Nigerian senator recounts experience on Abuja-Kaduna train

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Ahead of the inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria tomorrow, GuardianTV crew drove around Eagle Square, Abuja, and bring to you a live feed showing the level of preparation.

This is the moment Former President Muhammadu Buhari departed the Eagle Square and Abuja after handing over power to the New President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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GuardianTV went on the street of Abuja to ask what they expect from the new administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as it takes effective from today May 29.

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A major effort to identify bodies has begun in India's eastern Odisha state as the death toll from Friday's railway disaster climbed to 288. A high-level investigation into the accident is underway.

At least 280 people were killed and hundreds of others were injured when multiple trains collided in India's eastern state of Odisha. After hours of searches, rescue operations have now ended.

The Odisha train crash has put a fresh spotlight on safety as the government modernizes the country's extensive railway network and infrastructure.

The railway minister said an issue in the electronic signal system likely caused the accident, but said more would be revealed in a final report. At least 275 people died, making it India's worst train crash in decades.

One of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's first promises after his election in 2018 was to build the Mayan train, a long railway that would criss-cross 1,554 kilometres of tropical forests in the eastern Yucatan peninsula. The goal is to connect major tourism centres. While the idea appears good on paper, it has engineers on edge and environmentalists crying foul. Meanwhile, its initial cost has already tripled. Our correspondents report.

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