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Wilfred Okiche December 23, 2021

#YNaija2021Review: Essence, Peru, Love Nwantiti… The 10 Biggest Songs of the Year

2021 was a year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. This year end list…

Janeth J July 7, 2015

Police begin special stop and search operations on roads nationwide

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has directed the commencement of special stop and search on Roads and Highways nationwide, with emphasis on roads in and out of major cities/towns.In…

July 13, 2014

Photo of the Day: Warning! Trespassing on this land may earn you a quick trip to heaven

by Akan Ido A land owner with an apparently weird sense of humour has somehow found a way to warn trespassers against usurping the ownership of a piece of land. The owner…

October 21, 2013

Terrible: How suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed 19 people in Borno

by Adeola Balogun Gunmen dressed in military fatigues and suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents engaged in a shooting spree which resulted in the deaths of 19 people near…

September 6, 2013

No, it’s not a SEX shop: Commuters can’t believe this highway billboard was put up by a church (LOOK)

A billboard installed on a highway by a Texas church is turning heads - and not because it warns drivers of hellfire and damnation. The giant sign put up by…

September 4, 2013

Don’t stare & drive: Couple caught on tape having (full blown) sex in the back of a moving taxi (PHOTOS)

This is the astonishing moment a randy couple almost caused a mass pile-up on a Chinese highway by having sex in the back of a moving taxi. The pair were photographed…

July 28, 2013

Femi Aribisala: Christians – A motley group of very strange bedfellows

by Femi Aribisala Have you ever had the experience where a man literally drives you off the road and, as he speeds away, you see the inscription on his windscreen…

December 24, 2012

7 soldiers lose lives in accident on Abaji-Abuja highway

by Akan Ido Seven soldiers reportedly died this afternoon in an accident which involved three vehicles at Awawa on the Abaji-Abuja highway according to Federal Road Safety officials. The truck…

November 11, 2012

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…

November 10, 2012

Opinion: Benin-Ore road, highway or deathtrap?

by Jennifer E. Onochie When accidents happen on this road you hear people scream, bad roads o! Bad leaders! Hey devil! But has anyone ever thought of the fact that…

October 24, 2012

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…

October 23, 2012

“What next? ‘Okada’ BRT?!” – The YNaija community debates Fashola’s ban on ‘okada’ #YDebate

by Isi Esene The ban on the operation of commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as 'okada', on major highways by the Lagos State government has continued to elicit reactions - some…

September 4, 2012

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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