At least 32 people were killed in crowd crushes at two separate charity events in Nigeria on Saturday, police have reported.
Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling during the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
Three United Methodists were killed Dec. 15 when a church in Nigeria was attacked allegedly by supporters of the Global Methodist Church.
Nigeria hides under the principle of territorial integrity and non-interference in her internal affairs to perpetuate crime against humanity and ethnic cleansing against the South-East, Igbo population By adopting sharia law ,
In the third such incident this week, at least 22 people were killed in a rush for free food at a charity event.
Former Governor of Anambra State and two-time Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has urged Christians in particular to use the period
Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the northwestern state of Zamfara after a five-year suspension, the mining minister said, citing improved security.
Nigerian police say the death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events has increased from 13 to 32.
In the lead up to Christmas ,stampedes at several charity events have caused the deaths of at least sixty-seven people in Nigeria.
In 2022, a stampede 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. One witness said the dead included a pregnant woman and many children.
Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman said that switching his playing nationality from England to the Super Eagles in 2022 was key to his current success.
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has sanctioned five airlines for various offences. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NCAA, Michael Achimugu,