Tag: Boat Mishap
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Boat mishap claims 2 in Bayelsa
A boat mishap at Akede community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa has claimed the lives of two people. The accident occurred on Tuesday evening when a speedboat collided with a fishing boat leading to the
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SAD! 19 corpses recovered from Bayelsa boat mishap
Nineteen bodies have been recovered following Wednesday’s cargo boat accident along the Ezetu I community river in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Recall the ill-fated boat conveying traders mostly women and their merchandise was said to have left the Ezetu I community on the Atlantic fringe around 3 pm on the fateful…
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Boat Mishap: Delta govt prohibits water journey without safety gadgets
Delta Government has prohibited journeys on its water bodies for actors in carrying out their creative talents without putting on life jackets and ensuring other safety measures. This is contained in a condolence message by the State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism,
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Junior Pope’s death: Police recover 3 more bodies
The Police Command in Anambra, said it had recovered three more bodies from the boat mishap that occurred on Wednesday, in Anam community, Anambra West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said this in a statement in Awka on Friday.
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Boat mishap claims lives of 2 children in Niger
Two children have been confirmed dead while two others sustained various degrees of injuries in a boat mishap that occurred in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger. The Overseeing Director-General of Niger Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA),
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22 persons drown as boat capsizes in Niger, six bodies recovered
About 22 passengers drowned on Monday in a boat mishap in Niger State. It was gathered that the victims were going from Kasabu village in the Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State to Yauri in Kebbi State, on Monday morning when the boat capsized due to a downpour accompanied by heavy wind.
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Boat mishap: Gov Otu orders indefinite suspension of activities in Marina Resort
Gov. Bassey Otu in further response to the cruise boat mishap involving 14 medical students at the Marina Resort on Saturday, ordered the suspension of cruise operations and other activities at the resort. The order was given in a statement signed by Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the governor.
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Boat mishap: Gov Otu to sanction culpable officials of resort
The Cross River Government will sanction officials of the Marina Resort found culpable of having compromised on safety standards over the cruise boat mishap. This is contained in a statement issued by Gov. Bassey Otu’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche in Calabar.
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Kwara boat mishap: NIWA threatens to prosecute culpable officials
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has threatened to prosecute any official found involved in the Patigi boat mishap where over 100 persons lost their lives in Kwara. The NIWA Managing Director, Dr. George Moghalu, made the threat in a statement issued by the authority’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Alhaji Jibrin Darda’u, in Lokoja on…
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Kwara boat mishap: 144 rescued as death toll rises to 106
Kwara State Police Command has said that 144 people have so far been rescued from the Monday Boat mishap which claimed many lives in the Patigi local government area of Kwara state. The police also put the death toll at 106. The Police in a statement signed by SP Ajayi Okasanmi Police Public Relations Officer…