No fewer than twenty people have reported lost their lives after two passenger boats capsized in Lagos on Monday night. The boats said to be conveying 16 passengers each, caved in after a collusion which occurred around 7pm, at Imore…
1 dead, 18 rescued in Jigawa boat mishap
A tragic boat accident occurred on the Kwalgai River in Auyo Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Sunday evening, resulting in the death of one person while 18 others were rescued. One person is, however, still missing. According to…
Junior Pope: Make-up artist buried by riverside, family couldn’t afford sacrifices
The makeup artist Abigail Frederick, who drowned in a boat accident, has been buried by the riverside because the family couldn’t afford the money to perform sacrifices. The makeup artist who drowned with Junior Pope on 10th April 2024 was…
Lake Maggiore boat accident: Questions remain over spy deaths
The story of a boat that sank on Lake Maggiore on 28 May has elements of a spy novel. Four people tragically drowned on the picturesque and popular lake south of the Swiss Alps. One was a former agent from…
Italy: Agents die when boat capsizes on Lake Maggiore
Two Italian intelligence agents and a retired Israeli security forces member were among four victims of Sunday’s boating disaster on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, local officials say. They named the Italians as Claudio Alonzi, 62, and Tiziana Barnobi, 53.…
Naval rating dies in boat accident
An unnamed personnel of the Nigerian Navy has died in a boat accident along the Onitsha river channel of Anambra State. The accident reportedly involved a barge belonging to a ship repair and building company, Southern Engineering Company Limited (SECO)…
Lagos boat accident claims 2, 15 rescued
Two persons were said to have lost their lives in a ghastly accident involving a commercial boat travelling from Ipakodo, in Ikorodu to Victoria Island, Lagos on Wednesday morning. Fortunately, 15 others were rescued, while three persons were still missing…
Three die, five missing in Lagos boat accident (Nation)
Three persons were confirmed dead when a boat carrying 20 passengers capsized between Liverpool and Coconut Under Bridge in Lagos on Wednesday. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) General Manager (GM) Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu said yesterday that rescue team was…