Tag: Okada riders
Air Force Chief Evicted From Quarters
Armed Nigeria Air Force personnel this morning stormed the residence of General Danjuma Otaru (retd.) and evicted him and his…
Lagos denies Okada ban
Despite the continued arrest of commercial motorcycle operators also known as Okada riders in some parts of Lagos by the police, the…
Okada Riders Storm Court Over Ban
Thousands of commercial motorcycle riders also known as okada riders today stormed the Ikeja High Court where they instituted a…
Fashola Bans Okada In Ikeja
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has placed a total ban on commercial motorcycle (okada) operation in Ikeja area of…
Aboru Okada Riders Protest Hike In Ticket Fee
Scores of commercial motorcycle operators also known as okada riders in Aboru area near Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, this…
1 Dies In Danfo Accident
A yet to be identified woman lost her life while seven others were seriously injured this morning in an auto…
Commuter Buses, Okada Riders, Traders Resume Business
As the 24-hour curfew in Kaduna was further relaxed to between 8am and 5pm yesterday with effect from today ,…
Sanity Returns To Police Barracks
Sanity has returned to the once porous Obalende Police Barracks which had hitherto been used as a thoroughfare by commuter…
Lagos Panel backs Okada Ban
The Lagos State government may soon ban commercial motorcycle operators, also known as okada riders, in the state and restrict…
Army Bans Use Of Own Stickers On All Vehicles
As part of measures to check crime in the state, the Commander of the Army Brigade, Ikeja, Lagos, Brigadier-General Nasiru…
Massive Crackdown On Okada Riders; Over 200 Arrested In Lagos; More Roads Banned For Riders
The Lagos State Government has begun a massive clampdown on commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. Okada riders with the arrest of over…
‘Okada Riders Are Not Criminals’
Mr. Tijani Perkins, the Chairman of the Motorcycle Operators Association of Lagos State, on Sunday expressed concern over the labeling…
Bus Drivers, Okada Riders On Strike In Kaduna State
Bus drivers today in Kaduna joined the protesting commercial motorcycle riders popularly known okada riders over alleged undue molestations by…
Lagos Has 300,000 Okada
Lagos State has 300,000 registered commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. okada riders, but a large percentage of them still needed to perfect…
Sliding Back Into Chaos
Once upon a time in Lagos State, the fear of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, brigade and the Lagos State…
Apapa MOALS Denies Residents’ Claim
Motorcycle Operators Association of NURTW (MOALS), Apapa, Lagos branch, had denied involvement in criminal activities as alleged by Apapa GRA…