Tag: Okada riders
Mass Protest In Benin Over Motorcycle Ban
Thousands of operators of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, took to the streets of Benin City, capital of Edo State…
LASTMA Is Our Biggest Challenge
Despite the increasing demand for tricycles popularly known as ‘Keke Napep’, the Ikeja chairman of tricycle operators, Olainukan Adeagbo explains…
Okada Riders Decry Extortion
Commercial motorcycle operators, also known as okada riders in FESTAC Town have cried out over extortion by policemen attached to…
Okada Robbers On The Rampage
By Cyriacus Izuekwe & Ayodeji Dedeigbo Despite the restriction placed on commercial motorcycle operators also known as okada riders in…
Lagos Traffic Law: Group Calls For Understanding
A socio-political organisation, Humanity Services project (HSP), has called on all stakeholders involved directly or indirectly in the new Lagos…
Traffic Law: Group condemns Okada riders protest
A pressure group, Joint Action Movement, JAM, has described as illegal, the recent protest of some commercial motorcyclists popularly called…
Okada Riders In Fresh Protest
Thousands of commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders, this morning embarked on a peaceful procession in Lagos to protest the…
Okada Riders Should Obey The Law
Despite the judgment delivered by the Lagos High Court affirming the right of the Lagos State Government to legislate on…
Okada Riders Fix Protest For Wednesday
Commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. okada riders in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have vowed not to yield to the Lagos State Government’s…
LagosTraffic Law: Court dismisses motorcyclists suit
Henry Ojelu &Anthonia Ohiero A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today dismissed the suit filed by commercial motorcyclists (Okada…
Sex Workers Lament Low Patronage
While many residents of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria have continued to lament the effects of the partial ban on the…
Traffic Law: Police Feed Fat On Okada Riders
It is often said that one man’s problem is another man’s blessing. To commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. okada riders, the recent…
A Night With Okada Riders Under Lagos Bridge
Time was about 10pm. But the illumination from shops and houses along the roads on both sides of the bridge…
2,000 Days: Fashola Counts Gains Of Okada Ban
Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) of Lagos State on Sunday rendered an account of stewardship to commemorate his 2,000 days in…
OKADA: 57 Councils Join ForcesTo Enforce Ban
The Chairmen of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDA, of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have…