The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, urged states and local councils in the country to integrate motorcycles and tricycles operations into the transportation system rather than ban them. Amaechi said this in Abeokuta, Ogun at the official commissioning of the state Secretariat of Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners Repairs and Riders Association... Read More

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February 28, 2017

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Banning okada will affect the economy – Amaechi

by Dolapo Adelana Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said a ban on motorcycles and tricycles nationwide would have an adverse effect on the nation’s economy. Amaechi, who stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the celebration of the national day of Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairers and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN)... Read More

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February 28, 2017

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Lagos govt to crush, recycle 4000 impounded motorcycles

by Azeez Adeniyi The Lagos State Government on Monday said it would crush and recycle 4000 seized commercial motorcycles. State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni disclosed this in Ikeja, stating that the action was in line with the Lagos State Traffic Law, 2012. He said the government’s resolve to provide maximum security led to the... Read More

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January 31, 2017

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FRSC recommends ban on okada nationwide

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commercial motorcycles are a major cause of road accidents, recommending a nationwide ban on them. Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi made the recommendation alongside others to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in the October Road Traffic Crash Report 2016. Oyeyemi in the report hammered on the... Read More

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September 20, 2016

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‘How human traffickers use donkeys, motorcycles to transport victims’

The Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kaduna State Command, Mohammed Yaro on Monday said human traffickers have devised a new method of transporting their victims to other countries through donkeys and motorcycles. Yaro said this while parading 11 victims of trafficking who were picked up in various areas of the state. He said the... Read More

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June 18, 2014

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‘Leave us alone!’: Motorcycle mechanics storm Fashola’s office to protest ‘illegal seizures’

by Oge Okonkwo Activities at Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja were yesterday halted by commercial motorcycle popularly known as ‘okada’ mechanics protesting police arrest and impoundment of no fewer than 1,000 motorcycles from their workshops. According to the mechanics, they claimed the policemen while enforcing the Road Traffic Law 2012, storm workshops where motorcycles were being repaired and impound them. The protesters... Read More

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October 8, 2013

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Hunter hunted? Policeman gets beaten up by motorcyclists for confiscating a bike in Lagos

by ‘Jola Sotubo A police officer in Lagos State has suffered in the line of duty after he was mobbed and severely beaten for seizing a motorcycle. The incident occurred around the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, at the Berger Yard environs yesterday evening. The irate motorcyclists reportedly beat up the policeman all the while calling him a... Read More

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January 13, 2013

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Gruesome: Police discover female corpses in ritualists’ hideout

by Akan Ido Acting on a tip-off, men of the Delta state police command have uncovered an operational base of suspected ritualists discovering corpses of women. The Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Famous Ajieh, disclosed this recently saying four of the suspected ritualists were arrested. The discovery was made at Okpanam Village where reports say... Read More

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