Tag: babatunde Fashola

Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria (Part IV)

I have watched, and listened to, our President. He speaks like someone who really wants to succeed but lacks the courage to fight the cankerworm that made others before him…

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PDP floors ACN (again) in Lagos as tribunal declares Busari Akande winner of LG poll

by Isi Esene The Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lagos yesterday declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Busari Akande, as the validly elected chairman of Agbado Oke-odo Local…

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James Silas: It’s okay to ban ‘Okada’ in Lagos but… (Y! Superblogger)

Change is inevitable and sometimes painful… humans are not built to accept change in auto-mode - we adjust and eventually conform.   I’ll want to say I’m one of the people…

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‘Chinese is possible language of the future’ – Fashola defends planned introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools

by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola has given reasons for championing the introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools. He defended the initiative saying it is not to discourage the…

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Do not add my wife on Facebook – Governor Fashola warns

by Isi Esene The Lagos State government yesterday released a statement dissociating First Lady Abimbola Fashola from several social media accounts purported to be operated by the wife of the…

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Opinion: Are you not entertained: Lagos the new Monaco?

by Afam People often ask me how I can live in this country. How I can stay here for months at a time and not pine for Manchester. The answer's…

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Tope Olofin: Lagos… mega city or traffic city? (Y! Superblogger)

"My supervisor handed me a query, asking me to explain why I have become a latecomer. Is she nuts or does she use voodoo to bypass the traffic?" Ring... On…

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SNAPSHOT: ‘Okadas’ make the long journey home

by Isi Esene Commercial motorcycle operators popularly known as 'okada', have started looking elsewhere to earn a means of livelihood after feeling the effect of the new Lagos traffic law…

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Hauwa Gambo: All I want to say is, thank you, America (YNaija Frontpage)

Whether the rest of the world hates America's guts or not, they have to admit ­those guys know how to run a democracy! On Wednesday, the Olympics of politics finally…

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Kay Aishida: This madness, a mega-joke (Y! Superblogger)

How can you get yourselves an army of losers to enforce your policies? Honestly, I'm very angry right now. Extremely angry. I mean,what nonsense is this? For your information, I'm…

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SNAPSHOT: Will BRT bus vandalization stop Fashola? ‘Okada’ riders seem to think so

by Isi Esene This Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus was allegedly vandalized yesterday by commercial motorcycle operators popularly known as 'Okada'. This incident happened at Berger bus-stop. Reports say policemen…

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Medicine after death: Lagos plans ‘alternative jobs’ programme for ‘okada’ riders

by Isi Esene The Lagos Sate government has declared its intention to meaningfully engage registered motorcycle operators popularly known as 'okada' riders who have been thrown out of work due…

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“Stay in your village if you can’t obey traffic laws,” Gov. Fashola warns ‘Okada’ operators

by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday warned anyone coming to Lagos with the intention of living in the city to endeavour top keep abreast of it extant laws because…

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Kolo mental: ‘Okada’ rider strips naked to escape arrest in Lagos

by Rachel Ogbu The clash between law enforcement agents and commercial bike riders in Lagos state seems to be on going. Yesterday horrified passersby watched as a man called Sunday…

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LOOK: Governor Fashola locked in a passionate kiss with wife, Abimbola (and we like)

by Isi Esene These public figures never cease to surprise us, yesterday, it was Jumobi Mofe-Damijo unleashing a butterfly tattoo on her right bossom; today it's Governor Babatunde Fashola showing…

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Lagosians set to stage #OccupyLagos over Hurricane Sandy… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola   Babatunde Fashola, the governor of Lagos, should gear up for the fight of his life. Lagosians have sworn to stage an Occupy Lagos protest over an…

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Photo of the Day: Fashola, we hope you know this is not an ‘okada’

by Isi Esene It's just as Achebe said: because the hunter has learnt to shoot without missing, the bird has learnt to fly without perching. With the restriction of movement…

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Opinion: Fashola, why so deceitful?

by Olumide Makanjuola   If you know Lagos State very well, you will understand how ridiculous and insensitive the state government has made itself look with the 'okada' restriction law…

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Temie Giwa: The riders and their representatives (YNaija Frontpage)

About a month ago, I was carjacked and robbed on a Lagos highway and a motorcycle played a significant role in this horror. My story is the norm, motorcycles are…

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“We can not continue this way!” – Lagosians protest ‘okada’ restriction

Lagosians on the march again. by Isi Esene Lagosians have continued to groan under the weight of the new traffic law which placed restrictions on the operation of commercial motorcyclists…

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Opinion: Fashola and ‘okadas’ – Lagos can’t become New York overnight

by Babatunde Rosanwo Fashola: Adamant. Productivity in Lagos is highly dependent on efficiency; whether for the transport of goods, labor, or services between point A and B. The merit of…

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Fashola means business: Lagos bus drivers and conductors to wear uniforms from January

by Isi Esene Oh boy, what have y'all done to the stern Governor of Lagos State? Many commercial motorcyclists have complained over the ban on their operations on major highways…

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Third Mainland Bridge set for total closure on Sunday

by Isi Esene The Lagos State government has announced that there will be a full closure of the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday. The bridge is billed to undergo repairs…

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Opinion: Should social media be criminalised in Nigeria?

by Olufemi Adeagbo Late Cynthia Osokogu. Social media today if studied with the deserving attention, will reveal to the Nigerian government the existence of a young population that is increasingly…

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‘In my country…’ – A lament by Cheta Nwanze

by Stanley Azuakola This evening, a public affairs commentator Cheta Nwanze @chxta, penned some of the most touching lines written yet about our sorry state in Nigeria on twitter. He…

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More, please: Fashola requests N30bn supplementary budget

by Stanley Azuakola The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola wants more money. Even though the state House of Assembly had approved over N430 billion in the year 2012 budget which…

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“Beautify your environment or go to jail” – Lagos govt warns residents

by Isi Esene It's official, the Lagos State Government has made it mandatory for residents of the state to beautify their environment or risk a six months jail term. According…

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No thanks: Fashola rejects chieftancy title from the Oniru of Lagos

by Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday politely declined receiving a chieftancy title from the Oniru of Iru land, Lagos, Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru. He, however,…

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Okada operators sue Lagos State, seek reversal of new traffic law

by Isi Esene The new traffic law passed by the Lagos State Government has drawn the ire of commercial motorcycle operators in the state and they have decided to drag…

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Name and shame: Lagos promises to embarrass poster offenders

by Isi Esene The Lagos State Government yesterday warned organisations who persistently paste posters in inappropriate areas of the state to desist from the practice or be punished. The government's…

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