A stampede outside a centre distributing rice to citizens in southern Nigeria killed 22 people, authorities said Sunday, the latest in a spate of such incidents in Africa's most populous country.
Several children have died following a stampede during a school holiday fair in Nigeria. Authorities said the incident happened Wednesday at the Islamic High School, in Basorun, Oyo State.
Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa ... Three days later at least seven died in a stampede in the northern Bauchi state when people gathered to collect handouts of 5,000 naira promised ...