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Court grants bail to okada rider over alleged ECG transformer vandalismÂ
The Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District Court has granted bail to a 20-year-old okada rider, Evans Adanu, for allegedly vandalising an electricity transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana.
The accused pleaded...
Kenyasi No. 2 Queen Mother threatens ban on Okada
The Paramount Queen Mother of Kenyasi No. 2 in the Ahafo Region, Nana Akua Aboagyewaa Tinkwamaa II, has threatened to ban commercial motorbike (okada)...
Okada riding thugs allegedly assault NADMO Director, wife and children
Some ‘Okada’ riding thugs over the weekend attacked the Director of Engineering and Mechanicals of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and his family,...
Four arrested over robbery attack on okada rider at Fomena
The Ghana Police Service has arrested four persons in connection with a violent robbery attack on a commercial motorbike rider at Fomena in the...
NPP race: Elderly woman arrives on Okada to vote in Northern region
An 87-year-old woman has defied age and physical challenges to take part in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primary, arriving at a voting...
GHATOF calls for trotro and okada restrictions on major highways
The President of the Ghana Tourism Federation (GHATOF), Seth Ocran, has called for restrictions on trotro and okada operations on major highways, urging authorities...
Trailer runs over Okada rider at Suame, kills him on the spot
A trailer-load of soya beans has run over an okada rider, killing him on the spot at Suame Maakro in the Ashanti Region.
The deceased,...
Trailer crushes young ‘Okada’ rider at Suame
A horrific road accident claimed the life of a young man on the afternoon of Saturday, January 3, 2026, in Suame Maakro in the...
One dead, another in critical condition after tipper truck rams into Okada riders at...
A 22-year-old okada rider has lost his life, while another victim is in critical condition following a road crash involving a tipper truck at...
Okada Riders pledge discipline after passage of Road Traffic Amendment Bill
The Okada Riders Association of Ghana has pledged to enforce strict discipline among its members following Parliament’s passage of the Road Traffic Amendment Bill,...
Parliament approves Okada Bill
Parliament has passed the highly anticipated Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2025, popularly known as the Okada Bill, clearing the way for the legalisation and...
Government introduces Okada Commercialization Bill to Parliament
The Government of Ghana has taken a major step toward legalising commercial motorcycle transport, popularly known as okada, by presenting the Road Traffic Amendment...
Transport Minister lays ‘Okada Bill’ in Parliament
The government has formally submitted to Parliament a bill to legalise commercial motorcycle and tricycle operations, popularly known as Okada.
The bill was laid by...
Government moves to legalise and regulate Okada operations
Government is putting the wheels in motion to finally legalise and regulate commercial motorcycle transport, popularly known as Okada, as part of a sweeping...
Okada riders foil robbery, suspect partially burnt in retaliation [Photos]
A man believed to be in his late 20s has been partially burnt and is receiving treatment at Bawjiase Polyclinic after angry Okada riders...
Two suspected armed robbers lynched after killing 19-year-old Okada rider at Awutu Mampong
A 19-year-old commercial motorbike rider, Kofi Mensah, has been shot and killed, allegedly by armed robbers at Awutu Mampong in the Awutu Senya West...
Tension at Ablekuma Fanmilk after Okada rider allegedly knocks down policewoman [Video]
A confrontation erupted at Ablekuma Fanmilk on Wednesday night after a motor rider from Omanjor allegedly knocked down a policewoman identified as Rosemary, who...
Church of Pentecost launches ‘Ministry to Okada Riders’ to promote road safety in Volta
The Sogakope Area Chapter of the Church of Pentecost in the Volta Region has launched a new initiative to promote road safety and discipline...
Okada regulations: Government to amend Road Traffic Act, 2004
The Ministry of Transport is taking steps to establish a robust regulatory framework for the operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles, popularly known as...
Okada rider killed, passenger injured in hit-and-run at Tetegu
An okada rider has died in a hit-and-run crash involving a commercial bus, popularly known as ‘trotro,’ at Tetegu on the Accra–Kasoa highway.
The incident...
Okada rider found dead with slit throat at Kwabenya
A wave of fear has gripped the Kwabenya Comet community in Accra following the gruesome murder of an Okada rider, the second such incident...
Akrofuom MP supports 50 Okada riders with riding licences
The Member of Parliament for Adansi Akrofuom Constituency, Joseph Azumah, has paid for 50 Okada riders to acquire operational licences to enable them to...
Okada rider dies after alleged assault by galamsey taskforce at Amenam
A 29-year-old okada rider, identified as Kwasi Isaac, has reportedly died after being brutally assaulted by members of an illegal mining (galamsey) taskforce at...
Body of okada rider who drowned while saving flood victims retrieved
The body of a 38-year-old Okada rider, popularly known as Gayito, has been retrieved after he drowned while helping travellers cross the flooded Bia...
Okada rider survives brutal machete attack in Boinso, suspect arrested
A commercial motorbike rider, Emmanuel, popularly known as Suro Obaa in the Boinso community of the Western North Region, has narrowly survived a vicious...
Assin South: Okada rider and pillion die in tragic accident
A tragic accident at Assin Kyinso in the Assin South District of the Central Region has claimed the lives of an okada rider and...
Asutifi North DCE vows crackdown on rising Okada accidents
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Hafiz Dauda, has raised concern over the rising number of motorbike accidents...
Gov’t reduces Okada riders age qualification
The age limit qualification for okada riders has now been reduced from 25 to 21 years as part of preparations for legislation to legalise...
Okada Riders oppose government’s age limit proposal [Listen]
The Okada Riders Association has expressed strong opposition to the new regulatory framework setting the minimum age for riders at 25.
The Minister of Transport,...
New rules set for Okada riders in Ghana
Persons willing to operate a commercial motorcycle or tricycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, can only do so if they belong to a recognised tricycle...
Unknown gunmen shoot Okada rider in Nkwanta South
A 28-year-old okada rider has been shot by unknown gunmen at Tuobodom in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region.
The incident occurred on...
NRSA to train Okada riders, enforce uniforms and helmets before legalization
The Acting Director General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has urged Okada and Pragyia riders to comply with road traffic...
Transport Ministry sets up committee to review Okada ban
The Ministry of Transport has appointed a 13-member inter-agency committee to review aspects of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012 (L.I. 2180) that prohibit the...
Teenager arrested for allegedly shooting ‘Okada’ rider to death
A teenage boy is alleged to have shot and killed a commercial motorcycle rider, commonly known as an ‘Okada’ rider, at Adugyama in the...
Two arrested for stabbing ‘Okada’ rider to death at Agona Okoto-Kwaa
The Agona Kwanyarko Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly stabbing an Okada rider to death at Agona Okoto-Kwaa in the Agona East District...
‘Okada’ legalisation process begins
The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has directed the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to commence the process for registering and licensing...
Okada riders attack Swedru hospital staff after colleague dies in accident
There was chaos at the Swedru Hospital after a motorcycle was involved in an accident at Agona Nyansakyere in the Agona East District.
The accident...
Court sentences Okada rider to 15 years for robbing nurse
The Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided over by His Lordship Isaac Ohenaba-Kuffour, has sentenced 32-year-old Okada rider Yussif Salifu to 15 years in prison...
Okada rider on bail over alleged attempted robbery
The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted a GH₵50,000.00 bail with two sureties to a commercial motorbike rider (Okada rider) over a robbery attempt.
Hope Nunekpeku,...
Okada rider granted ¢50k bail over alleged attempted robbery
The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted a GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties to a commercial motorbike rider (Okada rider) over a robbery attempt.
Hope Nunekpeku,...