May 30 At least 111 people dead after floods in Mokwa, a market town in central Nigeria By Associated Press The heavy rains lasted for several hours Thursday, and media reports quoting local government officials said a dam collapse in a nearby town had worsened the situation. The flooding displaced large amounts of people, the reports said. Continue reading
Dec 22 At least 32 people in Nigeria killed by stampedes at Christmas food distribution events By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 18 Holiday fair turns tragic as several children killed in stampede in Nigeria, state governor says By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press 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. Seyi Makinde, the state governor, said security forces have arrested the… Continue reading
Nov 29 At least 27 people died, 100 missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press About 200 passengers were on the boat that was going from the state of Kogi to neighboring state of Niger when it capsized, according to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency. Continue reading
Oct 16 Gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, killing more than 140 people are killed injuring dozens By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press More than 140 people, including children, have died and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to scoop up fuel pouring from the vehicle. Continue reading
Jul 13 School building collapse in Nigeria caused deaths of 22 students, officials say By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble, authorities said. Continue reading
Mar 27 In Nigeria, parents finally able to see children who were abducted from school in early March By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The children's abduction from their school in the remote town of Kuriga was one of several mass school abductions that have shaken the West African nation in recent years. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: Russia mourns victims of Moscow attack as some suspects charged with terrorism In our news wrap Sunday, Russia held a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall massacre in suburban Moscow, a barrage of Russian missiles hit targets in Kyiv and farther west as Putin blames Ukraine for the… Continue watching
Mar 24 After weeks in captivity, some of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren are freed By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation’s military said. Continue reading
Mar 10 Days after gunmen abduct hundreds of students in Nigeria, hope of finding them begins to fade By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The mass kidnapping in Kuriga was the third in northern Nigeria since last week; a group of gunmen abducted 15 children from a school in another northwestern state, Sokoto, before dawn Saturday, and a few days earlier 200 people, mostly… Continue reading