Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

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

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 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 priority, said Ademola Adetuberu, who runs the Abuja-based Barricade Executive Protection security firm.

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Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?
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3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Death toll in Nigeria food queue stampedes rises to 32
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Death toll in Nigeria food queue stampedes rises to 32

Hindustan Times  

Nigerian police on Sunday raised the total death toll from two stampedes outside centres distributing food to the poor to 32, as the country grappled with a spate of deadly crowd crushes at charity events. Death toll in Nigeria food queue stampedes rises to 32 Twenty-two people were killed on Saturday as people queued outside a centre distributing rice in …

Dozens killed in deadly stampedes for Christmas gifts in Nigeria
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Dozens killed in deadly stampedes for Christmas gifts in Nigeria

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 32 people were …

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution
3 weeks, 3 days 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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3 weeks, 4 days 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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3 weeks, 4 days 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
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3 weeks, 4 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
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

13 people, including children, die in stampedes at Nigerian Christmas charity events
3 weeks, 5 days ago

13 people, including children, die in stampedes at Nigerian Christmas charity events

LA Times  

A man rides a motorcycle taxi past Christmas decorations on a street in Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday. 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. At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in …

Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Stampede at Christmas fair in Nigeria kills at least 35 children
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Stampede at Christmas fair in Nigeria kills at least 35 children

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 35 children have …

Stampede at youth festival in Nigeria causes ‘multiple’ deaths
4 weeks 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 …

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

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 …

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

Rights group says 13 killed during protests over Nigeria's economic crisis. Hundreds arrested
5 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigeria protests over hardship enter a second day
5 months, 1 week ago

Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigeria protests over hardship enter a second day

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian security forces clashed with protesters during mass demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis, leaving at least nine people dead, a rights group said Friday. The military will also intervene if the looting and destruction of public properties witnessed on Thursday continued, Nigeria’s defense chief Gen. Christopher Musa said. Egbetokun, the police chief, said officers “aimed at …

Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigerians protest over hunger, hardship
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigerians protest over hunger, hardship

LA Times  

People protest against hunger and economic hardships on the street in Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday. At least nine people were killed by Nigerian security forces as protesters clashed with police during the mass demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis, a rights group said Friday, while authorities said a police officer was killed and several others injured. Egbetokun, the police chief, …

Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation

CNN  

CNN — Protests erupted in multiple cities across Nigeria Thursday as frustrated citizens took to the streets, voicing their anger over increasing hunger and “bad governance.” The demonstrations are part of a larger wave of unrest spreading across Africa in places such as Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and now Nigeria. The state’s police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun told CNN in a statement …

Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Frustrated with growing economic hardships, Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Nigeria’s population of over 210 million people — the continent’s largest — is also among the hungriest in the world and its government has struggled to create jobs. Local media have reported that organizers of the …

At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in weekend attacks in north-central Nigeria
1 year ago

At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in weekend attacks in north-central Nigeria

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gunmen attacked remote villages over …

At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in weekend attacks in north-central Nigeria
1 year ago

At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in weekend attacks in north-central Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing at least 140 people, officials and survivors said Tuesday, the latest case this year of such mass killings blamed on the farmer-herder crisis in the West African nation. “It has been a very terrifying Christmas for us here in Plateau.” Amnesty International’s Nigeria office …

Tread with caution
2 years ago

Tread with caution

The Hindu  

Organising large mass gatherings is always a risky affair and the stakes are even higher when it comes to managing tens of thousands of people. Before the deaths of 25 people during the Godavari Pushkarams at Rajahmundry in 2015 could fade out of the public memory, eight died in the Kandukur stampede in the last week of 2022, and three …

Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
2 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 …

Niger stampede kills 20 at handout for refugees
4 years, 10 months ago

Niger stampede kills 20 at handout for refugees

The Hindu  

Fifteen women and five children were trampled to death on Monday in a stampede for food and money for refugees in southeast Nige r, a regional governor said. It hosts 119,000 Nigerian refugees, 109,000 internally-displaced people and 30,000 Nigeriens who have come home from Nigeria because of the instability in its northeast, according to UN figures released in October. "As …

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