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Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at the Islamic High School in Basorun, Oyo State, Nigeria, authorities said. “Security forces attended the scene and arrested the event organizers,” state governor Seyi Makinde said. “Earlier today, an incident occurred in Islamic High School Basorun, the venue of an …

An explosion shook more than a dozen buildings, killing 2 and injuring 77 in one of Nigeria’s largest cities, according to reports. Rescue workers are still digging through the rubble in search of people who may have been trapped. The provisional death toll stands at two, with a further 77 …

A 16-year-old girl committed suicide after her boss’s husband raped her at their home in Eruwa community, Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. “The minor had been learning fashion design from the suspect’s wife and had been living with her boss to also assist her with domestic chores,” …

A mentally unstable woman has given birth to a baby boy on Ayileka Street, in the Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, in Nigeria. The lady was said to be between 25 and 30, gave birth to the baby in an uncompleted building. The dark in complexion woman was …

A man has reportedly died in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State while queuing to buy fuel at a filling station in the community, Nigeria, according to reports. “The man, who rested his head on his steering, had given up the ghost on the queue until when other customers …

At least 10 people have died during ethnic clashes that began at a busy market in the Nigerian city of Ibadan in Oyo State. The governor of south-western Oyo State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain the violence in the city. It began after a wheelbarrow pusher, believed to …