The Federal Government yesterday condoled with families of the victims of weekend’s stampedes in Anamabra, Abuja where no fewer than 39 people died. It also commiserated with the families of the kids crushed to death on Wednesday in Ibadan. The three disasters occurred during attempts to share palliatives to the vulnerable. Minister of Information and…
The police in Anambra State have confirmed that 22 people lost their lives on Saturday during a stampede in Okija, a community in Ihiala Local Government Area. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in the state, shared the tragic update in a statement on Sunday morning. Residents had gathered to receive bags of rice donated by…
President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his official events in Lagos on Saturday, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta in honour of the stampede victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra. The two tragedies claimed many lives and left many others injured. Tinubu was scheduled to watch the boat parade and other activities…
