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Lagos Appoints MC Oluomo as Chairman of Parks Management Committee

Several weeks after the Lagos state government suspended the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the Government has appointed an ex-chairman of the Union, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo, as the chairman of its Parks Management Committee. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, who disclosed…

NURTW Won’t Threaten Security in Lagos, Govt. Assures

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, has allayed the fears being expressed by Lagosians concerning the disagreement between the National and State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Omotoso, who spoke yesterday on Television Continental (TVC) programme, “This Morning”, reassured residents and visitors of their safety. According…

Idumota Clash: Lagos Govt. Suspends NURTW Activities on Lagos Island Indefinitely

The Lagos State Government has suspended the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers indefinitely on Lagos Island. Special Adviser to the governor on transportation, Oluwatoyin Fayinka announced the suspension. The action is coming barely 24 hours after the threat by the National President of the Union, Ibikunle Baruwa, that the operations of…

Road Safety, LASTMA Laud JCI Ikeja on Defensive Campaign

The Ikeja Local Organisation of Junior Chamber International has been commended for sensitizing unit members of the Ikeja branch of the National Union of Road and Transport Workers on the global best practices of using the roads and safe driving. The commendations were given by the Unit Head of Special Marshals, Federal Road Safety Corp…

Obalende Chaos: Lagos Reconciles MC Oluomo, Others

The Lagos state government on Monday invited Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state and representative of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) for a reconciliatory meeting. The meeting, presided by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr…

Normalcy Returns To Obalende As Police Stations In Strategic Points

The Lagos Police Command has assured citizens that normalcy has returned in the Obalende area of Lagos following a clash between rival groups of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Pandemonium broke out in the early hours of Thursday, at Obalende area of Lagos Island when sounds of gunshots were heard, thereby raising…

Oyo NURTW, RTEAN In Bloody Clash

Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and that of Road Transport Employers of Nigeria, RTEAN, engaged in a free-for-all on Friday, July 8, 2016, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The fight between the two rival transport groups erupted over the daily fees charged by the drivers’ unions. According to reports, the clash…

MC Oluomo Throws Braless Night Party

Controversial Lagos-based transporter, Musiliu Akinsanya, fondly called MC Oluomo, on Monday threw a lavish party in Lagos. At the party tagged ‘braless’, ladies attended it without their underwear on. Most of them displayed gracefully the two robust moulds in their chests. The celebrant and his right man, Koko Zaria, were also seen in jubilation mood…