…a truck driver alleged imposition of taxes ranging from N25,000 and N20,000, for ten and six tyres lorries and trucks Articulated truck drivers in Anambra State on Friday, protested in Onitsha, the commercial city of the state over what they termed heavy government’s taxation on their vehicles. The protest is coming barely three days mini
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Clashes involving security forces and motorcycle taxi riders (Okada) have been reported in the Ogba area of Lagos, morning hours. The exact nature of the incident remains unclear; however, unverified reports have linked the violence as a response to police shooting two riders. it was gathered that a commercial motorcycle rider simply named as Ibrahim
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There was a pandemonium on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and commercial motorcyclists popularly called Okada riders operating at Agodi-Gate, clashed. The clash led to the burning of the Idi Ogungun Police Outstation by some angry youths, while another police station opposite the centre was
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The Imo state government yesterday set up an enforcement team to stop motorcycle operators from operating in the government restricted areas within the state capital after 14 days ultimatum issued to them had elapsed. This was contained in a letter from the permanent secretary of Ministry of Transport, Lady Ngozi Izunobi, directing the Imo state
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The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat has said that Okada riding is not a decent vocation, alleging that some of the riders carry knives and guns, thereby posing threat to lives and properties in the state. Hamzat said there was no time the government endorsed Okada ride-hailing operators in the state, adding that they
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