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NRSA urges police to arrest pedestrians who fail to use footbridges
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NRSA urges police to arrest pedestrians who fail to use footbridges

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has urged the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service to arrest and prosecute pedestrians who fail to use designated footbridges, as part of efforts to reduce road crashes and fatalities. The Director-General of the NRSA, Abraham Amaliba, said strict enforcement of road traffic regulations was necessary to ensure pedestrian safety, particularly at locations where footbridges had been provided.

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10 Killed In Egypt Minibus Crash Outside Cairo, 24 Injured
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10 Killed In Egypt Minibus Crash Outside Cairo, 24 Injured

A minibus collided with a heavy truck on a highway west of Cairo on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring 24 others, Egypt’s health ministry said. Road accidents in Egypt injure more than 75,000 people annually and kill over 5,000, according to Egypt’s state statistics agency Earlier this month, 13 people were killed and 34 injured when a large truck struck a tourist bus west of Cairo.

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Gunmen attack ADC guber candidate’s convoy in Sokoto, candidate escapes
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Gunmen attack ADC guber candidate’s convoy in Sokoto, candidate escapes

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, Hon. In a statement issued by his media aide, Aminu Abdullahi, Dan’iya alleged that personnel of the Sokoto Marshal and the Sokoto State Community Guard blocked his convoy and prevented it from passing through the airport area.

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Sowore, police differ over attack in Ekiti
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Sowore, police differ over attack in Ekiti

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), and the Ekiti State Police Command have given conflicting accounts of an incident at a restaurant in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Friday. Abutu said the operatives rescued the AAC presidential candidate and took him to the Police Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, where he was receiving treatment.

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One dies, others injured in multiple accidents across Lagos
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One dies, others injured in multiple accidents across Lagos

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has cleared three overnight and early morning emergencies across the state, with one fatality recorded in Epe and two persons injured in three major incidents. The incident occurred when a Toyota Camry with registration number AGL-70HU and a Toyota Venza with registration number FST-893KF collided.

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Two suspected Ebola cases identified in North-East Nigeria – NCDC
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Two suspected Ebola cases identified in North-East Nigeria – NCDC

Two suspected cases of Ebola disease have been identified in Nigeria’s North-East region, with both individuals isolated as health authorities conduct investigations and laboratory tests. An update on the disease situation by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said contact identification and listing were ongoing, while samples from the suspected cases were being subjected to laboratory testing.

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