A boat carrying about 22 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara local government area of Niger to Yauri in Kebbi has capsized. Alhaji Salihu Garba, overseeing Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this…
Pakistan: 15 arrested in connection with Greece boat tragedy
Fifteen human traffickers, including a key suspect, have been arrested in Pakistan in connection with a Greece boat tragedy. This happened when scores of Pakistanis were killed and many went missing along with people from other countries, the Prime Minister’s…
At least 30 migrants feared dead in Canary Islands disaster
More than 30 migrants may have drowned after their boat sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, two charities have said. Walking Borders and Alarm Phone said the boat was carrying around 60 people. Spanish authorities said rescue…
ECOWAS condoles with bereaved families of victims of Kwara boat mishap
President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray on Saturday condoled with families of Monday’s boat mishap in Kwara. “ECOWAS Commission received with shock, the tragic news of the boat mishap that led to the death of 100 persons and the…
5 die, 6 survive in boat mishap in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service on Sunday confirmed five persons dead while six others survived a boat mishap at Kanwa Dam in Madobi Local Government Area of the state. The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, told the News…
13 killed in Sokoto boat mishap
Thirteen persons, including women and children, have been killed in a boat mishap that occurred in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Thursday. The victims were said to be traveling from Doruwa to Ginga when the boat capsized.…
