•BOUESTI main gate Three people lost their lives after a stampede which occurred in a convocation party held in Ikere -Ekiti , involving students of the state owned Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI). Confirming the incident ,the Ekiti State Police Command said two students of BOUESTI and a...
•Cross section of participants The Village Boys and Girls Movement (VBGM) has denied culpability in the chaos that ensued at the Owerri venue of the empowerment programme organised by the City Boys Movement. The group blamed the chaos on poor planning and inept crowd management by the organisers. Recall that there was a massive stampede [&hell...
•A general view of supporters of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium Four people died in a stampede outside a large Ivory Coast ruling party rally at a stadium, a senior party official told reporters yesterday. Approximately 60,000 people attended Sunday’s rally of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Pea...
Two children have died following a stampede that occurred at the Gombe main Eid prayer ground yesterday. The children were identified as Aisha Salisu Ahmed (4½ years old) and Maryam Abdullahi Gwani (4 years old), reports Channels TV. The stampede was said to have started when a crowd consisting mostly of women and children rushed […]
•A Hindu religious gathering in India At least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in India, with several more injured, officials said today. A huge crowd had gathered to collect entrance tokens to visit the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh when the stampede broke […]
•Ooni’s ex-wife Queen Naomi The Oyo State Government, yesterday, urged the state high court in Ibadan not to grant bail to the ex-queen of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Shilekunola, Hamzat Oriyomi, and a school principal, Fasasi Abdullahi. The court had on December 24 remanded the trio in prison over the death of 35 children during […]
•Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for support for the victims of the tragic stampedes that occurred during palliative distributions in Ibadan, Abuja, and Okija. In his Christmas message issued today in Abuja, Jonathan also urged authorities to implement measures to prevent such incidents in the future. Jonathan expressed ...
At least 10 people, including children, are feared dead, and several others sustained injuries during a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, this morning. The incident occurred as thousands of residents scrambled to receive palliatives distributed by the church, reports Saturday Vanguard. The event, organised to prov...
•Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde Oyo State Government has commenced investigation into a stampede that occurred at a carnival in Ibadan, the state capital. Many children were said to have died in the process with Governor Seyi Makinde commiserating with the parents who have lost their children, reports Channels TV. The governor in a personal ...
•India Hindu gathering At least 27 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with many more injured and fears the toll could rise, government medics said today. Deadly incidents are common at places of worship during major religious festivals in India, the biggest of which prompt millions of devotees [&hell...
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