In 31 days time, it will be new year! Many Nigerians can’t wait to draw the curtain on the year of our Lord twenty twenty-four! For most, it would be the toughest year ever. And the prayers on the lips of many would be for 2025 to be a lot better than the outgoing year. Before then, Christmas is just …

Nigeria has experienced several boat mishaps in recent months, leading to the death of scores of persons. Scores of persons were feared dead in the accident that happened on Friday. In response, in a statement on Saturday, Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated that the IGP “directed the Force Marine Officer to lead a comprehensive investigation into the cause of the …

No fewer than 54 bodies have been recovered from the boat accident involving about 200 traders in Kogi State. The figure was disclosed to The PUNCH on Saturday by the Head of Operations covering Kogi State at the National Emergency Management Agency, Justin Uwazuruonye. Uwazuruonye said, “The figure of the recovered bodies as of today (Saturday), according to the Kogi …

Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guwor, was among survivors of the boat mishap that led to the death of five persons along Bennett Island River, Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state. The Speaker confirmed this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nkem Nwaeke, on Wednesday. Guwor said he was returning to …

Survivors of Tuesday’s boat mishap in Gwajibo community in Niger State have given conflicting accounts of how the disaster occurred. One of the survivors, Malam Ismail Ibrahim, said the boat gave them warning signals before the disaster occurred. Other survivors, who spoke through their community leader, said the accident was caused by a windstorm following a heavy downpour. Ibrahim told …

No fewer than 20 persons lost their lives when the engine of a wooden boat popularly known as ‘Denghe’ exploded in the middle of the river and sank in Ezetu I community river in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the Bayelsa State. The sole survivor of the tragic incident, which occurred Wednesday evening, said to be in critical condition …

Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, on Monday, condoled with families of victims of a boat accident in the Ibi Local Government Area of the state that claimed over 20 lives. The Special Adviser on to the Governor on Media and Digital Communication, Mr. Emmanuel Bello, quoted the governor as describing the incident as most worrisome since it came barely …

The Taraba State Commissioner for Special Duties and Social Development, Saviour Noku, has said at least 20 bodies have been recovered from the boat accident that occurred along the Mayo-Renewo-Karim Lamido Waterway in River Benue on 28 October. Noku disclosed this on Saturday during a condolence visit to families of victims of the unfortunate incident in the Binneri community of …

The Adamawa State House of Assembly has constituted a seven-member committee to investigate the recent boat accidents that claimed 26 lives in the Yola South and Fufore Local Government Areas of the state. The Speaker, Mr Bathiya Wesley, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on Tuesday in Yola. He said the committee had been mandated …

No fewer than seven Guinean schoolgirls drowned on Sunday after a pirogue — a long wooden vessel — they were travelling in capsized, the education minister said. The girls were crossing the Niger river in the northeast of Guinea in West Africa to take high school entrance exams that begin on Monday. “We are struck by this bad news that …