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A Nigeria Railways Corporation official said the train departs Ibadan for Lagos at 8am daily with a return trip scheduled at 4pm.

The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for heavy trucks and traffic gridlocks that can stretch for several kilometres.

The Lagos-Ibadan line is the first part of a new 2,733km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The total cost of the project was valued at $11.117bn.

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OPINION (NNPA) - The year 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. Racial disparities and inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic to the killings of George Floyd and so many other of Black and Brown Americans at the hands of police officers have all contributed to the evolving social justice […]

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Given our reliance on punitive measures, many have come to believe that decreasing crime lies in more prisons and stronger penalties.

The article Socioeconomic instability and adult deviant behaviours appeared first on Stabroek News.

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… work with the African-American and Hispanic and … For example, nationally African Americans and Latinx people comprise … of incarcerated people are African American. Further, prioritizing essential … higher proportions of African American and LatinX populations …

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[The Conversation Africa] For a brief moment in October, it seemed that youthful protesters calling to \"abolish\" a police force had succeeded. After weeks of mass demonstrations against police brutality, the government agreed to disband a widely hated police unit.

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[New Times] Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) on Wednesday, December 9, handed over 20 cows to 20 families of Cyanika Sector, Burera District, a donation previously pledged by President Paul Kagame.

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun held a press conference to update Michiganders on the COVID-19 crisis and control the spread with the introduction of a new executive order. Today, Gov. Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-193 enacting the bipartisan Protect Michigan Commission with the … Continued

The post Gov. Whitmer Signs New Executive Order in the Fight Against the Coronavirus appeared first on The Michigan Chronicle.

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In 1899, the Tennessee General Assembly attempted to expand the existing scope of segregation in public transit by proposing legislation to 'make the separate coach law apply to street cars.' Although this proposal died the same year in the House Judiciary Committee, it was revived in 1901 and was defeated by a 48-30 vote in […]

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[Premium Times] Governor Fintiri says the introduction of the second dose vaccine was part of renewed efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality rate from measles

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[New Frame] It is evident that Africa's basketball scene is blooming, as more and more of the continent's players are drafted into the top flight in the United States. But more still needs to be done.

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