ghana’s Bono East Region on Tuesday as eight school children were killed after the…
12 bodies still missing from 16-passenger boat accident in Lagos
Twelve bodies are still missing from the W19 fiber boat carrying 16 passengers that drowned in the Ojo Area of…
Eight die in another boat accident in Bayelsa
It could be recalled six persons, including a female corps member had reportedly died in a similar boat mishap in…
26 die as boat capsizes in Sokoto
At the time this report was filed, the council boss said the actual number of passengers in the boat could…
Boat mishap: 19 dead, 66 missing
Randrianavony said there were 130 passengers on the ship, travelling from Antanambe to Soanierana Ivongo, and 45 were found alive.
27 migrants confirmed dead in English Channel boat tragedy
A spokesperson for the ministry said that the death toll of the tragedy, which was revised down from 31, was…
Boat mishap: NIWA to withdraw licences of indicted operators
The Lagos Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has told boat operators on Sunday that it would…
10 passengers cheat death as boat capsizes in Lagos
Ten people have escaped death as a boat capsized on Ilashe-Ikoyi waterfront, on Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Lagos boat mishap: 5 people still missing – LASWA
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), on Thursday said five people were still missing six days after a-20 capacity passengers’…