Delta State Govt. Places Ban on Okada Police give further warning on the Okada ban Police threaten to crush motorcycles of violators Eko Hot Blog reports that Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, has reaffirmed the ban on motorcycles popularly called Okada in the state. Edafe, through a tweet via his X handle … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a bike passenger was on Friday arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for plying a “restricted area” in the state. Recall that in May 2022, the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced a ban on commercial motorcycle operations in six LGAs. In August 2022, the Lagos government extended … Read more
FG has given fresh updates on banning okada across the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government on Thursday said it has not taken any decision to ban the operation of commercial motorcycle known as Okada as a form of transportation in the country. The Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, stated … Read more
Lagos Govt Has Extended The Okada Ban To More LGAs EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has extended the ban on commercial motorcycles, (okada) to four more Local Government Areas and five Local Council Development Areas. EDITOR’S PICK Bandits Reportedly Takeover 50 Communities In Kaduna BREAKING: LASU Mourns As Ex- VC, … Read more
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Lagos inaugurates Okada ban squad … the commissioner reiterated that motorcycles impounded would be crushed in the public glare. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos TESCOM Set To Conduct Promotion Exercise For Education Officers Nationwide Blackout As National Grid Collapses Burna Boy: IGP Directs Lagos CP To Investigate Nightclub Shooting EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State … Read more
Kwara State Police Set New Measures, Following Lagos Okada Ban The Lagos State government declared the prohibition the use of Okada on highways and six local government areas EDITOR’S PICK: Police Recover Unexploded IEDs At Owo Church Owo Church Attack “Targeted At Turning Yorubaland Into A War Zone” – Ooni Of Ife [JUST IN] Owo … Read more
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The applicants are also praying for a declaration that the ban on the business of Okada in Lagos by the government “is a violation of the rights of the applicants They prayed the government to restrict Okada operations on major highways to “approved areas” rather than banning their operations EDITOR’S PICK Party Delegates Furious After … Read more
As part of moves to cushion the impact of the Okada ban, the Lagos State Government is ramping up plans for alternatives This comment is the latest from the government since it imposed a ban on commercial motorcycles last month EDITOR’S PICK Popular Nigerian Journalist Arrested By FIB [PHOTO] Terrorists Invade Bishop Kukah’s Church Kidnap … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the HITECH Construction Company Limited, on Tuesday, issued a memo to all its staff in Lagos State, directing that all its sites in the state should be closed over fears that “there may be civil disturbance by the Okada riders” following the Lagos State government’s ban on commercial motorcycles in … Read more
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Police Commissioner Lists Ways To Enforce Okada Ban Violators of the ban will be charged to mobile courts after arrest – Commissioner EDITOR’S PICK Many Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Kano 2023 Presidency: Ohanaeze Threatens Boycott Of Polls Over Zoning Niger-Delta Youth Group Sends Strong Warning To Wike Over Dagogo Detention EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Sanwo-Olu had on Wednesday banned the operations of commercial motorcycle (Okada) riders in six LGAs and nine LCDAs The affected councils are Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland and Apapa EDITOR’S PICK Accountant General Suspended Over Alleged ₦80bn Fraud EFCC Arrests Former NDDC MD Ekere Over Alleged ₦47bn Fraud 5 Killed As Okada Riders, … Read more
An aggrieved father has ordered the Nigerian Police to take responsibility for the treatment of his 4-year-old son after a reckless incident. The man and his son sustained various degrees of injuries after a police officer in Ejigbo, Lagos State charged towards the rider of an Okada which they boarded to arrest him. Recall that … Read more
A group of angry commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada, on Friday, burnt down the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bida, Niger state. The Okada riders were steaming over the death of one of their colleagues, in an incident that occured at the GRA, where Road Safety officials in an attempt … Read more
Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to uniform men flouting the State’s Transport Sector Reform Laws. It is illegal for any security operative in mufti to ride commercial motorcycles on routes where Okada and tricycles have been restricted, the Government said on Wednesday. The pronouncement was part of the issues discussed during a … Read more
The ban on Okada and tricycles did not seem to go well on Lagosians as they have been forced to walk long distances to bus stops to secure a ride. This has spiked series of protests across the state for the ban to be reversed. Ekohotblog reported that a LASTMA patrol vehicle was burnt down … Read more
A young school pupil has been killed after being hit by a stray bullet during a clash by police and commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada riders in the Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos. Policemen trying to disperse the protest, which has since been hijacked by hoodlums, fired bullets in the crowd, hitting and killing … Read more
The Lagos State Government has announced the ban of Motorcycles popularly referred to as Okada and Tricycle known as Keke Napep on major highways in the state. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed this in a press statement sent to Eko blog over the weekend. Oladeinde stressed that a good number of the … Read more