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An unidentified man has reportedly sat on the rail track at Cappa/Oshodi on Thursday after losing N35,000 while a train was coming at full speed. The man was resting on his hands placed on his knees while ignoring the blasting horns of the train. According to The Nation the man, …

It hasn’t been an easy time to be a rail enthusiast, but the resurgence of the sleeper train on the continent is offering British travellers a tantalising prospect for 2023. A new pan-European service starting in May is opening up the possibility of jumping on a Eurostar at Kings Cross …

The Osun State Government has revealed that the state couldn’t carry out the usual free train service for holidaymakers in this festive season due to the “teething problems associated with a new government”. In 2022, the Osun state government did not offer a free train service for those traveling to …

Three France (opens in new tab) players are reportedly training separately from their teammates as a virus continues to affect Les Bleus’ preparations for Sunday’s World Cup 2022 (opens in new tab) final against Argentina (opens in new tab). The virus – which manager Didier Deschamps has blamed on the …

The woman crushed to death by a passenger train at the Chikakore axis of Kubwa, Abuja, has been identified as Selimota Idowu Suleiman, a staff of NTA Channel 5.    The deceased was on her way to the office when the incident happened at about 10am on Thursday, December 15, 2022.   …

You might expect Europe’s 2023 train schedules to debut on 1 January 2023. They don’t. The new timetables kick in on 11 December this year, bringing myriad new travel opportunities for the year ahead. Highlights include Genoa and Dresden both securing new international night sleeper services, a new daily train …

As the train winds up the hillside above Lac Léman’s north shore, leaving Montreux behind, I know exactly where we’re heading because I’ve done this journey before. The bustle of the so-called Swiss Riviera will give way to the tranquil farming country of the Pays d’Enhaut, followed by the upmarket …

Netflix has some new offerings this weekend and beyond. If you’re in the Chirstmas spirit or want to see the 15th biggest theatrical release of the year. Assuming you’ve already watched Troll, which hit the streamer yesterday. December 2nd An animated adaptation of the Dickens classic with the voice talents …

The federal government says it is 90 percent ready to resume the Abuja-Kaduna train services.   Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, revealed this to journalists at the Rigasa train Terminal, in Kaduna shortly after a brief inspection of the Abuja, Idu train station and the Rigasa, Kaduna Terminal on …

Advertisement Former National Assembly lawmaker, Shehu Sani has reacted to the postponement of the Abuja-Kaduna train service scheduled to commence on November 28 by the Federal government.  Naija News reports that the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, had announced the postponement of the resumption date while inspecting the state of readiness …