River boat accidents are a recurring issue in Nigeria, a West African nation where overloading, lax safety regulations, the ...

Nigeria's Emergency Management Agency says 14 bodies have been recovered so far in central Niger State, where around 150 ...

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The boat was ferrying more than 300 ...

A search operation has rescued 150 people and recovered 11 bodies. Officials said the vessel was filled to roughly three ...

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 100 people, mostly women and children, were missing after an overloaded boat bringing them back ...

Boat accidents are common on Nigeria’s poorly regulated waterways, particularly during the rainy season when rivers and lakes ...

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on the River Niger when it overturned on Tuesday night, said Niger ...

Authorities in Nigeria say that more than 100 people are missing after a boat carrying them at night capsized in the northwestern part of the country ABUJA, Nigeria -- More than 100 people ...

Incident occurred late Tuesday in western Mokwa region, says Abdullahi Baba, head of emergency agency of Niger state - ...

Nigeria's Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that 93 bodies have been recovered so far in central Niger State, where ...

The locally made boat, whose capacity was 100 passengers, had about 300 people onboard along the Niger River when it ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 100 people, mostly women and children, were missing after an overloaded boat bringing them back from an Islamic festival at night capsized in northwestern Nigeria ...