The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, has given commercial motorcyclists in the state three days to register with any of the two relevant associations or risk arrest.
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The police in Ogun State have arrested a 23-year-old jobseeker, Ibrahim Sulaimon, for allegedly killing a motorcycle rider, Rafiu Gafar, in the Ajuwon area of Ogun State.
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The Niger State Police Command said it had arrested three Vehicle Inspection Officers for extorting commercial motorcycle riders in Minna, the state capital.
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Tragedy struck in Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday.
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The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Anambra has described accidents and injuries involving commercial motorcyclists as alarming. Mr Sunday Ajayi, the Sector Commander in the state, expressed the view when he addressed some 800 motorcyclists during a sensitisation programme in Awka on Sunday. He said the operators were lucky that Anambra government had not outlawed their operations in the […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recommended a nationwide ban on commercial motorcycles popularly known as ‘Okada’ to reduce accidents on our roads. The recommendation forms part of the October Road Traffic Crash (RTC) Report 2016, submitted by the Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The report made available to […]
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There was confusion on Agbe Road in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State on Wednesday after a suspected kidnapper snatched a girl from her mother and attempted to escape with her on a motorcycle. Our correspondent learnt that the mother of the two-year-old, while raising the alarm that her daughter was abducted by the kidnapper, chased the motorcycle. It […]
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The Lagos State Government has issued a 21-day ultimatum effective from June 25 to commercial motorcycle operators to desist from operating on all restricted routes in the state including all bridges and 475 routes among others.
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