Almost mid way into the Tinubu presidency, the face of the 2027 opposition to his perpetuation is on display. An untidy opposition is nearly on full display but in a perpetual stampede. Key opposition figures are lashing out at surrogates of the ruling party from different angles in a most uncoordinated matter. In the process, … Read more
Three weeks after the ugly incident, victims of the Anambra State stampede that occurred during Christmas rice distribution in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state have been buried. The government held an inter-denominational burial service for the victims at St. Mary’s Field, Okija, had families of the victims, survivors, community members, … Read more
Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday adjourned ruling on bail application to Monday in the trial over the stampede in Ibadan in December. Ex-Queen Naomi Silekunola, a broadcaster, Oriyomi Hazmat and a school Principal, Abiodun Fasasi are being prosecuted by the state over the funfair … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has accused organisers for the deadly stampedes that occurred during the distribution of relief materials in three states. Recall in the past week, chaotic scenes in Ibadan, Anambra and Abuja led to the deaths of over 60 people, including children, as crowds scrambled for food items. During a Presidential Media Chat on … Read more
Dr Kayode Ajulo (SAN) Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice has issued series of directives to law enforcement and local authorities to forestall tragedies at gatherings. Recall that the directives came on the heels of stampede in Okija, Anambra, where some people lost their lives at a palliatives sharing center and the Ibadan, … Read more
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has called for more structured and safer approach to distributing relief materials or palliatives to prevent stampedes and loss of lives. Soludo, in a statement on Sunday by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, made the call while reacting to the stampede that occurred during a rice-sharing event for the … Read more
The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed 22 deaths in Saturday’s stampede at the scene of palliatives distribution in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area. The palliative distribution was organised by a philanthropist in the area. The police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who gave an update on the development in a statement on Sunday … Read more
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has directed government hospitals to provide free treatment to the people that sustained injuries during a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja. Wike gave the directive in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has issued a warning against the unorganised distribution of palliatives and funfairs, which have led to stampedes and fatalities among vulnerable citizens. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, delivered the warning during a media briefing on Saturday in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this week, 65 people died … Read more
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has summoned a meeting of all safety agencies in the State following recent stampedes witnessed in different parts of the country. Recall that on December 18, a tragic incident occurred in Ibadan, Oyo State, where a stampede at a children’s funfair resulted in the death of about 35 children, leaving … Read more