ABUJA, Nigeria -- A boat accident on a river in north-central Nigeria killed at least 31 people, authorities said Wednesday.

At least 60 people have died after a boat carrying more than 100 passengers capsized in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State, ...

Kano, Nigeria — Fifteen children drowned and 25 others were left missing when a boat capsized in a river in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state, a local official told AFP Wednesday.

Dozens of people were feared dead after a boat carrying mostly women and children returning from a religious festival capsized in northern Nigeria, a local emergency official and residents said on ...

At least five people were killed and 20 others are missing after a speedboat struck a submerged log and capsized in Nigeria's southern state of Delta, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday.