Governor Seyi Makinde has acknowledged plans to inaugurate a Sharia Court in Oyo State but insists the initiative must comply with the Nigerian Constitution. The move, set to be inaugurated by the Supreme Council of Shari’ah in Nigeria on January 11,

Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, has indefinitely postponed the inauguration of the Sharia court initially scheduled for January 11, 2025.

More than 30 people are reported to have been killed during a stampede at a carnival in Ibadan, the capital of southwestern Oyo state. Authorities say the end-of-the-year event was intended to host about 5,

Barely one week from today, we will join others across the world to bid 2024 farewell and welcome the new year, 2025. For Nigeria and Nigerians, 2024 has been

The inauguration of a Sharia Court in Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria, by an Islamic group under the aegis of the state chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari rs

At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in the Nigerian city of Ibadan on Wednesday, police said.

At least 67 people died in separate Christmas charity stampedes across Nigeria over the last week, sparking shock and sorrow among the leadership of the Catholic Church.

Organisers of the Wednesday carnival leading to the death of yet-to-be-confirmed children have been arrested by the Nigeria Police.

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday.

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Several children have been killed in a stampede at a holiday fair in southwestern Nigeria, Oyo state governor says ABUJA, Nigeria -- Several children have been killed in a stampede at a holiday ...

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.