Tag: Okada riders
Okada riders spike crimes in Lagos: CP Odumosu
Hakeem Odumosu, the police commissioner in Lagos State said armed hoodlums who operate on Okada, are responsible for the bulk…
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Brazil’s President Bolsonaro rides ‘Okada’ to rally [Video]
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro rode at the head of a large motorbike rally by his supporters on Sunday to mark…
Normalcy returns to Iyana Iba after okada riders’ clash
Normalcy has returned to Iyana Iba, Alaba Rago and Ojo areas of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria following clash between transport unions…
Makinde launches loading point for Okada riders, not thinking of ban
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said his administration has no plan to ban commercial motorcyclists, known as Okada, in…
Court delivers judgement on okadas, tricycles ban in Lagos Wednesday
The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos will deliver judgement on whether okada and tricycle riders have the right to ply…
Taskforce, Okada riders clash in Lagos: 10 arrested, 96 bikes seized
Ten people have been arrested for attacking the men of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Agency (Taskforce) during an enforcement…
Photo News: Lagos Anti-One Way Squad clampdown on Okada riders
The Lagos Anti-One Way and Other Traffic Offenders Squad on Monday arrested Okada riders plying One-Way and BRT routes in…
FG launches N30K grant to taxi, bus drivers, Okada riders
The Federal Government has launched the transport support track under its MSME Survival Fund schemes for artisans and transporters.
King of the road: Okada riders dare ‘toothless’ Lagos Govt
Despite its barking one week ago, the Lagos State Government appears toothless in enforcing ban on okada riders from plying…
Lagos to lawless Okada riders: The game is over, orders full enforcement
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said the game is over for lawless okada riders and ordered full enforcement and…
Traffic nuisance: 131 okadas, 150 vehicles impounded in Lagos
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday disclosed that 131 motorcycles, popularly known as okadas and 150 vehicles have been impounded…
Okada riders on rampage, chase away Task Force, vandalize BRT buses
There was mayhem on Wednesday at Ikeja Along, Ikeja area of Lagos as irate okada riders went on rampage and…
Okada riders, Task Force clash in Lagos: Vehicles vandalised, one injured
Irate Okada riders clashed with Task Force officials on Tuesday at Rainbow area on Oshodi-Mile 2 Expressway with three vehicles…
Oyo extends deadline for painting of okadas, tricycles
Commercial users of tricycles and motorcycles, known as okadas,in Oyo State have been granted two more weeks to comply with…
Kwara, Oyo set to issue IDs for Okada riders
Kwara and Oyo state will issue Identification Cards (IDs)and uniforms for commercial motorcycle operators as security measures to curb crimes…
Kwara Govt rolls out new measures for Okada riders
The Kwara State Government has initiated the issuance of Identification Cards (IDs)and uniforms for commercial motorcycle operators as security measures…
Oyo govt. to create database for Okada riders
The Oyo State Government will soon issue identification cards for every motorcycle (Okada) operator across the state as part of…
Okada restriction: Sanwo-Olu’s action in the best interest of Lagos
‘'If you care about the security of Lagos State, support your Governor on the restriction of Okada and Keke.’’ This…
Unending Complications, Controversies over Lagos Traffic Laws
Unarguably, years back, commercial motorcycles initially operated in most rural parts of the country where most vehicles cannot reach.
Fake News: Lagos not distributing free buses to okada riders
Lagos State Government has warned members of the public to disregard the fake news trending on Social Media that it…
Okada restriction in Lagos: Good Riddance to bad rubbish
All over the country, the nuisance of Okada and Keke’s riders has become a major subject of discourse. Being the…
Videos: Lagos boils as okada riders, police clash again
The ban okada and tricycles has continued to generate tension as police officers and okada riders clashed in Iyana Ipaja…
Lagos ban on Okada/Keke: Charly Boy speaks, his shocking disclosures
Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charly Boy, the godfather of Okada riders in Nigeria has spoken about the ban of Okada and…
Okada ban: Commuters stranded as Okada, tricycle riders desert Lagos roads
Major roads and highways in Lagos State were deserted by okada and tricycle riders on Saturday as the ban on…
Gokada, Max riders in massive protest in Alausa
Thousands of Okada riders on Friday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest the ban imposed on them…
Lagos reels out frightening statistics of death by Okadas, tricycles
Lagos State Government has disclosed that the state records over 1,500 accidents involving tricycles, with over 70 people dead.
Curtailing the menace of Okada riders in Lagos
Motorcycle, popularly known as okada, is now one of the primary modes of transportation commonly used in the country.
Trouble as Sanwo-Olu set to make critical pronouncement on Okada
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that new policies that will regulate the operations of Okada in the state…
Ogun lawmakers ban Okada riders from carrying two passengers
The Ogun State House of Assembly has banned commercial motorcyclists popularly known as 'Okada' in the state from carrying more…
Police plan massive arrest of Okada riders in Lagos
Police authorities in Lagos State said it has concluded plans to commence massive arrest of unlawful commercial motorcyclists, popularly known…