ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 40 people have drowned in a boat accident on a river in northwest Nigeria, said President Bola Tinubu on Sunday.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 40 people have drowned in a boat accident on a river in northwest Nigeria, said President Bola Tinubu on Sunday.

The wooden boat was carrying mostly farmers across a river near Gummi town when the incident occurred.

The wooden boat was carrying mostly farmers across a river near Gummi town when the incident occurred.

A wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized as it was transporting them across the river in Zamfara State to reach their farmlands.

LAGOS, Sept 14 (Reuters) – At least 64 people are feared dead after a wooden boat capsized on a river in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, on...

LAGOS, Sept 14 (Reuters) – At least 64 people are feared dead after a wooden boat capsized on a river in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, on...

Nigerian authorities have announced that 64 people are missing after a boat capsized in the northwest region of the country. According to a report by...

The President of Nigeria announced that at least 40 people drowned after a boat capsized in the northern part of the country. Bola Tinubu stated on...

More than 70 persons, mostly farmers, were aboard a boat that capsized yesterday at the Mashayar Dantauri river bank in the Gummi town of Zamfara,...