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Nigeria: Several passengers feared dead in train crash

Several passengers are feared dead as a train collided with a fully loaded high capacity bus. The vehicle belongs to Lagos State Government Staff in the PwD/Shogunle area of Ikeja, in Lagos State. Reports say the bus was headed inward Ikeja through PwD from Oshodi bus terminal when the collision occurred, as it tried to negotiate the route while passing… Read More
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Nigeria: Gunmen abduct 32 people at train station

At least 32 people had been abducted by some gunmen from a train station in Nigeria’s southern Edo state on Saturday. The victims were waiting to board a train from Igueben to Warri in neighbouring Delta state when the gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles carried out the act. The gunmen shot sporadically into the air during the attack before seizing… Read More
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South Africa bans religious preaching on trains

– – South Africa’s passenger rail agency (Prasa) has banned religious preaching, gambling and informal trading in its new trains. Local media outlets reported that rail agency said the move will enhance passenger safety and onboard cleanliness. The agency’s spokesperson Lilian Mofokeng is quoted as saying that the move is part of measures to ensure that “one particular behavioural system of… Read More