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Thirty-one people are killed and seven others are injured in a stampede at a church charity event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
2022-05-28

The oil tanker "Trinity Spirit" catches fire and explodes off the coast of Nigeria.
2022-02-3

At least 25 people are killed during an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery in Rivers State, Nigeria. Children are among the victims.
2021-10-22

At least seven police officers are killed in a shooting spree in Rivers State, Nigeria.
2021-05-7

Bandits open fire at a village hall, where residents gather at night to watch films, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Eleven people are killed and many more are injured.
2018-09-13

Voters in Nigeria go to the polls for gubernatorial and state Assembly elections. At least nine people are killed in election day violence, most of them in Rivers State.
2015-04-11

Chadian troops rescue 85 hostages from Boko Haram who had been kidnapped in Nigeria and taken over the border into Chad.
2014-08-17

Gunmen kidnap four Thai tourists traveling in Nigeria's Rivers State.
2013-08-10

Police in Nigeria arrest 13 people in connection with the lynching of four university students who were accused of stealing laptops and mobile phones in Rivers state.
2012-10-8

An oil tanker in Okogbe, Rivers State, Nigeria, explodes after crashing, leaving around 90-115 dead.
2012-07-12