The train became a better option when Abuja-Kaduna highway which connects to the North-western part of the country was no longer safe The Kaduna State Government had said that 362 persons were on board before the attack EKO HOT BLOG had reported how on 28 March, 2022 some bandits set explosives on the train track … Read more
Revelations coming after the evacuation of the bombed Abuja-Kaduna Train confirmed that rain drivers, food vendors, a young medical doctor identified as Chinelo, and cleaners were reportedly killed in the attack An unspecified number of passengers were said to have been injured during the attack while some others were reportedly abducted EDITOR’S PICK: Terrorists Bomb … Read more
Nigerian Female Doctor, Chinelo Dies After Tweeting About Being Shot In Terror Attack On Abuja-Kaduna Train The passenger, who survived the attack, told journalists on phone that while in transit, “we heard a loud bang. A bomb exploded.” EDITOR’S PICK: BREAKING: Vandals Damage Lagos-Ibadan Railway Track, Paralyse Train Services Container Falls On Three Vehicles In … Read more
Terrorists bomb Abuja-Kaduna rail track, attack train passengers One of the passengers, who confirmed the incident in a telephone call, said the attackers have surrounded the train, shooting sporadically EDITOR’S PICK: BREAKING: Vandals Damage Lagos-Ibadan Railway Track, Paralyse Train Services Container Falls On Three Vehicles In Lagos Tears As 19-Year-Old Boy Killed, 6 Others In … Read more
Sanwo-Olu Collaborates With Turkey To Achieve World Class Rail System In his quest to achieve a world class rail system in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of and his team have taken a tour to Metro Istanbul in Turkey to intimate themselves, and interact with their system, processes and methods of operations. Sanwo-Olu who disclosed … Read more
Many passengers have been dead as train crushed truck and tricycle in Kano. EKO HOT BLOG reports that many unspecified number of passengers have been dead when a train in motion crushed a Dangote cement truck and a commercial tricycle in Kano State. The incident occurred on Obasanjo Road in Kano metropolis at about 11:30 … Read more
Passengers Commend Federal Govt Over Free Train Ride At Christmas EKO HOT BLOG reports that Railway passengers in Lagos have commneded the decision of the Federal Government to introduce free ride on all routes to celebrate the Christmas season. Passengers at the train stations in Agege on Monday, described the decision as a welcome development, … Read more
#EndSARS: Germany offers to train police in protest management EKO HOT BLOG reports that the German Government has offered to train men of the Nigeria Police Force in the management of protests without the use of lethal weapons. To this end, a high-level delegation from Germany on Tuesday visited the Chairman of the Police Service … Read more
Unidentified man sets passenger train on fire in Kwara. A train used to convey passengers and goods has been set on fire in Kwara State, EkohotBlog reports. Two out of 15 coaches of the train were affected in the incident which occurred in Offa local government area of the state, on Wednesday. According to witnesses, … Read more
He added that it would renovate 100 wagons to further consolidate the rail sector within the next two months. It has been recently disclosed that the Lagos-Kano train service will go into operation from Friday, Aug. 13, a senior official of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC has said. Mr Ismail Adebiyi, Regional District Manager, … Read more
They train consistently for years, maintain a strict disciplined diet and work out regularly. For just a few minutes of the competition, the athletes train for several years. They get a minimum of eight hours of sleep every day and wake up early in the mornings to head out for their training. Read more: The … Read more
On the Lagos-Ibadan route, 42, 000 passengers were moved in June, we expect the figures to surge in the coming months.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has revealed the cause of incessant breakdowns of trains on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor. Amaechi, while speaking during the monitoring progress of work done … Read more
“We are very sorry, the locomotive is faulty. We have contacted the Idu Train Station for another locomotive. It would take them two hours to be here.” Hundreds of travellers were on Monday stranded in Dutse, Kaduna, as the Abuja-Kaduna train broke down a few minutes into the journey, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. It … Read more
That feeling of stepping into a train for the first time was magical! A few minutes later, more passengers boarded, everyone smiling and looking round the train. You could easily read some people’s minds: ‘Is this for real? In Nigeria?’ On the 18th of December 2020, I had to be at Ibadan for a friend’s … Read more
The Lagos Ibadan train services will now be available in the mornings from Tuesday. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it will begin full operation of the standard gauge railway service from Lagos to Ibadan on Tuesday. The Management of NRC said this is a statement signed by the Lagos District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche, … Read more
“You touch you pay” — A catchphrase for prostitution on London metro. It is a natural phenomenon for humans to do whatever they can to survive when the odds are heavily against them. When they find themselves on the brink of being checkmated on the cheeseboard of life and the government who’s somewhat expected to … Read more