Authorities in Nigeria say ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Ch ...
A stampede outside a centre distributing rice to citizens in southern Nigeria killed 22 people, authorities said Sunday, the latest in a spate of such incidents in Africa's most populous country.
Several children have died following a stampede during a school holiday fair in Nigeria. Authorities said the incident happened Wednesday at the Islamic High School, in Basorun, Oyo State.
Nigeria raised the death toll from a stampede outside a centre handing out rice to citizens in the southern town of Okija to 22, police said on Sunday.
Authorities in Nigeria say ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Ch ...
Most recently, the Nigeria Customs Service in February suspended its program to distribute seized bags of rice to needy residents following a deadly stampede at its Lagos office. The incident ...