Tag: Railway
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Crisis: Abuja-Kaduna train services suspended – MD
The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, said on Saturday that the Abuja-Kaduna train services has been suspended till the security situation in Kaduna improves. Okhiria made this known tto the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Abuja. He said that the train service was suspended on Friday because…
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Russian railways named as official 2018 FIFA World Cup sponsor
Russian Railways has been named by FIFA on Thursday, as an official sponsor of the 2018 World Cup, which is being held in the country in June and July. FIFA said the state railway monopoly would be a third-tier regional sponsor of the event, joining fellow Russian companies Alfa-Bank and Rostelecom. Russian Railways is offering…
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Thai woman dies after being hit by train while taking selfie
A Thai woman died after being hit by a train while taking a selfie on the railway track, police said on Friday. “Walailak Sukuma, 28, was proclaimed dead at a Bangkok hospital hours after an oncoming train hit her and her friend while the pair was taking a selfie, Wissanusak Suebin,’’ a police investigator in…