Governor Seyi Makinde has acknowledged plans to inaugurate a Sharia Court in Oyo State but insists the initiative must comply ...

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Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, has indefinitely postponed the inauguration of the Sharia court ...

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At least 67 people died in separate Christmas charity stampedes across Nigeria over the last week, sparking shock and sorrow ...

Oodua People's Congress, OPC, has expressed sorrow over the death of over 65 Nigerians rushing for donated free foodstuffs, just as it urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on ...

Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of ...

At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in the Nigerian city of ...

Several children have been killed in a stampede at a holiday fair in southwestern Nigeria, Oyo state governor says ABUJA, Nigeria -- Several children have been killed in a stampede at a holiday ...

The incident unfolded at the Islamic High School Basorun in Oyo state, leading to a swift response ... turned to mourning due to these deaths." Nigeria has seen similar stampedes in the past.

Several children have died following a stampede during a school holiday fair in Nigeria. Authorities said the incident happened Wednesday at the Islamic High School, in Basorun, Oyo State.