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Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution

Abuja, Nigeria AP The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said 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 […]

At least 13 dead in two crowd crushes in Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria Reuters At least 13 people died in two incidents in Nigeria on Saturday as crowds, mostly women and children, scrambled for charity, police authorities said. In the state capital Abuja, at least 10 people died and many more were injured in a scramble to receive gifts of charity being distributed by the Holy […]

Nigerian protests fizzle out after deadly police crackdown

Lagos, Nigeria Reuters Protests in Nigeria over the soaring cost of living ebbed on Monday, with only a few hundred people turning out in major cities following a deadly crackdown by security forces since the demonstrations began last week. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in the capital Abuja, Lagos and […]

At least three killed in Nigeria at protests over high cost of living

Abuja/Kaduna, Nigeria Reuters At least three protesters were killed in Nigeria’s Kaduna state on Thursday, Reuters reporters and eyewitnesses said, as demonstrators rallied across the West African nation against rising cost of living and governance issues. Kaduna state police spokesperson Mansur Hassan said the police fired tear gas at protesters and not live ammunition. Also […]

Nigeria’s new President Tinubu promises economic reboot

Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives with his wife Oluremi Tinubu at a polling station before casting his ballot in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, on 25th February, 2023.

Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu vowed at his swearing-in on Monday to expand the economy by at least six per cent a year, lift barriers to investment, create jobs and unify the exchange rate, while also tackling rampant insecurity. Tinubu inherits a struggling economy with record debt, shortages of foreign exchange and […]

Six Nigerian states drop bid to annul presidential election

Nigeria's newly declared winner of 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu speaks at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, Nigeria, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Six opposition-led Nigerian states on Friday night withdrew a Supreme Court petition to invalidate the result of last weekend’s presidential vote, which they had argued violated electoral rules, court papers showed. The states, in a court filing signed by their attorneys general, did not give reasons for their decision. Nigeria’s newly declared […]

Nigeria’s electoral commission starts announcing state-wide results

A day after the elections, officials examine papers at a vote collation centre that had been stormed by unknown assailants earlier in the day in Alimosho, Lagos, Nigeria on February 26, 2023.

Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Nigeria’s electoral commission began announcing state-by-state results from national elections on Sunday, though it is not expected to name a victor in the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari for several days.  The presidential vote is expected to be the closest in Nigeria’s history, with candidates from two parties that have alternated […]