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The Ikorodu Division of the Lagos State Police Command have embarked on a massive raid on commercial motorcyclists (okada riders) in different parts of Ikorodu. Last week, InsideMainland reported that okada riders stoned a businessman to death in the Elepe community of Ikorodu after he accidentally hit a partially sighted man
Read Moreby Damilola Agekameh Not less than a hundred physically challenged people laid siege at the office of Lagos State Governor, Alausa, Ikeja, yesterday to protest against the decision by Governor Sanwo-Olu to restrict tricycle operators popularly called Keke Napep, in 15 councils. The protesters, who were affected by the decision, laid siege at the Governor’s office,
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by Damilola Agekameh The wife of Lagos State governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, together with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), has pledged to financially support 15-year-old Mariam Shobukola to get through subsequent stages of her hospital management following her injuries sustained during the Okada, Keke ban protest in Iyana Ipaja,
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by Alli Mustapha Tears rained heavily yesterday, February 5, 2020, as a schoolgirl was killed after being hit by a stray bullet during a clash between Police and Okada riders in Iyana-ipaja, Lagos Mainland. The deceased was said to have been heading back home from school before being hit by one of the ceaseless bullets that were allegedly fired
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by Alli Mustapha The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has vowed not to reverse the ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles popularly known as Okada and Keke Napep respectively. Sanwo-Olu explained that the decision on the ban was for safety reasons saying; “Let me tell you about the ban which
Read Moreby Damilola Agekameh In the wake of the ban on motorcycles and tricycles known as Okada and Keke Marwa respectively, the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW), Lagos branch, Alh. Musiliu Ayinde Akunsanya, aka Mc Oluomo has reacted to the development. According to the Union boss, his team
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by Damilola Agekameh It is no longer news that the Lagos State Government (LASG) has officially banned commercial motorcycles and tricycles popularly known as Okada and Keke Marwa since February 1st, 2020, and it doesn’t look like the government is relenting anytime soon. As a result of the ban, residents have begun to feel the consequences of the
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by Whitney Omoh In the aftermath of the news which went rife on social media and other news platforms on the restrictions on motorcycles better known as Okada and tricycles (Keke Marwa) in some parts of Lagos, the Lagos State Government said it has not taken a definite action on the
Read MoreA hit-and-run motorist reportedly knocked down a motorcycle operator popular known as Okada around Bukha Hut, a popular restaurant in Gbagada, Lagos Mainland. According to an eyewitness who posted about the incident on Twitter, the victim, who is a dispatch rider for an undisclosed company, started bleeding from his head after he was hit by
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Residents of Mushin community, Lagos Mainland, has urged the operatives of the Lagos State Police Command to put an end to the arrest and crushing of motorcycles better known as Okada by the state government. The residents made the plea during the third Stakeholders Security Meeting on Community Policing organised by
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