An unspecified number of people have been injured after a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus in the PWD area of the state. The incident happened around 7 am on Thursday. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, said rescue operation was ongoing. “The accident recorded many casualties... Read More

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January 28, 2023

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It’s the turn of youths to take back Nigeria – Peter Obi; Court Rejects Tinubu Disqualification Suit | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: It’s the turn of youths to take back Nigeria – Peter Obi Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, claims he would end the cycle of poverty in Nigeria if elected. Obi spoke during a... Read More

Rankings

November 22, 2017

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Across Nigeria by Train ‘Travel Beyond your dreams within your Reach’.

There are so many negative attributes to the Nigerian railway system, in spite of that, there is another that gives it hope. As against the old reviews, I think my trip is about to become a great tourism experience. The project has the sole aim of creating awareness and acting as a change agent to... Read More

Opinion

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August 16, 2017

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Al-Qaeda urges followers to derail trains in Britain

by Adedotun Michael In its latest effort, Al-Qaeda has urged its supporters in Britain to derail a train, thereby causing massive loss of life and “instilling fear” among travellers and commuters, the UK Telegraph reports. The terrorist group through an article in the group’s “magazine Inspire” said, Securing thousands of miles of track in the... Read More

Global

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August 1, 2017

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We have trained many Nigerians who are yet to get jobs – PTDF

The Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Dr. Bello Gusau has lamented that Nigerians trained by the PTDF have been unable to secure jobs in the oil and gas industry. The Federal Government had established PTDF to train Nigerians to qualify as graduates, professionals, technicians and craftsmen in the field of engineering, geology, science and... Read More

The News Blog

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September 11, 2016

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Man without hands loses life after falling from a moving train

An armless man died on the spot in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital on Saturday when he fell from a moving train. The tragic incident occurred at about 9:10am around Post Office area, GRA, Ilorin when the Lagos to Kano train took off from the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) station in Ilorin. The victim was said... Read More

The News Blog

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February 17, 2016

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Train kills ‘deaf and dumb’ graduate in Oyingbo

In a heartbreaking tragic turn of events, a young man identified as Ibrahim was mauled to death by a moving train in the Oyingbo area of Lagos state. The Punch Newspapers reports that Ibrahim, on Tuesday, February 16 was strolling along the train tracks oblivious to the fact that a train had just taken off... Read More

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November 16, 2015

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Speedmeals to train 1000 unemployed youths as chefs

A Nigeria’s fast growing food vendor brand, Speedmeals Mobile Kitchen is set to organise chef trainings aimed at empowering unemployed youths looking to pursue a career in catering. About a thousand young people are expected to undergo the weekdays and weekend classes which will run in batches. The training sessions are scheduled for November 16... Read More

This is why you shouldn’t use your earphones while on the road

by Chinwe Okafor An unidentified young man who had earphones plugged into his eardrums, was on Wednesday killed by a passenger train at Cappa area of Oshodi, Lagos. The man was standing on the rail track oblivious of the fast approaching train. The Ogun-Lagos-bound mass transit train was leaving its Oshodi station to Mushin when... Read More

The News Blog

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February 20, 2015

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Terrible: Man crushed to death by train weeks before his wedding

by Chinwe Okafor A man, whose profession was dispatch rider was on Thursday crushed to death by a train in the Fagba area of Lagos State. The victim said to be in his early 30s and identified simply as Johnson, was working with a courier service in Ikeja before he met his untimely death. Johnson, whose wedding... Read More

The News Blog

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July 8, 2014

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Mum from hell: Mother pushes 7-month-old baby out of moving train, abandons her (See Photos)

by S’ola Filani New York City Police are in a manhunt for a woman who was seen abandoning a baby girl on a subway platform. A witness told the police she saw a woman, described as between 20 and 30 years old, push a stroller from a subway car onto the platform when the doors... Read More

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April 15, 2014

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15 surprising upsides to long distance relationships

by Amy Odell and Olisa Benson It strengthens your communication skills. Making a long distance relationship work is ALL about communication, and not just talking on the phone every day or every other day, but also communicating about life goals. 1. You never get sick of each other. Because you only see each other one or two... Read More

February 11, 2014

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Terrible: Train slices off ‘hanging’ passenger’s hand in Lagos

by ‘Jola Sotubo A man who was hanging from a train in Lagos yesterday met an unfortunate fate after his hand got sliced off. The passenger, identified simply as Ernest, was thrown down from his position after the train had a movement glitch. This is said to have made his hand get stuck between 2... Read More

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December 24, 2013

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Unbelievable! This priest was caught MASTURBATING (WATCH)

by Tutu Akinlabi All Catholic priests have to take an oath of celibacy when assuming their exalted positions. This means that they can’t have sexual intercourse. This obviously proved too challenging for this particular priest as he was caught “pleasing himself” on a train. The man of the cloth was filmed while obviously being too... Read More

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December 22, 2013

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Tragic: Cargo train derails in Kenya, several people trapped

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Kenya’s largest slum area, Kibera today experienced first hand a train crash which plunged into makeshift homes with an unknown number of residents reportedly trapped in. A statement by the Kenyan Red Cross said cargo train derailed into a sprawling shanty and “One patient has been evacuated … scores are feared trapped,”. Joseph Kamau,... Read More

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December 18, 2013

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Phew, that was close: Family escapes death as train crushes vehicle in Lagos (PHOTO)

by Adeola Balogun A man and his family narrowly escaped death yesterday as a train collided with and crushed their vehicle. Segun Oderinde, a pastor, was in the Toyota Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) with his wife, brother-in-law and child along the Agege-Abule Egba environs of the state when the accident occurred. Pastor Oderinde escaped... Read More

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October 13, 2013

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Wait, is that Jay Z? Superstar rapper takes the train to his concert in London (PHOTOS)

Jay Z may arguably be the best rapper walking this earth but that doesn’t stop him from wanting to be one with the people. The mogul took the train to one of his shows at the Barclay Center just last year and now Hov is getting down with public transportation again, this time in London. Fresh off dropping... Read More

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September 30, 2013

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Kinky session: Woman killed, man loses legs after train hits them while having SEX on the tracks

The accident happened in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. This is a file picture of a train A woman was killed and her partner lost his legs when a train hit them while they had sex on the tracks. The loved-up couple – who are thought to have been drunk – were hit by the locomotive on Saturday... Read More

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September 26, 2013

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WTH! Student hit by train after homeless man pushed her on the tracks for ‘refusing to give him money’

A student has been left with horrific injuries after she was pushed in front of a train by a homeless man on Wednesday morning. The 21-year-old was allegedly shoved on the tracks at White Plains station in New York after she refused to give money to a 39-year-old who lives in a shelter. Shocked commuters... Read More

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August 2, 2013

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Pius Adesanmi: APC – Memo to a new party

by Pius Adesanmi Why is Tom Ikimi, a former Chairman of the National Republican Convention who subsequently helped General Sani Abacha to rape the potential of Nigeria, so ideologically comfortable in the APC? Buddy, you were born today a product of the protracted pregnancy of multiple mothers. Happy birthday. I do not come to rob... Read More

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July 22, 2013

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Awesome: Japanese passengers move 32-tonne train to rescue trapped woman (PHOTOS)

Train passengers and railway staff push a train car in their effort to rescue a woman who fell and got stuck between the car and the platform while getting off at Japan Railway Minami Urawa Station in Saitama, near Tokyo, Monday morning, July 22, 2013.PHOTO: NORIHIRO SHIGETA, YOMIURI SHIMBUN Dozens of train commuters in... Read More

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July 12, 2013

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Horrific: 8 people crushed to death or electrocuted in French rail crash tragedy

At least eight people have been killed and scores injured after a packed passenger train derailed south of Paris this evening. The high speed intercity train was travelling from the French capital to the city of Limoges when it derailed onto its side in a train station in the suburb of Bretigny-sur-Orge at about 3.15pm GMT. The... Read More

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July 6, 2013

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BREAKING: Canadian town center ‘wiped out’ as freight train carrying crude oil explodes (PHOTOS)

The center of a Quebec town has been wiped out, according to the mayor, after a freight train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in a fireball at 1am on Saturday. About 30 buildings were destroyed and 60 people are believed to be missing, but the force of the fire has prevented rescue workers from... Read More

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June 7, 2013

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Taking the joy ride: Surprised tourists get naked welcome from dozens of fun-seekers (PHOTOS)

Passengers on a recent run of a popular historic railroad in southwest Colorado got a bit more scenery than they paid for when more than a dozen revelers partying on a nearby beach doffed their clothes to greet the train. Their antics on the May 25 run of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad drew warnings,... Read More

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May 30, 2013

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Train derails in Lagos, police cordon off accident scene

A section of a train returning from Ijoko in Lagos State to its base at Ebutte Metta, Lagos on Wednesday derailed at Agege. The incident which occurred between 11.30pm and 12.30am was said to have been caused by defective tracks. As of 11am on Wednesday, the scene of the accident had been cordoned off by... Read More

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May 16, 2013

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Awful: 15-year-old killed by train ‘didn’t hear it coming because she was wearing headphones’ (PICTURED)

Katie Littlewood could have been listening to her iPod when she was struck by a train as she used a crossing in January last year, an inquest has heard A 15-year-old schoolgirl killed by a high speed train on a pedestrian level crossing may have not heard it coming as she wearing headphones, an inquest... Read More

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April 2, 2013

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Hair-raising moment: Woman barely escapes train after dropping phone on tracks (WATCH)

A woman is lucky to be alive after she narrowly avoided being crushed by a train. It is thought she had climbed down to the tracks at the station in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after dropping her mobile phone. Footage filmed on a mobile phone shows the moment she scrambled back onto the platform with barely... Read More

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March 18, 2013

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Passenger, 32, falls from door of moving train and dies after he is hit by engine travelling on opposite track

Alex Smith, 32, from Brighton, died after falling from the moving train and being hit by one travelling in the opposite direction A passenger died after falling through the doors of a moving train. Alex Smith, 32, from Brighton, plunged onto the track and was then hit by a train travelling in the opposite direction.... Read More

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March 9, 2013

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Somebody (don’t) shout Halleluia: 82-year-old woman thrown out of train for singing hymns loudly (PHOTOS)

Shocking cell phone footage shows the moment a Florida transit security guard pulled an elderly woman off a commuter train for singing spiritual hymns too loudly, causing her to fall to the platform. The sickening video shows the uniformed worker telling 82-year-old Emma Anderson to be quiet, before roughly grabbing her from her seat and... Read More

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January 31, 2013

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2 commuter trains collide in South Africa, 150 injured

by Rachel Ogbu Children and adults were reportedly injured on Thursday, January 31 in Pretoria, the South African capital when two commuter trains collided, emergency services said. According to reports, about 150 were involved in the accident that occurred when a train crashed into a stationary locomotive near Attridgeville, a suburb west of Pretoria. The spokesman for... Read More

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Lagos Govt Staff Bus crushed by train, several injured

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Across Nigeria by Train ‘Travel Beyond your dreams within your Reach’.

Al-Qaeda urges followers to derail trains in Britain

We have trained many Nigerians who are yet to get jobs – PTDF

Man without hands loses life after falling from a moving train

Train kills ‘deaf and dumb’ graduate in Oyingbo

Speedmeals to train 1000 unemployed youths as chefs

This is why you shouldn’t use your earphones while on the road

Terrible: Man crushed to death by train weeks before his wedding

Mum from hell: Mother pushes 7-month-old baby out of moving train, abandons her (See Photos)

15 surprising upsides to long distance relationships

Terrible: Train slices off ‘hanging’ passenger’s hand in Lagos

Unbelievable! This priest was caught MASTURBATING (WATCH)

Tragic: Cargo train derails in Kenya, several people trapped

Phew, that was close: Family escapes death as train crushes vehicle in Lagos (PHOTO)

Wait, is that Jay Z? Superstar rapper takes the train to his concert in London (PHOTOS)

Kinky session: Woman killed, man loses legs after train hits them while having SEX on the tracks

WTH! Student hit by train after homeless man pushed her on the tracks for ‘refusing to give him money’

Pius Adesanmi: APC – Memo to a new party

Awesome: Japanese passengers move 32-tonne train to rescue trapped woman (PHOTOS)

Horrific: 8 people crushed to death or electrocuted in French rail crash tragedy

BREAKING: Canadian town center ‘wiped out’ as freight train carrying crude oil explodes (PHOTOS)

Taking the joy ride: Surprised tourists get naked welcome from dozens of fun-seekers (PHOTOS)

Train derails in Lagos, police cordon off accident scene

Awful: 15-year-old killed by train ‘didn’t hear it coming because she was wearing headphones’ (PICTURED)

Hair-raising moment: Woman barely escapes train after dropping phone on tracks (WATCH)

Passenger, 32, falls from door of moving train and dies after he is hit by engine travelling on opposite track

Somebody (don’t) shout Halleluia: 82-year-old woman thrown out of train for singing hymns loudly (PHOTOS)

2 commuter trains collide in South Africa, 150 injured

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