Reps press for probe of Itakpe-Warri train accident, compensation for victims
The Reps urged the Nigerian Railway Corporation to disclose the cause of the accident publicly, implement measures to prevent a ...
The Reps urged the Nigerian Railway Corporation to disclose the cause of the accident publicly, implement measures to prevent a ...
LASEMA said it responded immediately after receiving distress alerts through its toll‑free lines.
The train derailed at about 11.09 a.m., at KM 49 between Kubwa station and Asham station.
NRC says a team of engineers is already at the site to restore the affected locations.
Two women were declared dead at the crash scene while four were pronounced dead at the hospital.
A judge kidnapped in a separate incident was also rescued by the security operatives.
31 people are missing after the attack, a government official said.
Service along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor was halted due to a terrorist attack on 28 March, which led to the ...
The train departed Abuja for Kaduna before it was attacked in a Kaduna community by the terrorists.
57 days after the abduction of Kaduna bound passengers by gunmen, family members continue to be in anguish, waiting for ...
In one of the photos, there were 23 abductees, mostly women and children. Among the children were two boys and ...
Mr Gide rose to prominence in 2018 after he reportedly killed Tsoho Buhari, who used to be the most ruthless ...
The NRC said that the corporation was working assiduously with security agencies to ensure that the abductees were rescued and ...
The governor explained why the military has not bombed the bandits despite knowing their whereabouts and listening to their conversations.
Many residents who spoke to our reporter called on the government to declare three days national mourning.
Mr Tinubu said he was cancelling the celebration in honour of those who lost their lives in the attack.
The Kaduna-Abuja train was carrying hundreds of passengers Monday evening.
The decision was taken due a damaged rail track.
“The locomotive (head) derailed while standing, one coach also derailed, while five coaches capsized."
The accident occurred around 8:15 a.m.
The passenger train hit a good train resulting in eight of its coaches going off the tracks.
The free train service will depart the Iddo Terminus in Lagos on Monday, June 3.
The police say the victims were stretched out on the railway track when they were crushed by a moving train.
Travellers have had to resort to the train as a medium of transporting themselves from Abuja to Kaduna, putting pressure ...
The 51-year-old man was knifed on the train in front of his son
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