Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has resumed rail operations along the Abuja-Kaduna corridor after its suspension due to derailment on Friday. Mr Niyi Alli, the corporation’s Director of Operations, said in a statement that the services would commence on January 31, 2023 “The Board and Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation are pleased to announce…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has suspended Abuja-Kaduna train services following the derailment of a train on the corridor. The Informant247 earlier reported that a Kaduna-Abuja train on Friday derailed from its positioned track. The former senator representing Kaduna North, Senator Shehu Sani, posted this alert on his official Twitter page. The former federal lawmaker…
The police command in Federal Capital Territory, FCT has confirmed the death of at least one person in connection with a rail/motor accident which occurred at Chikakore axis in the Kubwa Area council of the FCT, Abuja. The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, DSP Josephine Adeh, while confirming the tragic incident on Thursday, said…
Abuja-Kaduna train has crashed few days after it began operations. It was gathered that the police command in the Federal Capital Territory police command has commenced investigation into the train crash. which happened in Kubwa area of Abuja. The incident happened in Kubwa area of Abuja. In the photos which have emerged on social media,…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the adjustment of take-off time schedule for its last two trains from Idu(Abuja) to Rigasa(Kaduna) and vice versa. Mr Pascal Nnorli, the Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS), told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Friday that the adjustments were to ensure early arrival of the trains to its…
The Abuja-Kaduna train will begin operation on Monday, says the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC. The NRC said the train service will resume activities with only two return services. This was confirmed by the Managing Director of the Corporation, Fidel Okhiria, in a statement released to newsmen on Saturday. According to the MD, the first train…
The Federal Government have announced that services along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor would resume on Dec.5. Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation(NRC) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that all was set for resumption of the services. Okhiria, however, advised passengers wishing to utilise the service to commence updating…
The Ministry of Transportation, on Sunday, in Kaduna, extended the resumption date for the Kaduna-Abuja train Service. It would be recalled that the train service was suspended in March 2022, after bandits attacked its passengers, killed 25, wounded several others and Kidnapped over 50 passengers. However, early this month, the federal government had promised that…
The Federal Government has sent message of warning to motorists planning to travel to the Northern parts of the country from the South and East through Kogi State to stay away from the Lokoja-Abuja dual carriageway. Engr Jimoh Kajogbola, who’s the Federal Controller of Works in Kogi State, issued the warning via a statement in…
An Abuja Federal High Court, has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to keep in detention the former bandits’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. Report has it that Justice Nkeonye Maha ruled on the ex-parte motion moved by Ahmed Magaji, the counsel for the DSS. The DSS, via the motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022…
23 victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train kidnap are still in the captivity of the kidnappers, having spent over five months. The Informant247 recalls that of the over 60 victims kidnapped in March 2022, 23 victims whose relatives cannot gather the demanded ransom of the terrorists are still in the forest with kidnappers. It could also…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N718 million for security services and surveillance of the Abuja light rail transportation system. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammed Bello, made this known after the meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. He said: “I presented a memo at the Federal Executive…
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has given a 24-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to, with immediate effect, secure the freedom of Azurfa Lois John, a 21-year-old Christian, who was one of the victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack. The Informant247 had earlier reported that a top commander of bandits who kidnapped passengers…
A top commander of bandits who kidnapped passengers from the Kaduna-Abuja train on the 28th of March, 2022, is set to marry one of the victims, Azurfa Lois John, 21. The Publisher of Desert Herald, who is also in charge of negotiation for the victims held hostage, Tukur Mamu, revealed this via a statement he…
The Informant247 reports that no lesser than seven hostages kidnapped from the Kaduna-Abuja train on March 28 have been set free. The seven hostages who regained their freedom from the terrorists’ camp include a family of six and a woman. Their news of their freedom was confirmed to newsmen in Kaduna by Tukur Mamu, Publisher…
One of the five Abuja-Kaduna train passengers, Sidi Aminu Sharif, set free from kidnappers’ den on Tuesday evening, said a bullet shot into his body while in captivity, is yet to be removed. The Informant247 reports that the victims of the train attack are being set free in batches, as the latest five regain their…
Five out of the passengers who were kidnapped from a Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022, have been set free. Among the passengers who were set free was Prof. Mustapha Umar Imam, a medical doctor at the Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUS), Sokoto. Imam was shot by the kidnappers in captivity, raising concerns…
Kidnappers of Kaduna-Abuja train victims have set free three from the remaining 43 victims in captivity. The Informant247 had reported that the terrorist group in the North has issued a threat to the Nigerian President. The terrorist group has threatened to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari. In the video, the terrorists could be seen flogging some…
One of the released seven victims of Abuja-Kaduna train, Muhammad Daiyabu has revealed that for 100 days they stayed in captivity, the bandits treated them well. He told newsmen that their captors slaughtered six cows for them. According to him, some of the reports flying on social media were false. He said there was no…
A Kaduna-based social activist, Dr. Mustapha Aliyu on Tuesday, in Kaduna, said the Federal Government must be held responsible if anything happens to the remaining 43 Kaduna-Abuja train victims left in bandits’ den. He vented his anger while speaking with newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday. He noted that if a sitting governor could contribute to…
