A middle aged man whose name could not be ascertained as at press time but popularly called MC has been reportedly killed by thunderstorm along Aibanegbe Street, Off New Lagos Road, opposite Evidence of the Gospel Church in Benin City.…
Okada riders fleeing Lagos won’t find abode – police
The Kwara State Police Command has said it will not allow commercial motorcyclists popularly called okada driven out of Lagos State to settle in the state. The Lagos State Government recently placed a ban on okada over rising acts of…
Okada riders rule Lagos roads as Sanwo-Olu’s ban grounds bike-hailing companies
When the authorities in Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital and one of the country’s most populous states, banned commercial motorcycles and tricycles from major routes in Lagos city, officials said the move was aimed at securing lives and sanitising transportation…
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…
Dear LASG, an okada ban is not the answer – Feyintiba Egbehemi
When people cannot find an easy solution to a problem, they throw their hands up in the air and walk away. Parents who get tired of telling their children how to do certain chores, and do not have the patience…
*Okada’ ban: Lagos residents hail Sanwo-Olu (Nation) *Amotekun: South-West has no plan to secede from Nigeria – Fayemi (Vanguard)
Okada’ ban: Lagos residents hail Sanwo-Olu (Nation) Some residents of Lagos on Tuesday commended Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s courage in banning commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in some local governments, highways and bridges in the state. The News Agency of…
Lagos bans okada, tricycles in 15 local councils
Lagos State Government on Monday wielded the big stick against the menace of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke NAPEP), proscribing their operations in six Local Government Areas (LGAs), nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and 10 major highways across…
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…
I killed my wife because she said she would re-marry if I died
Words are powerful, if anyone doesn’t know that, a good Muslim woman like my wife should know that. She knows how I am a hot tempered person and she shouldn’t have provoked me. That is all I have to say…
In Lagos, residents use phones to call Okada (DailyTrust)
In the Lagos metropolis, they have become ubiquitous, the green colour on the helmet the rider dons and on the motorcycle itself standing them out in traffic. They are the two-wheeler version of Uber and Taxify, the popular online car…
