Several children have died following a stampede during a school holiday fair in Nigeria. Authorities said the incident ...

Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, has indefinitely postponed the inauguration of the Sharia court ...

Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of ...

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (Oyo chapter) has announced the indefinite postponement of the Sharia Court ...

Several children have been killed in a stampede at a holiday fair in southwestern Nigeria, Oyo state governor says ...

More than 30 people are reported to have died following a stampede at a carnival in Ibadan, the capital of southwestern Oyo state. Authorities say the end-of-the-year event was intended to host ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Several children have been killed in a stampede at a holiday fair in southwestern Nigeria, Oyo state governor says.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said it was ... justice will be served accordingly,” the police spokesperson said. Nigeria, a West African nation home to more than 236 million people, has ...

The incident unfolded at the Islamic High School Basorun in Oyo state, leading to a swift response ... turned to mourning due to these deaths." Nigeria has seen similar stampedes in the past.

A social critic, Aisha Yesufu, has accused President Bola Tinubu of turning Nigeria into a massive grave ... died during a stampede at a carnival in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, a few days ago ...