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Four people have been confirmed dead in a boat mishap that occurred at the Yauri town market river bank of Kebbi State. It ...

At least 27 people died when a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, say authorities. The boat was carrying about 200 passengers from the state of Kogi to a food market in the ...

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 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 ...

you see that the boat capsizes or breaks into two." Boat accidents are not uncommon in Nigeria, where safety regulations on waterways — including load limits and the use of safety jackets ...

Most previous deadly boat accidents in Nigeria have been attributed to overcrowding ... unthinkable things that later came true. A Warship Capsizes: North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, watched ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...