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At least 14 people from sub-Saharan African countries have drowned in Tunisia as they tried to reach Europe by boat in the latest tragedy on the Mediterranean Sea. Tunisia’s coastguard said in a statement on Thursday that officers the previous night had intercepted “a group whose boat had sunk, rescuing …

At least 73 migrants are reported missing and presumed dead after an inflatable rubber boat sunk off the coast of Libya, the UN’s International Organization for Migration said.   The boat, crammed with around 80 migrants, reportedly departed from the village of Qasr al-Akhyar, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of …

The 26-year-old, who was well-known for her social media antics, was reported to have perished in a boating accident. The news of the tragic occurrence that claimed Favour’s life was made public by her older sister Elizabeth Daniel on Sunday, February 5. She wrote: “It is with a heavy heart …

An engine boat loaded with about 85 passengers has capsized and killed no fewer than 76 persons on board. It was gathered that the ill-fated boat, which had about 85 persons on board, took off from Onukwu Bridge and was heading to Nkwo market, Ogbakuba in Ogbaru Local Government Area, …

A grounded lifeboat has washed ashore in Cape Coast. The lifeboat is believed to have been from Portugal making its way to the Gulf of Guinea but was washed ashore in Cape Coast. Lifeboats are basically small boats that are kept aboard a ship to carry out emergency abandonment, in …

Some 40 people are feared dead on the Volta Lake after a boat carrying them capsized due to a storm. The boat was travelling across the Lake from Tongor-Dzemeni in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region to Havorkope in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern …

Seven passengers have been confirmed dead in a boat accident on the Volta lake in Afram Plains area in Eastern Region. The boat which was carrying 20 passengers from Dzemani to Havekope Thursday April 14,2022 at about 8:00am met a heavy storm on the lake causing it to capsize. Thirteen …

Tragedy struck on Wednesday, April 13 at 8 am in the Shagari LGA of Sokoto State when twenty-nine persons including a bride-to-be died in a boat mishap in the Shagari River. The victims, who were mostly children were crossing the river to a nearby bush to fetch firewood which they …

  Popular Ghanaian actress, Gloria Sarfo has debunked rumours that she is having an affair with renowned actor and broadcaster Mikki Osei Berko. According to the adorable actress, the wedding pictures that went viral on social media was just a movie. She told Fiifi Pratt on Accra-based Kingdom Plus 101.9FM that, …

Veteran actor and media personality, Mikki Osei Berko and actress Gloria Sarfo have brewed speculations that they are having a love affair and will soon tie the knot. The two recently shared pictures which look like their pre-wedding photos on Instagram expressing love for each other and considering the fact …