LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A stampede at the residence of the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle in Gusau, Zamfara State, has left one person dead and six others injured, security sources confirmed on Friday. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, stated that the incident occurred on Thursday when a large crowd gathered to welcome the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 40 people have died in a crush at a political rally in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials say. Tens of thousands of people had gathered on Saturday at a campaign event for actor-turned-politician Vijay, in the southern Karur district. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin told reporters…
LAGOS Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has decried the loss of over 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events in Nigeria, attributing the tragedies to “poverty-induced neoliberal economic policies” and “criminal negligence.” In a statement released on Sunday, Falana, who chairs the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), detailed the…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than two female students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, have reportedly died following a stampede that occurred at the university’s convocation square on Friday. The convocation square was the venue for the distribution of palliatives to the students by the Nasarawa State government. A source within the university told PUNCH…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service says it is investigating reports people were trampled to death during a sale of bags of confiscated rice amid growing anger over skyrocketing prices of food in Africa’s most populous country. “There was a chaotic situation caused by the impatience of people to follow the laid down procedures…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Thirty-seven youths were killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in a stadium in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, officials said on Tuesday. Last week, the army in the central African nation also known as Congo-Brazzaville, announced it was recruiting 1,500 people aged between 18 and…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 125 people have died in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. Hundreds were also hurt in aftermath of home team Arema FC’s loss to bitter rivals at the overcrowded stadium late on Saturday in Malang, East Java. The crush…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 17 people have been found dead in a nightclub in South Africa’s East London city, local media report. Bodies were found at the Enyobeni Tavern early on Sunday, and reports say several people were injured. “The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation as we speak,” a police spokesman told…