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. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Lagos, Nigeria, Chinwe Ossundu.

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Stampedes: Provide dividends of democracy to alleviate hardship - IPAC to Nigerian Govt

The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has called on governments at all levels to provide dividends of democracy that will alleviate the hardship in the country. The Council also commiserated with the families of victims of recent stampedes in Ibadan, Okija and Abuja, the nation’s capital. IPAC urged Christians to reflect deeply on the reason for the season and imbibe the spirit of love, peace, unity, tolerance and forgiveness as demonstrated b…

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Deadly stampedes across Nigeria have revealed the harsh realities of the country's economic crisis. Desperate Nigerians are struggling to afford food as inflation and unemployment reach unprecedented levels.

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Nigeria: dozens die in stampedes at two separate food distributions

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP):  The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said on Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The dead included 22 people in southeastern Anambra state’s Okija town, where a philanthropist on Sa…

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Stampedes leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution

Following tragic incidents where many Nigerians died in stampedes while rushing for free foodstuffs in different states, the Oodua People’s Congress has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently declare a state of emergency on food. In a statement released on Tuesday, the OPC General Secretary, Bunmi Fasehun, expressed sorrow over the deaths of 35

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The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in recent stampedes across Ibadan, Abuja, and Okija. These incidents claimed at least 67 lives, including children and pregnant women, during Christmas-related events. The council mourned the victims of the Ibadan stampede at a children’s Christmas carnival organised by Queen Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi, as well as the fatalities in Abuja and Okija during pa…

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The Coalition for Protection of Democracy, COPDEM, has urged the federal government to move beyond assigning blame for the recent tragic stampede incidents in the country and instead focus on a comprehensive overhaul of systems and accountability across all levels of governance. Furthermore, the group called for the implementation of robust social security measures for […]

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Tribune Online OPC laments deaths at free-food points in Ibadan, Abuja, Anambra The Fredrick Fasehun-led Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has expressed sorrow over the deaths of scores of Nigerians rushing for donated free foodstuffs, calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency on food nationwide. The organization also urged President Tinubu to reconsider his administration’s policies on zero-fuel subsidy, inc…

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OPC laments deaths at free-food points in Ibadan, Abuja, Anambra

The Oodua People's Congress (OPC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency on food nationwide, following the reported deaths of 65 people in various states while rushing for donated free foodstuffs. Comrade Bunmi Fasehun, OPC General Secretary, lamented the tragic incident, stating, "As a matter of national emergency, Tinubu

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