Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Nigeria oil hub community in fight over waterfront home

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Nigeria’s oil city, Port Harcourt, is home to 500,000 people living in slums along its waterways. Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has ordered the demolition of all informal settlements. Port Harcourt is the oil capital of Nigeria. PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria: Acres of slums flank the waterways of Nigeria’s oil city, Port Harcourt, which is home to … Read more

At least 31 die in stampede at Nigeria church event: police

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According to authorities, a stampede in south Nigeria killed at least 31 people on Saturday during a church charity event where food was being distributed. The disaster happened in Port Harcourt city in Nigeria’s Rivers state, local police spokeswoman Grace Iringe-Koko said, confirming a death toll of 31 people. Local Nigerian media reported the event … Read more