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Tinubu and Osinbajo

7 aspirants step down for Tinubu, 1 withdraws for Osinbajo; IPOB raises alarm over Army’s plan to seize local guns | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

7 aspirants step down for Tinubu, 1 withdraws for Osinbajo 22 killed in Owo church attack — 56 still hospitalised Okada riders clash with Lagos taskforce officials over enforcement IPOB raises the alarm over alleged plan to seize guns in South East Nigeria, Sierra Leone AFCON 2023 qualifier will hold without fans, says NFF Across Nigeria’s... Read More

2023 elections, AFCON, APC, bola tinubu, IPOB, okada, Yemi Osinbajo

Okada

Abuja considers total ban of okada; Super Eagles lose to Ecuador in Peseiro’s second game | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Court grants Abba Kyari’s request to file more evidence counter FG’s extradition suit Super Eagles lose to Ecuador in Peseiro’s second game IGP decorates Magu, Onadeko, 32 Senior Police Officers FCT says okada riders must get licence to operate Suspended accountant-general, Ahmed Idris released from EFCC custody Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital... Read More

Abba Kyari, Ahmed Idris, EFCC, ibrahim magu, Jose Peseiro, nigerian police, okada, super eagles

APC lists 23 presidential aspirants for screening; ASUP suspends strike | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Okada riders attack Abuja over death of colleague Abuja-Kaduna train attack terrorists withdraw threat to kill passengers ASUP suspends strike, directs members to resume today King’s Assembly church releases statement on stampede that killed over 30 persons APC lists 23 presidential aspirants for screening Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are... Read More

Abuja-Kaduna train attack, APC, ASUP, King's Assembly, okada

Okada

Ikeja, Surulere, Eti-Osa, all the areas Sanwo-Olu banned Okada and why

Following the murder of Sunday David Imoh and the hospitalisation of Francis Olatimji and Phillip Balogun due to mob action by commercial motorcyclists – okada – on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Lekki, the Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a total and indefinite ban on the operations of okada, in six Local Governments area... Read More

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January 27, 2020

Sanwo-Olu shows he is a true Lagos governor by banning kekes & okadas (again)

When Nigerian governments have a problem they cannot solve by ignoring it, they choose instead to ban it instead. We saw the federal government ban the production of codeine after the BBC documentary Sweet Codeine expose the corruption within the over counter drug industry, even though codeine was not an illegal substance and the businesses... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Keke, lagos, okada

[The Legislative Blog]: Reps call for registration of okada and keke napep

Members of the House of Representatives have tasked the Committee on Federal Road Safety Corps on the lack of registration of motorcycles and tricycles popularly known as okada and keke napep across the country. The motion, Urgent Need to Enforce Registration of Motorcycles and Tricycles Plying Public Roads in Nigeria was raised by PDP lawmaker,... Read More

The Legislative Blog

house, Keke NAPEP, legislative blog, okada, Reps

February 28, 2017

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

Ayodele Fayose, ban, economy, motorcycles, okada, Rotimi Amaechi, transport, Tricycles, unemployment

February 19, 2017

FG’s ban on okada heartless – Fayose

by Dolapo Adelana Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose has described moves by the Federal Government to ban commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada in the country as heartless. The Federal Road Safety Commission recently called for a nationwide ban of Okada in the country, saying they were causing high rate of accidents. But the governor, said... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, ban, Ekiti, FG, frsc, okada

February 9, 2017

How is Governor Ambode going to phase out Danfo buses from Lagos?

On Monday at the 14th Annual Lecture of the Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) that held at the Muson Centre, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode made a promise to ban the most popular means of transport in Lagos State, the Danfo. According to the Lagos State governor, for him, seeing all these yellow buses and Okada... Read More

Thinking Through

brt, danfo, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, How is, Keke, LAGBUS, lagos, okada, Transportation in Lagos

January 31, 2017

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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Falae

BREAKING: Disorder, violence as Fulani herdsmen clash with youths in Okada

Reports reaching us suggest that Fulani herdsmen and locals have been locked in a bloody clash since the wee hours of Friday, in Okada, Edo state. Okada is home to Igbinedion University and due to the fracas, students have been advised to stay indoors while lectures have been canceled for the day. YNaija understands that... Read More

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Motorcycle thief says he delved into crime to save for the army

by Chinwe Okafor Speak of a perfect irony at play. Two suspected robbers who allegedly specialize in robbing bike riders, stealing their motorcycles and reselling the parts to unsuspecting customers, have been arrested. The suspects, identified as Julius Joshua, 22; and Ugochukwu Nwachukwu, 32, were arrested at Alaba Rago and Trade Fair, respectively, after Police... Read More

army, okada, rider

February 3, 2015

The swag on the Alaafin of Oyo is out of this world (LOOK)

by Damilola Jagun The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, has donated 20 motorcycles fixed with public address systems to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The monarch made the donation at his palace on Monday, January 2, 2015. The Alaafin, who couldn’t resist mounting on one of the motorcycles, was flanked by two of his pretty... Read More

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October 3, 2014

Okada riders are making a gradual return to the roads of Lagos

by Isi Esene The ban on the movement of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, seems to have been relaxed by the Lagos State Government, going by the sheer number of motorcyclists on major highways. In areas like Ikeja, Surulere, Ketu, and some parts of Lagos Island, commercial motorcycles can be often seen plying their... Read More

APC, babatunde Fashola, ikeja, Kayode Opeifa, Ketu, lagos, lagos island, Lastma, motorcycle, okada, PDP, surulere

Stuck in traffic? Charly Boy gives President Jonathan a ride on his Okada (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Strange times! Strange acts! Okay, what’s this all about? Why is President Jonathan on Charly boy’s bike? Maybe President Jonathan was probably stuck in traffic and Charly boy happened to be around to give him a quick ride on his power-bike. Just Kidding! Absolutely no chance the President was stuck in Traffic.... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: How 3 men were crushed to death by BRT bus in Lagos (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

by S’ola Filani While trying to avoid being caught by the police, three men reportedly got crushed to death by a speeding BRT bus in Awoyaya, Lekki Expressway, Lagos on Sunday evening. Although some men in military uniform quickly arrived the scene to restore calm, the tragic incident has led to a protest led by... Read More

brt, commercial motorcycle, lagos, nigeria, okada, police, soldiers

Move over Fayose! Omisore knows the BEST way to win an election (LOOK)

by Adeola Balogun Nigerian politicians have come up with really strange ways of campaigning for elections but judging from Governor Fayose’s recent “rice victory”, it seems that strange is the way to go. The new Ekiti governor-elect and some Zamfara politicians decided to share rice to gain votes in elections. Osun governorship hopeful, Omisore has... Read More

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December 13, 2013

Tragic news: 2 ‘okada’ men killed while trying to escape armed robbery attack

by ‘Jola Sotubo Two commercial motorcyclists have lost their lives in an accident around Edo while trying to escape armed robbers. The duo were said to have collided with each other while trying to flee from the robbers in opposite directions. The incident was said to have occurred along the Igarra- Ibillo – Akure road,... Read More

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October 31, 2013

25 arrested as ‘Okada’ men fight in court

by Adeola Balogun The Federal High Court in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, was the scene of a violent clash with some commercial motorcyclists aka “okada” being taken into custody for causing the fracas. Police officers in the state arrested a total of 25 of the bike riders after the clash which reportedly left dozens... Read More

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October 8, 2013

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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September 10, 2013

What was he thinking? This man allegedly had sex with a 5-year-old in Oyo and paid her N5 (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo A 28-year-old man, Tope Daisi, has been arrested by the Police in Oyo state, for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl, Sekinat (not her real name). Mr. Daisi, a commercial motorcyclist was reported to have offered the girl N5 after he had allegedly committed the atrocious act, which she used to buy sweet.... Read More

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August 31, 2013

Panic in Ikorodu as ‘okada’ operators go on rampage again

by Adeola Balogun The anger of motorcyclists in Ikorodu, Lagos State is yet to be assuaged as they embarked on yet another protest against the killing of their colleague by a policeman. The ‘okada riders’ made movement difficult for motorists and residents of Sabo area of Ikorodu in a bid to show their outrage at... Read More

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August 21, 2013

Protest in Lagos as police officer allegedly kills ‘Okada’ rider

Fracas broke out, yesterday, in Ikorodu following the death of a motorcyclist after he was allegedly shot by a Policeman attached to Ikorodu Division, Lagos State. The tragedy struck around 4p.m at Ojubode area leading to a serious gridlock which lasted for hours as the deceased’s colleagues trooped out to protest the killing. This resulted... Read More

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Tension in Abuja district as soldiers clash with ‘Okada’ men over alleged torture

by Oge Okonkwo There was notable tension in Nyanya/Karu Abuja, after some soldiers allegedly tortured a commercial motorcyclist commonly known as Okada leading to protest by some of the riders. According to sources, the trouble started after the Okada man conveyed a lady to St. Mary’s Catholic Church which some soldiers were stationed at the front of the... Read More

Abuja, clash, district, men, okada, soldiers, Tension, torture

Sad: Man commits suicide in Kano over ban on commercial motorcycle

by Isi Esene A commercial motorcyclist, Ali Harazumi Hamisu, has reportedly committed suicide after the state government effected a ban on their operations in the Kano metropolis. Reports say the deceased had lost his two wives due to his inability to fend for them after losing his job as a commercial motorcyclist. The state government had issued... Read More

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Mob justice: 3 suspected robbers set ablaze for stealing recharge cards (PHOTO)

An angry mob has set three suspected armed robbers ablaze in Ikotun, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that the robbers were set on fire on Wednesday evening, shortly after robbing a recharge card trader at Second Junction bus stop on Governor’s Road. Our correspondent, who visited the area, observed burnt tyres, carcass of... Read More

armed robbers, Ese Akporhono, Idimu, Ikotun, Justice, lagos, mob, okada, police, recharhe cards

Opinion: The Okada Books revolution and what it means for African authors

by Kemi Ogunniyi Something new and exciting has just happened in the world of books. It happened in Africa. The rest of the publishing world would soon notice. And it will affect the way the world – especially Africans – read, forever. Yes, I am going to talk about digital books (e-books), and yes, you... Read More

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3 policemen feared killed in Lagos

by Isi Esene Three policemen may have died in an accident which reportedly happened on Friday morning on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Eyewitness reports say the policemen who were in a Rapid Response Squad van were chasing after a motorcyclist who was said to have been driving against traffic at Cement Bus Stop. A vulcaniser who... Read More

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