Tag: Boat
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Boat carrying 200 passengers capsizes in Niger State, many feared killed
A boat carying over 200 passengers capsized early Friday morning along the Dambo-Ebuchi stretch of River Niger in Niger State, resulting in several fatalities. Eyewitnesses reported that the vessel, owned by one Musa Dangana, was en route to the Katcha weekly market, transporting a mix of market women, farm laborers, and other passengers. The boat…
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Boats collide, passenger dies in Bagadry
A boat mishap at a jetty in a Badagry community in Lagos State has led to the death of a 32-year-old man. The mishap, according to sources, occurred at the jetty on Thursday night when two boats, one coming from Badagry and another coming from Lagos, collided. Mr Victor Idowu, a resident of the community,…
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Five feared dead, six rescued in Kano boat mishap
A boat mishap, on Tuesday evening, in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano State has left no fewer than five passengers dead while six others were rescued. It was gathered that the incident happened at the Bagwai dam around 5 pm when the persons boarded the boat with an engine from Badau village to Bagwai…
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Seven girls die in Jigawa boat accident
At least seven girls have died after a boat capsized in Jigawa on Friday. According to the police, three other girls were also rescued.
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17 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos
Barely a month after a ferry passenger boat capsized in Lagos Island enroute Ikorodu, another boat with 17 passengers on board has capsized on Saturday. The incident reportedly occured 20 minutes after the privately owned boat identified as GT Water Line 4 took off at Ebute-Ero enroute Ikorodu Terminal at about 5.15pm. The Lagos State…
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Boat accidents kill four, injure 19 in Ondo
Four persons have lost their lives while 19 others sustained injuries in boat accidents at different locations in Ilaje and Irele Local Government Areas of the Ondo State.
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Military did not fire at cargo boat on Bonny River – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports that the military helicopters fired at a cargo boat conveying people and food stuff from Port Harcourt to Bonny. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it was widely reported on Friday that a military chopper opened fire on cargo boat conveying food stuff from Port Harcourt…
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Boat mishap kills 13 in Sokoto, Tambuwal, Wamakko mourn
The Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, have mourned the death of 13 people in a boat mishap on Thursday. The victims were said to be travelling from Doruwa to Ginga when the boat capsized. The Chairman of the Shagari Local Government Council, Alhaji Aliyu Dantine…
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156 declared missing after boat mishap in Kebbi
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has declared 156 persons missing in the boat mishap which occurred in Kebi State on Wednesday. Mr Yusuf Birma, NIWA area manager in Yauri Kebbi State, disclosed this, adding that the accident was caused by overloading. Birma said rescue operation is still ongoing but added that four people have…
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AFCON Qualifier: Super Eagles arrive Benin Republic by boat [Photos]
The Super Eagles have arrived in Port Novo, Benin Republic for their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against their neighbours. Gernot Rohr’s men upon arrival in the city by boat had their mandatory COVID-19 tests. “We have arrived in Porto Novo. We also had our mandatory Covid test done at the point of…