Nigeria: Stampede during holiday funfair at Islamic High School reportedly kills 30 children
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Nigeria: Stampede during holiday funfair at Islamic High School reportedly kills 30 children

India TV News  

Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said. “Earlier today, an incident occurred in Islamic High School Basorun, the venue of an event organised for families. An investigation has been opened into the causes of the stampede, Makinde said, adding “Anyone directly or remotely involved in this disaster will be held accountable.” Earlier this month, armed men kidnapped dozens of people in northwestern Nigeria, residents and the police told the news agency The Associated Press on Tuesday, in the latest mass abduction in the region. The gunmen abducted at least 50 people, including several women and children, in the Maradun area of the state of Zamfara over the weekend, residents said. Also Read: Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people including women, children in latest mass abduction spree

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Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?
22 hours, 17 minutes ago

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. “The average Nigerian has seen food go out of their reach,” said Cheta Nwanze, managing partner at the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence research firm. Organizers of such charity events often do not consider security a …

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution
1 day, 4 hours ago

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — 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, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The dead included 22 people in …

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in Nigeria?
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1 day, 14 hours ago

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in Nigeria?

LA Times  

Christmas decorations in Lagos, Nigeria. Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. “The average Nigerian has seen food go out of their reach,” said Cheta Nwanze, managing partner at the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence research firm. Organizers of such charity events often do not consider …

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead in a rush to get Christmas gifts
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1 day, 14 hours ago

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead in a rush to get Christmas gifts

New Indian Express  

ABUJA: 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, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The dead included 22 people in southeastern Anambra …

13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events
Top News
2 days ago

13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Saturday. The two accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa’s most populous country, amid a growing trend by local organizations, churches and …

At least 13 people killed in Nigeria stampedes at charity events
2 days, 14 hours ago

At least 13 people killed in Nigeria stampedes at charity events

Al Jazeera  

At least 10 killed in the capital, Abuja, and three killed in the town of Okija during charity distributions. At least 13 people, including four children, have been killed in two incidents in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing distributed at annual Christmas events, police say. “This unfortunate event, which took place around 6:30am, resulted in …

Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children
3 days, 3 hours ago

Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children

Raw Story  

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday. The injured children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said. He urged the "Oyo State government to take every necessary …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

INDIA 13 dead as naval vessel hits boat At least 13 people died when an Indian naval boat collided with a passenger ferry with more than 100 passengers which then capsized off the coast of financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday, officials said. NIGERIA 30 children killed in carnival stampede At least 30 children were killed and dozens of others injured …

Stampede at youth festival in Nigeria causes ‘multiple’ deaths
4 days, 14 hours ago

Stampede at youth festival in Nigeria causes ‘multiple’ deaths

Al Jazeera  

Security forces arrest organisers of event, which was attended by about 5,000 people drawn by ‘exciting prizes’. The incident occurred on Wednesday at an Islamic high school in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria’s southwest Oyo State, where up to 5,000 young people and children had reportedly gathered for the event. State Governor Seyi Makinde said in a statement on X …

Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says
4 days, 22 hours ago

Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said. Security forces attended the scene and arrested the event organizers, state governor Seyi Makinde said in a statement. “Earlier today, an incident occurred in Islamic High School Basorun, the venue of an event organised for families. Local media identified …

Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people in northwestern Nigeria
1 week, 5 days ago

Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people in northwestern Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Armed men kidnapped dozens of people in northwestern Nigeria, residents and the police told The Associated Press on Tuesday, in the latest mass abduction in the region. The gunmen abducted at least 50 people, including several women and children, in the Maradun area of the state of Zamfara over the weekend, residents said. Kidnappings have become common …

At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy
1 month ago

At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in north-central Nigeria, authorities said. A team of 80 security operatives tasked with protecting the power network were ambushed Monday in Shiroro, Niger state, by about 200 Boko Haram fighters during a patrol mission, Babawale Afolabi, …

Nigeria releases 29 children who potentially faced death penalty for alleged involvement in protests
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria releases 29 children who potentially faced death penalty for alleged involvement in protests

The Independent  

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Rights group says 13 killed during protests over Nigeria's economic crisis. Hundreds arrested
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rights group says 13 killed during protests over Nigeria's economic crisis. Hundreds arrested

The Independent  

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22 children killed, many trapped as school collapses in Nigeria
5 months, 1 week ago

22 children killed, many trapped as school collapses in Nigeria

India Today  

A two-storey school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble, authorities said. A total of 154 students were initially trapped in the rubble, but Plateau police spokesperson Alfred Alabo later said 132 of them had been rescued and were being …

Nigeria school collapse kills 21, scores injured
5 months, 1 week ago

Nigeria school collapse kills 21, scores injured

Hindustan Times  

At least 21 people were killed, mostly students, and scores more injured on Friday when a school in central Nigeria collapsed on pupils taking exams, the Red Cross and witnesses said. Nigeria school collapse kills 21, scores injured Trapped students cried for help under the rubble as desperate parents looked for help after the Saint Academy school in Jos North …

Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
7 months ago

Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria

Associated Press  

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for months or years by Boko Haram extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the army said. The 350 hostages had been held in the Sambisa Forest, a hideout for the extremist group which launched an insurgency …

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity
8 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity

Associated Press  

KADUNA, Nigeria — More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity arrived Monday in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families, following the latest in a series of mass school abductions in the West African nation. Six of the 137 students remain in hospital, and one staff member who …

Nigeria: Over 300 school children released after two weeks of mass abduction from a Kaduna academy I VIDEO
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Nigeria: Over 300 school children released after two weeks of mass abduction from a Kaduna academy I VIDEO

India TV News  

Kaduna: Over 300 students and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the office of the governor of the state of Kaduna said on Sunday. They were just settling into their classrooms at the government primary and secondary school when gunmen “came in dozens, riding on bikes and shooting sporadically,” said …

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Government spokesman
8 months, 4 weeks ago

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Government spokesman

Al Jazeera  

The kidnapping in Kaduna state on March 7 was one of the biggest such attacks in years and prompted a national outcry over security. Government spokesman Abdulaziz Abdulaziz told Al Jazeera on Sunday that it “took a lot of backchannel engagement” to release the students abducted on March 7 in Kuriga, a dusty town in Kaduna state – the first …

137 of almost 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria freed after weeks in captivity
8 months, 4 weeks ago

137 of almost 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria freed after weeks in captivity

LA Times  

At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation’s military said. The 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave notorious for kidnappings, more than 124 miles away from their school, Nigerian military spokesman Maj. Gen. Edward …

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Kaduna state after it apprehended over 300 school children
9 months ago

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Kaduna state after it apprehended over 300 school children

India TV News  

Abuja: Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped at least 87 people, including women and children in Kaduna state, residents and police said on Monday. Kidnappings by criminal gangs demanding ransom payments have become an almost daily occurrence in Nigeria, especially in the north, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them. 300 school children abducted last week in Nigeria The case of …

Abuja, Nigeria: Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid
9 months, 1 week ago

Abuja, Nigeria: Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid

CNN  

Abuja, Nigeria CNN — Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira and threatened to kill all of the students if their demands are not met, a member of the local community told CNN on Wednesday. They said will only last for three weeks or 20 days from …

Nigeria school abductions: More pupils snatched as army hunts for missing
9 months, 1 week ago

Nigeria school abductions: More pupils snatched as army hunts for missing

Al Jazeera  

Locals tell Al Jazeera they feel abandoned by the government and will have no peace of mind until the children return. Armed men have kidnapped 15 pupils from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria days after more than 280 students were abducted from another school with the army still searching for them. It was the third incident of mass kidnapping …

Nigeria SHOCKER: Assailants kidnap nearly 300 school children in latest case of mass abductions I VIDEO
9 months, 1 week ago

Nigeria SHOCKER: Assailants kidnap nearly 300 school children in latest case of mass abductions I VIDEO

India TV News  

Abuja: Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s conflict-battered northwest. “We have never seen this kind of thing where our children were abducted from their school,” she told an Associated Press team that arrived in the Kaduna State town to report on Thursday’s …

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair
9 months, 1 week ago

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair

New Indian Express  

KURIGA: Rashidat Hamza is in despair. “We have never seen this kind of thing where our children were abducted from their school,” she told an Associated Press team that arrived in the Kaduna State town to report on Thursday's attack. “We don't know what to do, but we believe in God.” The kidnapping in Kuriga was only one of three …

Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria
9 months, 1 week ago

Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Armed men broke into a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday and seized 15 children as they slept, police told The Associated Press, about 48 hours after nearly 300 students were taken hostage in the conflict-hit region. School abductions are common in Nigeria’s northern region, especially since the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by …

Nigeria: 280 school students kidnapped in Kaduna
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria: 280 school students kidnapped in Kaduna

Op India  

More than 250 to 280 students were kidnapped from their elementary school in the north-western region of Nigeria early on the morning of 7th March by unknown assailants on motorcycles in one of the biggest mass kidnappings for the second time in a week in the Kaduna state. He declared, “I have received briefing from security chiefs on the two …

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair

LA Times  

Rashidat Hamza is in despair. “We have never seen this kind of thing where our children were abducted from their school,” she told an Associated Press team that arrived in the Kaduna state town to report on Thursday’s attack. “We don’t know what to do, but we believe in God.” The kidnapping in Kuriga was only one of three mass …

They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeria’s forests
9 months, 2 weeks ago

They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeria’s forests

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Security forces swept through large forests in Nigeria’s northwest region on Friday in search of nearly 300 children abducted from their school by motorcycle-riding gunmen in the latest mass kidnapping, which analysts and activists blamed on the failure of intelligence and a slow security response. “I am confident that the victims will be rescued,” said Nigerian President …

Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. People gather around an area were gunmen kidnapped school children in Chikun, Nigeria, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

Nigeria: At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by Islamic extremists
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria: At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by Islamic extremists

India TV News  

Abuja : At least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic extremists while they were searching for firewood near the border with Chad, the United Nations office in Nigeria said late Wednesday. The victims had left several displacement camps to look for firewood in Borno state's Gamboru Ngala council area when …

Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says

LA Times  

People gather in Chikun, Nigeria, near an area where gunmen kidnapped scores of schoolchildren on Thursday. Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. Abductions of students from schools in northern Nigeria are common …

Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
2 years, 6 months ago

Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured, police told The Associated Press, a shocking development at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy. The stampede at the event organized by the Kings Assembly Pentecostal church in Rivers state involved people who came to …

Nigeria: 31 Killed in Stampede at Overcrowded Food Charity Event Inside Church
2 years, 6 months ago

Nigeria: 31 Killed in Stampede at Overcrowded Food Charity Event Inside Church

News 18  

More than 30 people were killed on Saturday in a stampede in southern Nigeria during an overcrowded church charity event where food was being distributed. Shoes and slippers lay scattered on the ground after the disaster in Port Harcourt city in southern Rivers State when people tried to force their way into the event, said police and witnesses. A local …

31 dead in church fair stampede in Nigeria
2 years, 6 months ago

31 dead in church fair stampede in Nigeria

The Hindu  

A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured, police told The Associated Press, a shocking development at a program that organisers said aimed to "offer hope" to the needy. The stampede at the program organised by the Kings Assembly pentecostal church in Rivers state involved many people who were seeking …

Stampede in Liberia kills 29 people after gang attacks church
2 years, 11 months ago

Stampede in Liberia kills 29 people after gang attacks church

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Chaos erupted when a gang …

At least 200 dead in bandit attacks in northwest Nigeria
2 years, 11 months ago

At least 200 dead in bandit attacks in northwest Nigeria

Al Jazeera  

About 200 people were buried following killings of civilians by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Zamfara state with many still unaccounted for. An estimated 200 people were killed and 10,000 displaced in attacks by armed bandits in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara following military air raids on their hideouts last week. Farouq called the past week’s attacks in Zamfara state “horrific …

15 Nigerian women, children escape from Boko Haram captivity
3 years, 2 months ago

15 Nigerian women, children escape from Boko Haram captivity

Associated Press  

LAGOS, Nigeria — Six women and nine children abducted by Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremist rebels in the country’s troubled northeast have escaped after months in captivity, according to a Borno state official. “Today is one of our happiest moments for us to see these young girls and women that were abducted by the insurgents,” Zulum said Monday, attributing their freedom …

Explainer: Who are the gunmen abducting Nigerian students?
3 years, 3 months ago

Explainer: Who are the gunmen abducting Nigerian students?

The Hindu  

The recent release of three separate groups of students who had been abducted in northern Nigeria brought joyful reunions and the hope that others still held might soon be freed. However, freed captives have shared details that suggest some bandits might share extremist beliefs with the Boko Haram group, whose name means “Western education is forbidden” in the local Hausa …

Nearly 100 abducted Nigerian students freed
3 years, 3 months ago

Nearly 100 abducted Nigerian students freed

The Hindu  

Nigerian kidnappers have freed scores of students abducted from three schools in the northwest this year, officials said Friday, following a burst of sudden releases. The mass abductions were part of a string of kidnapping for ransom attacks on Nigerian schools and colleges this year by heavily armed gangs known locally as bandits. Nearly 100 pupils abducted from an Islamic …

Gunmen release 15 more pupils abducted in northwest Nigeria
3 years, 4 months ago

Gunmen release 15 more pupils abducted in northwest Nigeria

The Hindu  

Gunmen have released 15 more students who were abducted from their high school in northern Nigeria last month, authorities said on August 22. The students were released on August 21 night, said John Hayab, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Kaduna state, whose son attends the school where the hostages were taken. As parents of the freed students …

Armed men kidnap 140 school students in Nigeria
3 years, 5 months ago

Armed men kidnap 140 school students in Nigeria

The Hindu  

Heavily-armed men kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria on Monday, a school official said, the latest in a wave of mass abductions targeting schoolchildren and students. The attackers opened fire and overpowered security guards after storming the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna state in the early hours of Monday, abducting most of the 165 pupils …

Gunmen Kidnap 140 School Students in Northwest Nigeria
3 years, 5 months ago

Gunmen Kidnap 140 School Students in Northwest Nigeria

News 18  

Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a school official said on Monday, the latest in a wave of mass abductions targetting schoolchildren and students. The attackers scaled a fence to break into the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna state in the early hours of Monday, taking away most of the 165 pupils boarding …

EXPLAINER: Why Nigeria’s schools are abduction targets
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why Nigeria’s schools are abduction targets

Associated Press  

LAGOS, Nigeria — Gunmen have attacked another school in northern Nigeria, this time grabbing children as young as 3 before abandoning the youngest ones in the forest when they could not keep up with the group on foot. After one harrowing abduction, the kidnappers killed five students from Greenfield University in Kaduna state after their parents failed to meet hostage …

Nigerian parents urge more action to get kidnapped children back
3 years, 6 months ago

Nigerian parents urge more action to get kidnapped children back

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen seized at least 136 students from an Islamic school in Tegina town in Niger state. Parents have converged on an Islamic school in Nigeria’s Niger state, pleading to authorities to step up efforts to save tens of students kidnapped by gunmen. In the latest school kidnapping to hit northern Nigeria, at least 136 students were seized on Sunday from …

Gunmen Kidnap More Than 100 Children from Islamic Seminary in Nigeria: Authorities
3 years, 6 months ago

Gunmen Kidnap More Than 100 Children from Islamic Seminary in Nigeria: Authorities

News 18  

Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria’s Niger state, police and residents said. Some 200 children were at the school at the time of the attack, the Niger state government said on Twitter, adding that “an unconfirmed number” were taken. Niger state police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun said the attackers arrived on motorbikes in …

Scores of children abducted from Islamic seminary in Nigeria
3 years, 6 months ago

Scores of children abducted from Islamic seminary in Nigeria

India Today  

Gunmen kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria, officials said, the latest in a string of such incidents plaguing the populous African nation. Some 200 children were at the school in Niger state on Sunday during the attack, the local government tweeted, adding "an unconfirmed number" were taken. Niger state police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun said the …

Dozens kidnapped from Islamic school in northern Nigeria
3 years, 6 months ago

Dozens kidnapped from Islamic school in northern Nigeria

Al Jazeera  

State government says about 200 children were in the school when gunmen on motorbikes attacked. An armed gang abducted dozens of students from an Islamic school in the northcentral Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday, police and state government officials said. Some 200 children were at the school at the time of Sunday’s attack, the Niger state government said on …

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