ABUJA, Nigeria -- A boat transporting passengers to a market in north-central Nigeria capsized, killing at least 25 people, ...

The Sarkin Ruwa of Zumba, Umar Isah, who confirmed the development, said the victims were mostly traders heading to the ...

A routine trading trip turned tragic on Saturday when a passenger boat capsized in Gunu village, Shiroro Local Government ...

The tragedy occurred Saturday morning in Kwata, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, as the boat took traders to a ...

A boat with approximately 100 passengers capsized in Niger state, Nigeria, resulting in at least 13 fatalities and several ...

The boat was carrying about 200 passengers from the state of Kogi to a food market in the neighbouring state of Niger when it capsized late on November 29, with more than half reportedly missing, ...

Many passengers, including a 22-year-old pregnant woman, Aisha Maiwada, died in separate boat accidents in Niger and Taraba states between Friday and Saturday.In Niger State, scores of the passengers ...

In related development, a boat carrying vehicles and passengers to cross the River Namnai along Jalingo-Wukari Highway in ...

The Niger Delta was once the world’s greatest wetland, its freshwater marshes supporting immense biological diversity. More than 70 percent of the local population depends on fishing, farming, and ...

World Massacre on Mali’s Niger River. Since 2012, the Sahel has been the scene of countless atrocities that often go unreported and without photographic evidence.

Before the attack, the river had offered a generally safer alternative to the road. On September 1, however, a teenager was killed by a rocket attack on a Comanav building.

The Niger River, which runs 4,200 kilometers (2,600 miles), including more than 1,600 km (1,000 mi) in Mali, is becoming increasingly polluted, especially in Bamako. The water is now muddy and ...