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Okada riders

September 28, 2023

Okada riders beat commercial bus driver to death in Jos

According to reports, the victim grazed a motorcycle rider with his vehicle while driving home after the close of work on Monday.

September 18, 2023

Nearly everyone is cultist in Sagamu; politicians know what to do: Police

“Whoever is dealing with cultists and criminals must not compromise.”

Adejobi Olumuyiwa
July 8, 2023

Okadad Ban: Lagos govt. vows to checkmate riders’ new tricks

The task force boss said some Okada riders, whose bikes were seized, acquired the new models, which are more portable, to carry out their businesses on highways.

Motorcycles (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)
May 8, 2023

Okada riders in Abuja reject new naira notes

Okada riders in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are rejecting the new naira notes over alleged counterfeits in circulation.

Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele and New Naira notes used to illustrate the story
April 19, 2023

Jungle Justice: Ondo govt vows to prosecute Okada riders caught in criminal acts

On Easter Monday, an angry mob lynched Mr Olorunfemi to death after he hit a commercial motorcyclist to death in a motor accident.

Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa
March 11, 2023

Banks issuing old notes but refusing to take them back, Lagos residents lament

They told journalists in separate interviews that spending the two old notes had been challenging as Nigerians, and even banks were not accepting the money for their daily transactions.

Old Naira Notes
January 25, 2023

Kidnapping: Amotekun begins clampdown on unregistered, hooded Okada riders in Ondo

The action followed the alarming rate at which passengers boarding commercial motorcyclists got missing in the state.

Ondo Amotekun, Hooded Okada riders
December 17, 2022

Nasarawa govt arrests 28 Okada riders for violating environmental laws

The motorcyclists were arrested while conducting business during the state’s monthly sanitation exercise.

Okada riders
October 10, 2022

Insecurity: Amotekun tells Ondo residents to be vigilant of lawless Okada riders

The security outfit alleged that commercial motorcyclists, following their ban in Ondo, were now “constituting nuisance in the state”.

Commander of the Ondo Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye
October 5, 2022

Amotekun impounds 80 ‘Okadas’ in Ondo for violating restriction order

The seizure came after the governor Rotimi Akeredolu-led state government ordered a ban on the movement of commercial motorcyclists at night.

Adetunji Adeleye