Metro Physical Planning Top Story

Lagos State Government demolishes illegal structure on Banana Island, warns against unlawful land reclamation

The Lagos State government took action on Saturday by demolishing an unauthorised structure on Banana Island, which was constructed on reclaimed land without permission, obstructing drainage paths. Leading the operation, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Oluyinka Olumide, also ordered the demolition of illegal fences. Accompanied by Mr Gbolahan Oki, the General Read More…

Crime Metro Murder Top Story

Banana Island murder: Danish man tells court he and wife were intimate before her death

A Dane, Peter Nielsen, charged with murder of his Nigerian wife and daughter, on Tuesday said that he woke up one morning and found them dead on their kitchen floor. Nielsen testified before a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square. Nielsen said he watched a football match together with his wife and was Read More…

Real Estate Top Story

Lagos seals 19 more buildings on Banana Island over planning permits

The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Friday said it had sealed 19 more buildings on Banana Island, Ikoyi, over lack of building permits. The ministry said in statement that the exercise was in continuation of  the state government’s ongoing effort at regulating physical development in the state. Dr Idris Salako, Read More…