No fewer than four women have been confirmed dead at the venue of the distribution of Zakaat by a Bauchi based philanthropist, the Chairman of AYM Shafa Group of Companies. According to reports, crowd, largely women, old and young, married,…
Mob sets fire on Abuja market over suspect’s killing
Angry youths Tuesday afternoon reportedly set parts of the popular Wuse market in the Wuse District of Abuja on fire after police allegedly shot a 17-year-old hawker dead inside the market. The office of the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML)…
10 hospitalised as police, cult groups clash in Lagos schools
There was pandemonium on Wednesday, January 31, after a fight broke out among some cult groups said to be students of Community Senior Grammar School and Ikotun High School at Ikotun in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.…
Stampede during Benin-Senegal football match kills 2
At least two people have been killed and many others injured in a stampede during a qualifier game for the January 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Cotonou, Benin. The tragedy happened on Saturday as Benin’s Cheetahs and Senegal’s Teranga…
Indonesian court acquits 2 police officials charged with negligence in connection to fatal stadium disaster
An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted two police officials charged with negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people in October when police fired tear gas inside a stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits. A third official…
2 dead, dozens injured in stampede at Gulf Cup in Iraq’s Basra
At least two people have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a stadium in Basra, southern Iraq, ahead of the Arabian Gulf Cup final. The Iraqi interior ministry told Al Jazeera that two people had died and…
A stampede during a New Year’s event in Uganda kills at least 9 people
A stampede during New Year’s celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, left at least nine people dead, including children, police said Sunday. The stampede happened at the Freedom City Mall in Namasuba suburb as revelers rushed to…
At least 146 dead after stampede during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, South Korea
At least 146 people have been killed after a stampede in the South Korean capital of Seoul, according to local fire authorities. The victims were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities near…
Indonesia: Fans ‘died in the arms’ of players in stadium crush
Football fans “died in the arms” of players during a crush at Indonesia’s Kanjuruhan stadium, the home team coach has said, as the number of children killed in the tragedy rose to 32. Javier Roca said the crush at the…