Tag: Passengers
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Just in: Kidnappers reportedly abduct 45 passengers, demand N15m ransom for each
45 passengers have been reportedly kidnapped in three loaded 15-seater commercial buses by suspected bandits in Orokam, along the Otukpo-Enugu Road in Ogbadigbo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. It was gathered from an eyewitness and driver of one of the commercial transportation companies in Makurdi, who narrowly escaped the ambush with his passengers,…
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Passengers stranded as aviation unions begin strike
Passengers were on Monday stranded in the Murtala Muhammad Airport (MMA) terminal as Aviation Unions began their two-day warning strike. Members of the union blocked the entrance of the MMA, leaving passengers stranded.
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7 passengers burnt to ashes along Lagos-Ibadan expressway
No fewer than seven persons were on Thursday burnt to ashes in an accident few metres away from Saapade bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun,
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Christmas: Passengers lament high cost of air ticket
Some passengers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja have condemned the increase in airfare during the yuletide.
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Reactions trail resumption of Abuja-Kaduna rail service
After series of postponements, the Abuja- Kaduna rail service finally resumed on Monday 5th of December, amid tight security. Upon the resumption after 9 months of stoppage, Passengers seen plying the service expressed mixed reactions about it. Some expressed happiness that their favourite means of transportation is back, others feel that the country need to…
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Tanzanian plane crash-lands into Lake Victoria
A Tanzanian plane has crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania while trying to land at the nearby Bukoba airport. Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) says about 15 passengers have been rescued in the crash. The degree of the crash remains unknown. Rescue workers and local fishermen are on the scene searching for survivors.
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16 passengers missing in another Lagos boat accident
Barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around Ikorodu area of Lagos State leading to the death of two passengers, another boat accident occured on Friday night around the Mile 2 area. Mrs Sarat Braimah, Lagos Area Manager, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
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BREAKING: Terrorists finally release abducted Kaduna-Abuja train passengers
The Terrorists who attacked Kaduna-Abuja bound train on March 28, have finally released some of the captives after almost three months in captivity. TheNewsGuru.com recalls the terrorists bombed parts of the rail track, forcing the train to derail, and opened fire on the passengers, killing nine and whisking away 62 persons including children and 82…
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Relatives deny release of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers
Relatives of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers have dismissed reports on social media about the release of the passengers as false. The denial is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna by leaders of the “Relatives of AK9” Group, Dr AbdulFatai Jimoh, and Dr Ba’aba Muhammad.
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Unknown gunmen kill 2 passengers, abduct others in kwara
The Police in Kwara has confirmed thevkilling of two people by unknown gunmen and abduction of others along Obbo Ayegunle-Osi road in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command Spokesman, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Monday in Ilorin. “Information received on June 4, 2022, was to…