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| Africa Live: Veteran Nollywood star Amaechi Muonagor dies at 62 - BBC News | Africa Live: Veteran Nollywood star Amaechi Muonagor dies at 62 - BBC News |
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| At least four women were killed in Nigeria in a stampede as a crowd struggled to get cash handouts from a businessman, police say. | |
| A 17-year-old girl was also injured in the Sunday incident that happened in the north-eastern Bauchi state. | |
| Some reports put the death toll much higher. | |
| The businessman was issuing 5,000 naira ($3) to each recipient to help them buy food during the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan, AFP news agency reported. | |
| Nigerians have been grappling with severe economic challenges, including soaring food prices. | |
| Two students of Nasarawa State University near the capital Abuja died on Friday during a stampede for free rice. | |
| At least seven deaths were reported in the Lagos commercial hub last month after a struggle for cheap rice that was being sold by the Nigeria Customs Service. | |
| Police have warned against holding public donations without proper crowd control mechanisms from the authorities. | |
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