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

More than 30 people are reported to have been killed during a stampede at a carnival in Ibadan, the capital of southwestern ...

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

Several children have died following a stampede during a school holiday fair in Nigeria. Authorities said the incident ...

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (Oyo chapter) has announced the indefinite postponement of the Sharia Court ...

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said it was ... justice will be served accordingly,” the police spokesperson said. Nigeria, a West African nation home to more than 236 million people, has ...

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

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.