The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, has issued a seven-day contravention notice to owners of buildings along Orchid Road, Agungi, Ajiran, Conservation Road, Osapa bordering the Ikota River. According to the Director of Public Affairs at the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Kunle Adesina, Wahab announced Read More…
Land
Lagos State introduces ‘Aumentum’ land administration automation
The Lagos State Government has launched the ‘Aumentum’ Land Administration Automation as a strategic initiative to revolutionise land management processes in the state. During a recent briefing held at Alausa, Mr. Kamar Olowoshago, the Permanent Secretary of the Lands Bureau, highlighted the significance of the Aumentum Solution. He described it as a digitised platform aimed Read More…
Oyeyemi family and Oba of Lagos clash over “ancestral” property in Lagos Island
The Oyeyemi family of Lagos is embroiled in a legal dispute with the Oba of Lagos, King Riliwanu Akiolu, over the ownership of an “ancestral” property situated at 87, Docemu Street, Lagos Island. The family alleges that their efforts to access and renovate the property, which has been marked as “stressed” by the Lagos State Read More…
Fear grips Ibasa Ijegun-Egba residents as police and land grabbers invade community
Residents of Ibasa Ijegun-Egba, a riverine community in Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos, expressed their distress as they reported an invasion of their community by alleged police officers and land grabbers, leading to the disruption of peace and daily life since October 27. Chief Tajudeen Ibikunle, the Traditional Ruler of the Ibasa Ijegun-Imore Read More…
Activists urge Governor Sanwo-Olu and security agencies to end land grabbing menace in Lagos State
Human rights activists, operating under the banner of the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights, have passionately appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and security authorities to put an end to the reign of land grabbers that have plagued Lagos State. During a joint news conference held on Monday in Lagos, the Centre for Human and Read More…
Lagos activists implore Sanwo-Olu to stop land grabbers
Under the banner of the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), human rights advocates have asked Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and security personnel to make stopping the threat of land grabbing a top priority. The campaigners appealed for government intervention to stop land grabbers’ persistent harassment, criminal trespass, and violent behaviour after highlighting Read More…
Lagos Taskforce Busts Land Grabbing Syndicate in Ibeju-Lekki
The Lagos State Taskforce has executed a fierce operation dislodging a notorious land grabbing syndicate known for causing chaos and disrupting developmental activities and construction in the Ibeju-Lekki axis. CSP Shola Jejeloye, the Chairman of the Agency, speaking on the arrests which were carried out over the weekend, disclosed that the crime syndicate which comprises Read More…