Street hawkers at Iyana-Oworo area of Lagos State have allegedly lynched an official of the Lagos State Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) brigade.
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MAN DAZZLED AFTER CAR WAS CONVERTED TO SHOP IN 15 MINUTES
A Lagos man has saluted the dexterity of traders in popular Lagos auto spare parts market, Ladipo after a first hand encounter. The man who posted his experience on Instagram said he had only left his car for about 15 minutes and before he returned, traders had already displayed wares on his vehicle. He added that when he was about […]
Continue reading »LAGOS BEGINS ARREST, IMPRISONMENT OF MOTORISTS WHO BUY GOODS IN TRAFFIC
The enforcement was confirmed when officials of the Environmental Sanitation Corps Agency (LASECORPS) arrested six motorists at Ikeja, along end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway for allegedly buying goods in the traffic. The offenders’ vehicles, a Honda Accent, Hiace, Toyota Hilux, Toyota Sienna, taxi cab and commercial bus, were also impounded by the agency. Four passengers and nine hawkers were also […]
Continue reading »KADUNA GOVT BANS STREET HAWKING, BEGGING AND MOTORCYCLE
The Kaduna State Government has placed a ban on street hawking and begging, as well as commercial motorcycle activities in the state capital and environs. This is the outcome of resolutions reached at the State Security Council meeting held on Tuesday at the Government House. Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Samuel Aruwan, […]
Continue reading »EIGHT ARRAIGNED FOR VANDALISING 48 BRT BUSES
The police have arraigned eight men, including four teenagers, before an Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court for allegedly vandalising 48 BRT buses during a protest. The cost of repairs of the vandalised vehicles was estimated at N139m. It would be recalled that about two weeks ago, a 22-year-old hawker, John Nnamdi, was crushed to death at the Maryland end of the Ikorodu […]
Continue reading »STREET TRADERS DARE AMBODE IN LAGOS
Many youths have continued with street trading and hawking in the traffic despite the stance of the state government to go tough on anyone doing so. A few days after Governor Akinwunmi Ambode stated his resolve to enforce an existing law prohibiting these activities, the bustle of street trading has not disappeared. Following the crisis provoked by the death of […]
Continue reading »TRUCK CRUSHES STREET HAWKER TO DEATH: MAYHEM IN MARYLAND AS MOB VANDALISES 20 BRT BUSES
It was mayhem in Maryland, Lagos today as irate mob descended on and extensively damaged close to 20 BRT buses following the death of a street hawker who was said to have been knocked down, allegedly by a BRT bus. The damaged BRT buses were among the recently procured buses injected into the BRT Scheme and managed by Primero Transport […]
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