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Gov’t acquires extra motorcycles for Ayalolo’s contra-flow dispatch operations ahead of Christmas
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Gov’t acquires extra motorcycles for Ayalolo’s contra-flow dispatch operations ahead of Christmas

The government has acquired additional Honda motorcycles to strengthen Ayalolo’s contra-flow operations in the Greater Accra Region ahead of the Christmas festivities. The motorcycles have been handed over to the Central Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), which has assigned riders to support the Ayalolo team and improve the efficiency of its dispatch operations.

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₦70,000 Transport Allowance Shows Tinubu Cares About Workers – Oshiomhole
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₦70,000 Transport Allowance Shows Tinubu Cares About Workers – Oshiomhole

The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has said the Federal Government’s approval of a ₦70,000 transport allowance for workers shows that President Bola Tinubu cares about their welfare. The Edo North Senator also said the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, had not offered an alternative to Tinubu’s policies.

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Tanzanian opposition leader found guilty of inciting unrest but acquitted of treason
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Tanzanian opposition leader found guilty of inciting unrest but acquitted of treason

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Nov 6 — Tanzania’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, has been found guilty of inciting unrest and sentenced to four years in jail, in a case that has raised concerns about political freedom in the East African country. Tundu Lissu – the great survivor of Tanzanian politics Demands for post-poll justice as Tanzania accused of weaponising counterterrorism laws WATCH: Tundu Lissu: A Fight Too Far?

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Oxford, Bethnal Green and the Guardian: surprising British backstory of senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed
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Oxford, Bethnal Green and the Guardian: surprising British backstory of senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed

In a Guardian article in 2010, the Oxford Rhodes scholar said UK democracy had the ‘upper hand’ over the US US politics live – latest updates In the tense final hours before his dramatic election as senator for Michigan in this week’s midterms, Abdul El-Sayed had a heated encounter with a British TV journalist that rapidly went viral. As James Matthews of Sky News tried to ask him a question, El-Sayed bit back.

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Tinubu’s visit: Bus conveying women to welcome president involved in accident
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Tinubu’s visit: Bus conveying women to welcome president involved in accident

By Egufe Yafugborhi Several people have sustained injuries on Wednesday after an Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation (AKTC) bus conveying women to welcome President Bola Tinubu collided with a security vehicle along Oron Road, Uyo. Confirming the incident, Paul James, Public Relations Officer, Road Safety Operations, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Akwa Ibom State Command, said the command had dispatched a response team to the scene.

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Gavin Newsom commutes more than 500 death sentences in California
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Gavin Newsom commutes more than 500 death sentences in California

Democrat’s move prevents these people from executions under future governors, after Christa Pike’s failed execution Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, has commuted the death sentences of more than 500 people on the state’s death row on Thursday, a move that ensures they can never be executed under future administrations. The Democrat’s mass commutation at the end of his term has converted all of the state’s death sentences to life without the possibility of parole, the largest clearing of any US death row in modern history.

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