The boat, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt, was conveying the victims across River Niger for a programme at a traditional wedding ceremony in a community in Niger. The boat, conveying about 22 ...

At least six persons, mostly students returning to school, have been confirmed dead following a boat mishap at Buruku ...

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed the death of three people in a boat mishap at Wuya community on River Kaduna. He said that one Malam Yahaya Hamza and two of his sons ...

Boat accidents have become a recurring tragedy on Niger State’s waterways, claiming hundreds of lives in incidents that ...

The Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Alfred Aondoaver Emberga, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, urged the Benue ...

The Obagaji community has been thrown into mourning following a tragic boat mishap in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State A middle-aged man lost five of his children while returning from ...

Eight more bodies have been recovered from last Tuesday’s boat accident at Ibaji, Kogi State. The recovery followed the ongoing search and rescue mounted by personnel of the Kogi State Emergency ...

Another witness said the boat was carrying more than 45 passengers, alongside vehicles and goods, far beyond its safe capacity.At least six students are feared dead after a wooden boat capsized on ...