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It's not the safest way to ride (hospital emergency rooms in Lagos are often called okada wards), but because it can weave in and out of traffic, it's faster than waiting for a danfo.
Slate Magazine 2009
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Lagos - No doubt, the controversy trailing the enforcement on the ban which stops motorcyclists, popularly called okada operating on expressways and major roads, carrying visibly pregnant women, school children and women with children strapped at their backs between the Lagos House of Assembly and Ministry of Transportation, may have shifted the earlier enforcement date from July 1, 2010 and left it hanging pending a public hearing.
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The issue of commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada riders, has never seized to hit the front burners.
unknown title 2009
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Christopher John Lekan Fatunbi and Christopher John are two friends who reportedly specialised in snatching motorcycles popularly called "okada" from unsuspecting members of the public.
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He, however, exonerated the "okada" man from the crime.
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According to him, he picked the "okada" man at Sabo roundabout, Ibadan.
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"But when the" okada "man could not provide the police with the necessary documents, we were arrested," he said.
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He had boarded an "okada" at Sabo when he was arrested by the police together with the "okada" man.
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The two friends, while speaking with Crime and Security recently in Ibadan, Oyo State, after their arrest, confirmed that they played pranks on the "okada" riders before stealing their motorcycles.
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Makeni branch of Rokel Commercial Bank (RCB) Friday donated ten helmets to commercial motorcycle 'okada' riders in the township.
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