Scores of members of the Benue Motorcycle Association, BEMOA and the National Union Road of Transport Workers , NURTW, Gwer- West, has staged a joint protest over the incessant attacks and murder of t...

As the leadership crisis in the Osun State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) continues to escalate, a former state officer of the union, Mr. Ayowole Micheal Faniyan, has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to take over the control of the union in the country. The post Crisis: Osun NURTW chief wants urgent intervention by NLC appeared first on Tribune Online.

As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of subsidy removal on the transport sector, the Ogun State Government on Wednesday

MC Oluomo back to his office at the NURTW HQ in Abuja few hours after his pictures and properties were allegedly thrown out. MC Oluomo defies court order, assumes office as NURTW president Days after the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified his presidency, Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya assumed office as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers on Tuesday.

Former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Council, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, Balogun of Agege, has mourned the passing of prominent Mushin community leader, Chief Alhaji Taoreed Faronbi, popularly known as Baba Alado of Mushin. Baba Alado, who was the Olori Ebi of Alagbeji Royal Family in Papa Ajao and […] The post Agbede mourns Baba Alado, says Mushin has lost a pillar of peace appeared first on Tribune Online.

Shameleon Palava:Na serious gbege land for Lagos today as police carry NURTW oga, Shamusideen Oladiti wey dem sabi as Shameleon, go Ebute-Meta Magistrate Court for Yaba. Police talk say di 55-year-old transport boss dey answer three strong charges — m¥rder, conspiracy and wahala of grievous harm. According to wetin land for charge sheet, di gbege...

Security operatives on Monday cordoned off the national secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Abuja, intensifying concerns over a prolonged leadership crisis within the union. Personnel drawn from the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Department of State Services were deployed to the premises, sealing off the area and restricting access to members and visitors.

Nigerian Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM1, has brokered a peace deal between the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) National President, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, and the Lagos State Chairman of the union, Mustapha Adekunle, aka Tafa Sego. The reconciliation took place at Ojusagbola in Ijebu, Ogun […] The post NURTW: KWAM1 settles long-time rift between MC Oluomo, Tafa Sego appeared first on Tribune Online.

According to a statement by Olujimi Oyetomi, the Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, the “Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, kicks off 2024 Yuletide Road Transportation Palliative.” The statement said Alkali has directed the leadership of Road Transportation Unions – Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), God is Good Motors (GIGM), and Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria (ALBON)..

The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has raised the alarm over what it described as an alleged plan to reignite violence in motor parks across the state, calling on the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to intervene. The party alleged that the factional National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leadership crisis could […] The post Accord alleges plot to reignite Osun motor park crisis, urges IGP to act now appeared first on Tribune Online.

Tension reportedly gripped Ikire, Osun State, on Monday following a clash between officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers... The post VIDEO: NURTW, motor park officials clash in Ikire, five feared killed, several injured appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Niger State Council of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has raised the alarm over the worsening security situation... The post Six drivers killed, 17 abducted in one month — Niger NURTW appeared first on Tribune Online.

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Afrobeat superstar Davido has ignited a fierce public confrontation with Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, following the National Union of Road Transport Workers president's rejection of a state government directive. The clash centers on Governor Ademola Adeleke's controversial decision to ban NURTW operations across Osun State just weeks before the scheduled August 15, 2026 governorship election, bringing the intersection of entertainment, politics and organized labor into sharp focus.

INEC Osun has confirmed it is not aware of any faction within the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state as it finalizes logistics for the upcoming August 15 governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Oluwatoyin Babalola, made the statement during a town hall meeting hosted by the Civil Society Network on Election Integrity in Osogbo on Sunday.

Musiliu Akinsanya, widely known as MC Oluomo and national president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has faulted the decision of Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, to suspend the union’s activities in the state, insisting that such action is unconstitutional. The governor had on Thursday ordered the immediate halt of all NURTW operations across motor parks in Osun.

The National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has faulted the suspension of the union’s activities in Osun State, insisting that Governor Ademola Adeleke lacks the constitutional authority to take such action. Adeleke had on Thursday directed the immediate suspension of all NURTW activities […] The post MC Oluomo reacts to suspension of NURTW operations in Osun appeared first on Tribune Online.