Oyo Government, Motorcyclists Agree On Planned Registration Of Commercial Motorcycle Operators
The Oyo State government has revealed that plans are underway to issue identification numbers and registration jackets to commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada riders, in the State. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic planning, Prof. Musibau Babatunde, said the…
Lagos Task Force Battles Commercial Drivers, Clarifies Continued Seizure of Motorcycles Despite June 1 Deadline
The Lagos State Task Force, led by CSP Shola Jejeloye has continued to engage both commercial vehicle drivers and motorcyclists in Lagos State, even as it vowed to continue the seizure of commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada on the…
Abuja-Kaduna Train Attacks: Ex-Deputy Governor Hospilised As NRC Suspends Train Operation
As casualty figures begin to trickle in, reports say a former Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Wakkala, was among the victims who sustained gunshot wounds in Monday’s terrorist attack on a Kaduna-bound train. The train conveying hundreds of passengers…
Bloody Monday: Abuja – Kaduna Train With 900 Passengers Attacked By Bandits
There are uncertainties about the safety of passengers on a Kaduna-bound train, which reportedly derailed on Monday after explosives believed to be planted on the rail track went off within Kaduna State. The evening train, which took off from Idu…
Kogi Infrastructure: Women Engineers Commend Gov. Bello, Appoints Engr. Ohere as Patron
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) a division of Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) Kogi State Chapter has commended Governor Yahaya Bello on the current impact on the State infrastructural development and the inclusion of Women Engineers…
NURTW Crisis: Lagos Assembly Speaks on Suspension of Union Activities
The Lagos State House of Assembly has said there should not be any contention over the steps being taken by the State Government following the crisis currently rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Hon. Temitope Adewale, Chairman…
HURIWA Holds Lagos State Govt. Liable For Ritual Killing Of Miss. Oluwabamise, Insists On N1bn Damages
Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has said it received with shock and trepidation the killing of a 22-year-old lady, Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who got missing after boarding a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle. It said the civil rights…
Debut SA Diaspora To Gov. Uzodinma Encourages Imolites To Get Behind International Women’s Day
The first Special Adviser (SA) on diaspora to Gov. Uzodinma, Hon. Cllr. Celia Osakwe-Hibbert, has encouraged imolites to queue behind International Women’s Day. While wishing Imo State citizens a “Happy International Women’s Month!” ahead of the International Women’s Day on…
Enugu Killings: Real Reasons State Govt Banned Keke, Tipper, Okada, Others
Following the recent killings of innocent citizens by gunmen in some communities in Nkanu East and West local government areas, facts have emerged on why Enugu State Government banned the use of Keke, Tricycles, motorcycles, tippers in some communities in…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident Claims 17 Lives
17 persons lost their lives in a head-on collision involving a Mazda bus and a petroleum tanker at about 5.00 am on Friday, before Isara bridge, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. In a statement by the Public Education Sector Officer of…
Oyo Govt. Rescues Victims, After Trailers Ram into Akinyele Resettlement Area
The Oyo State Government, yesterday rescued some victims of an accident which occurred at exactly 4:37am involving two trailers that rammed into the Resettlement center, Akinyele Ibadan. According to the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Kafilat Olayiwola,…
