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The number of dead from a crowd crush in the south-east town of Okija in Nigeria has risen to 22, police say. It is the third case this week of people being crushed to death at events where free ...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children ...
At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in southwest Nigeria on Wednesday, police said. ... For more CNN news and newsletters create an ...
Nigeria charged 76 people, including 30 minors, with treason and inciting a military coup after they took part in deadly August protests against economic hardship, court documents showed on Friday.
A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, according to United Methodist News Service.
Kemi Badenoch has stood by her past comments about Nigeria, after the vice-president of the West African country accused her of denigrating it. The Conservative Party leader, who was born in the ...
The Senate of Nigeria held a moment of silence. Vice President Kashim Shettima requested a safety review and said that the federal government would send resources to support the affected people. [5] President Bola Tinubu later said the review will be "swift and comprehensive“. He stated it will be will carried out together with multiple state ...
A series of armed attacks occurred between 23 and 25 December 2023 in Plateau State in central Nigeria. They affected at least 17 rural communities in the Nigerian local government areas of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, resulting in at least 200 deaths and injuries to more than 500 people [1] [2] as well as significant property damage.