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Rescuers, yesterday, recovered 17 bodies while 12 persons were rescued from the Taraba boat mishap. The boat capsized on Saturday with over 100 people, mostly local traders, including women and children returning from Mayorenero fish market...
“The boat capsized in the Benue River. So far, 17 bodies have been discovered, while 12 more persons have been rescued,” he said. He said the boat was overloaded with passengers. One of the rescuers, who also corroborated his claim, said: “Immediately they started the journey, it was learnt that the boat was too heavy due to the overload. The driver was informed but did nothing about it. Water waves were strong at the time.
Meanwhile, the Governor of the State, Agbu Kefas, who described the mishap as tragic, commended the rescue operations, and prayed that such an incident should not occur again. The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, , Sonny Echono, has announced a direct intervention in public tertiary institutions for the year 2024. At an interactive session with heads of over 200 beneficiary institutions yesterday in Abuja, Echono said the meeting was called to get their input into the draft disbursement guidelines for tertiary institutions…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, wrote the House of Representatives seeking the approval of the lawmakers for a supplementary appropriation bill of N2,176,791,286,033. The president in a letter read at plenary, the speaker, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, said the supplementary budget is aimed at addressing labour wage adjustments, security, and other matters. Aside from that, the…
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