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At least 40 people have drowned and are presumed to have died after their boat capsized on a river in northwest Nigeria, officials say. The wooden boat was ferrying more than 50 farmers to their ...

A boat transporting about 200 passengers to a food market capsized Friday along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said. At least 27 people were known dead, and more than 100 others ...

At least 60 people drowned on Tuesday when a boat carrying hundreds of mostly women and children capsized on the Niger River in Nigeria, a spokesman for the local government said.

More Than 100 People Missing After Boat Capsizes in Northern Nigeria ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 100 people, mostly women and children, were missing after an overloaded boat bringing them ...

Nigeria's Emergency Management Agency says 14 bodies have been recovered so far in central Niger State, where around 150 passengers are missing after a boat capsized late Tuesday. Authorities say ...

At least eight people have died and 100 are missing after a boat capsized on the River Niger in northern Nigeria, the country's authorities have said. Initial reports early on Friday morning ...

A Boat Capsizes in Nigeria Drowning at Least 40 People, President Says ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A boat carrying mostly farmers capsized on a river in northwest Nigeria, drowning at least 40 people ...

By The Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 27 people were killed and more than 100, mostly women, were missing on Friday after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the ...

Abuja, Nigeria – A boat carrying mostly farmers capsized on a river in northwest Nigeria, drowning at least 40 people, President Bola Tinubu said Sunday. The accident happened in Zamfara state ...