“The map shows critical flood-prone zones across Nigeria, particularly around stations along the River Benue and River Niger. “Makurdi, in particular, has recorded dangerously high water ...

Search and rescue operations are ongoing as roads have been damaged and homes destroyed while bodies are believed to have been swept down the Niger River. Here is what to know about the floods and how ...

Over 100 people, predominantly women and children, are still missing after a boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria, ... A general view of the Niger River in Onitsha on February 27, 2023.

A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.

Nigeria: 27 dead, over 100 missing after boat capsizes in Niger River The boat with nearly 200 people on board was on its way to a weekly market in Niger state when the boat capsized.

Boat transport in Nigeria has seen serious incidents in recent years (Picture: Alamy) At least 54 people have died after a boat capsised on an ‘increasingly dangerous’ section of the River Niger.

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 27 people died and more than 100, most of them women, were missing Friday after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern ...

“The map shows critical flood-prone zones across Nigeria, particularly around stations along the River Benue and River Niger. “Makurdi, in particular, has recorded dangerously high water ...