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

Two bridges and two roads were washed away, he added, noting that the disaster affected three communities in the town.

He added that over 50 residential houses were submerged and washed away with their occupants.

More than 20 bodies, including those of minors and women, have been recovered, a resident, Umar Yunusa, said.

The latest incident occurred in Karamin Rami, a village in Mashegu Local Government Area at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Agaie-Lapai road is a key transportation route in Niger State, frequently used by heavy duty vehicles, livestock transporters, and ...

Witnesses say residents stole huge amounts of groundnut oil dripping from the tanker.

When our reporter arrived at the scene of the incident Sunday morning, he observed that petrol was still spilling from ...

Kumar Tsukwam, the Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), gave the update on the accident.

There were crises in the Kano and Adamawa emirates, violent #Endbadgovernance protests in the North-west and fatal boat accidents in ...

The latest bodies were recovered between 6 p.m. on Thursday and 9 a.m. on Friday

The boat was carrying more than 100 persons.

The official said a total of 49 passengers were in the boat when the accident happened.

A victim and two of his sons died in the boat mishap, while returning from their farm.

The government says it could not yet confirm the reported death of three persons.

Seven people were rescued.

A separate boat mishap occurred on Saturday.