•OAU main gate Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, in Osun State, have lamented the shortage of the transportation system, which has resulted in long queues on campus. It would be recalled that the University’s management had banned public transportation plying the campus following the donation of 50 new shuttle buses and...
The Ondo State Police Command has said a woman foiled a suspected child theft attempt as community members arrested two suspects in Ogbagi Akoko. In a statement today signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command said the incident occurred on March 22, 2026, following a report by one Mrs. Olanireti […]
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State Acting Chairman of Esan West local government area, Albert Blessing Ebhodaghe, has announced restriction on the movement and operation of commercial and private motorcycles (popularly known as Okada) and tricycles (Keke). Ebhodaghe said the move was to strengthen public safety as well as maintaining law ...
On Tuesday, January 2, some motorcyclists, popular as ‘okada’ riders were apprehended by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. When the video hit social media, many castigated the governor for arresting the erring riders who, according to their supporters, were in the process of finding their daily bread. The pleas of the arrested pers...
•Terrorists The Chief Imam of Jumma’at Mosque of Ndun village of Tangur District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Malam Muhammad Sani Idris, as well as an okada rider, Muhammad Gambo, have been killed. The Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident to our correspo...
•Scene of the accident An Okada rider and his two passengers narrowly escaped death today in the Iyana-Mortuary area of Abeokuta as they were crushed by a Highlander jeep. Eyewitness accounts said the Okara rider who was on a high speed from the NNPC end of the busy road defied the traffic light as the […]
The residents of Santos, a suburb community in Lagos were yesterday agitated over the death of a yet-to-be-identified woman who was said to have been crushed by a truck in the Abule- Egba Area of Lagos. It was gathered that the police team was out to enforce the ban on commercial motorcycles in that axis […]
•Amotekun Ondo State security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, yesterday, said that no fewer than 20 commercial motorcyclists have been killed and their motorcycles stolen within three weeks, across the state. Its commander, Adetunji Adeleye, who expressed worry over the ugly development, said it was rampant in Akure, the state capital, reports Van...
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