‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure. One person has lost his life while fifteen others were injured in a boat accident that occurred in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The mishap, it was gathered on Sunday, happened when the boat was ferry some passengers and goods from Idiogba waterside of the area. Hammed Abodunrin, Ondo […]
Ten people were killed, five rescued and four others went missing when a passenger boat capsized in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, a government agency said on Saturday. The boat was heading to Badagry from the Kirikiri area of the city late Wednesday when it sank in heavy currents, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said […]
*NIWA blames incident on violation of regulation Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says the seventh and last body from Friday’s night boat mishap near Ikorodu has been found. LASWA’s General Manager, Mr. Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, made the confirmation on Sunday in Lagos. “The last body was found through the joint efforts of LASWA, National Inland Waterways […]
The Lagos state Waterways Authority (LASWA) says one person is still missing while three rescued on Tuesday’s boat mishap at Lekki Shoreline, Lekki Phase 1 in the state. LASWA General Manager, Mr. Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos. Emmanuel said: “At about 4.30 pm on the June 23, […]
The canoe was carrying passengers from Gwaskaram village area heading to the next village, Yola Doka, on a market day. The Permanent Secretary, Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Shehu Ningi, on Thursday said about 15 people were killed in a crowded canoe mishap at Gwaskaram village, Bauchi Local Government Area. Ningi confirmed this in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the families of the 38 victims of a boat mishap in Kirfi Local Council, Bauchi State. In a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, Buhari described the incident “as a devastating tragedy not only for families of […]
Three persons have been confirmed dead as a boat carrying 20 passengers capsized between Liverpool and Coconut Under Bridge in Lagos. Mr Adesina Tiamiyu, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said that the incident happened on Wednesday at about 8:20p.m. Tiamiyu said that the rescue team were still searching for five other […]
Niger state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Monday, disclosed that a pregnant woman, identified as Ramatu Mammam, her two year old son, Saminu and seven other persons were feared death in a boat mishap. The Director General of the Agency (NSEMA), Alhjai Ahmed Inga disclosed that the deceased were said to have boarded the boat […]