Another boat mishap claims 29 lives in Niger
The Official says the boat departed from Tungan Sule in Shagunu ward with 90 people on board and was en ...
The Official says the boat departed from Tungan Sule in Shagunu ward with 90 people on board and was en ...
The tragic incident claimed the lives of two adults and a toddler.
The police said the bodies of the victims have been recovered.
The boat was carrying marketers from Eve in Kogi State to Katcha market in Niger State on Friday when it ...
The police said six other persons were injured in the accident.
The incident happened on Monday.
Governor AbdulRazaq announced a donation of N100 million to the victims of the Niger boat accident front the area.
The accident reportedly occurred at about 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday while the boat sailed from Mundi with about 300 people ...
To avoid a repeat of similar accident in future, Governor Lawal said that the state government would collaborate with the ...
In a statement by his spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, Governor Lawal described the Gummi boat mishap as a monumental disaster
The latest boat accident in Jigawa comes one month after a similar incident in Kwalgai Village.
Police have confirmed the incident.
The police say one woman is still missing as of Monday morning.
The incident brings to 31 the number of reported dead from boat mishaps on the Bonny Island waterway in the ...
Ten persons were confirmed dead in a boat mishap that occurred in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State on ...
The governor of Taraba said old boats will soon be phased out and the use of life jackets will be ...
The passengers were mostly local traders.
It was learnt that the boat was returning from Katcha market in Niger State and heading to Danbo village in ...
The boat was carrying more than 100 persons.
On the waters between Niger and Kwara states, no fewer than 100 wedding guests, including a father and his four ...
“Our village people went to a wedding ceremony in another village called Gboti and the boat carried about 270 people, ...
Residents said rescue workers are still searching for missing persons as of Thursday morning.
The boat driver said there were 48 passengers on board, not 85 as reported in the media.
Officials said the victims were returning from the farm when the incident happened.
Most of those affected were children between the age of 15 and 17 going to fetch firewood in the bush ...
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