Tag: okada
Gov Wike bans commercial motorcycle operators
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following increasing cases of crime and cult clashes perpetrated by users of motorcycles, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom…
Lagos taskforce impounds 1,576 Okadas
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos state Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences unit says it has seized 1,576 commercial motorcycle…
Motorcycle Rider Kills Unidentified Female Passenger
Yusuf Muhammed A light complexion lady who recently hitched a ride on a commercial motorcycle popularly known as Okada from…
Man Burns To Death On Third Mainland Bridge
An unidentified commercial motorcyclist popularly called okada was Tuesday morning burnt to death on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos,…
Taskforce Seizes 30 Okadas
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have impounded 30 commercial motorcycles…
Angry mob sets Okada thieves ablaze
Angry mob on Tuesday sets ablaze two men over their alleged attempted theft of a motorcycle popularly known as “Okada”…
Sokoto govt. has no plans to ban Okada
Sokoto State Government has said that it has no immediate plan to ban commercial motorcycle operation in the state. The…
Much Ado About Okada ‘Ban’ In Lagos
By Tayo Ogunbiyi One never really anticipates that the issue of the ‘ban’ of commercial motorcycles popularly called ‘okada’ in…
Governor Amosun: A Man Of The People
By Ade Osijo Whenever a situation compels me to travel outside my populated abode in Apapa, Lagos state, as a…
Police Kill 3 Okada Riders
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Policemen from Ishashi Police Station have reportedly gunned down three commercial motorcycle operators also known as Okada riders.…
Cement Truck Kills 3 Men On Auto-Bike
Three persons, all males from the same parents have died in a motorcycle crash, in Ilorin, the capital of the…
Economic Implications Of Okada Restriction
Willoughby Street on Ebute-Meta, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, used to be a busy place of business for motorcycle dealers. The…
Lagos Impounds 6,972 Motorcycles In 3 Months
The Lagos State Government has impounded 6,972 motorcycles between September and November for plying restricted roads in the state. Lagos…
Man Stabs Landlady’s Son To Death Over N50
The police in Lagos, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested an okada rider identified as Igali for stabbing a landlady’s…
Okada : Lagos Police Boss Seeks Total Ban
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Umar Manko has advised commercial motorcyclists commonly called okada riders to be grateful to…