Alhaji Azeez Abiola, Lagos State Chairman of Tricycle Owners and Operators of Nigeria (TOOAN), has called for a separate and independent association for tricycle riders. He called for a different identity for tricycle riders to enable them to address their…
Mbaka and the burden of courage – Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
I don’t have change o!” was all the rather laconic-looking boy piloting the craft said as we set sail. Though I had the requisite ‘change’ as it were, the mere mention of that word in this nation now evinced an…
Lagos trudges in agony after Okada, Keke ban
It’s been agony all week on roads in Lagos metropolis, as commuters have been trekking to their destinations. No longer available are the once ubiquitous Okada (motorcycles) and Keke (tricycles), no thanks to the state government’s recent ban. No…
#Okadaban: Commuters groan as Lagos burns
Lagosians are groaning. Commuters woke up to a nightmare on the first Monday since the Lagos state government restricted okada and keke rooutes in what many are referring to as a ban on bi-and tricycles in the state. Bus stops…
Revealed: the constitution of danfo drivers, others – Lucia Edafioka
There is an association of Lagos commercial vehicles – danfo, okada, keke, BRT drivers and conductors. They meet every third Sunday of the month in different locations across Lagos. I have never been to the meetings or seen anyone who…
What to do about area boys? These residents have their say
Everywhere you look in Lagos, it seems like the area boys have taken over. They are at the bus stops and virtually all the streets demanding money from bus, okada and keke drivers, and even from residents going about their…
