About 100 people lost their lives in Nigeria on Monday after a boat carrying them capsized in the Niger River in the state of Kwara. According to police and residents, the deceased victims hailed from nearby villages, who were returning from a wedding in the village of Egboti.

100 people returning from wedding killed in Nigeria as boat capsizes in Niger river

An overloaded boat capsized in a river in northwest Nigeria, killing 15 children while 25 others are reported missing, according to a local official quoted by AFP.

Nigeria: 15 children drown as boat capsizes, 25 others missing

At least 85 people are estimated to have lost their lives when an overloaded boat capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra, reports AFP quoting President Muhammadu Buhari.

85 feared dead after overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria's flooded river