The defendants were arraigned on Tuesday, December 24, in connection with the December 18 stampede and deaths.

The accused persons jointly organised a Christmas Fun Fair carnival event in Ibadam, which was meant to bring joy to children but ended in tragedy.

The three defendants are being prosecuted for the deaths of 35 children during a stampede at a Christmas funfair programme on ...

Several children were killed in a stampede on Wednesday at a school-organized holiday fair in southwestern Nigeria, according ...

The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32 ... Police said they ...

Between October and December 2024, 25.1 million Nigerians were estimated to be acutely food insecure by the UN World Food ...

Ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria's capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event ...

Nigeria: Stampede Leaves 35 Children Dead, 6 Injured, Government Orders Probe | Firstpost Africa A deadly stampede during a ...

At least 32 people have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival in Nigeria attended by thousands of young people, a local official said. The incident occurred on Wednesday at an Islamic ...

He said that there was no place for holding charge in the constitution and keeping them in custody would amount to ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Several children in southwestern Nigeria were killed Wednesday in a stampede during a holiday fair organized by a school, the local governor said.