Tag Archives: Land owners

A mild drama occurred weekend at Sangotedo Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, as suspected land grabbers fled on sighting the convoy of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who stormed the area to stop alleged encroachment on his ‘land’. The suspects were reportedly part of a syndicate who had the backing of an influential person in the state, ...

The Oyo State government has paid compensations to about 77 Land owners who acquired the site recently for mass production of cassava in Otu near Iseyin. Mr. Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu, the State Commissioner for Lands, Housing, and Survey, presented the cheques to the beneficiaries at a brief ceremony in Otu, Itesiwaju Local Government Area of the state last week. The ...

Are you preparing to start construction on your landed property in Lagos? Have you budgeted a portion of the construction fee for the Omoniles? For how long will this trend continue? Shouldn’t the government take drastic measures to tackle the menace of Omoniles? If the pronouncement by the Lagos state government is to be taken seriously, then the days of ...

According to The Nation, the Lagos State government has paid N8 billion compensation to land owners ; individuals and groups whose property had been affected by capital projects in the last one year. The Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Urban Development, Mrs. Yetunde Onabule, broke the news at a seminar on: Urban Thinkers’ Campus: The City We Need. The governor’s ...

The Guardian reports that the Special Adviser, Office of Civic Engagement, Lagos State, Kehinde Joseph has said the state government will not tolerate land grabbing activities, as it would be firm in implementing its property protection law. Speaking at a sensitisation programme on the Lagos State Properties Protection Law 2016, organised by the Office of Civic Engagement, Joseph said before ...

PM News reports that Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has sought the cooperation of landowners in Oluyole Local Government Area of the state, as the government begins the enumeration of properties on government acquired land. The governor made the appeal in Ibadan at meeting with the landowners at the conference hall of Oluyole Local Government Council on Wednesday. The ...

Delta State Government has made it known, yesterday, that it may be compelled to evict residents of the 5,000 houses allegedly built on government land in the core Area II in the Asaba metropolis at the expiration of the 90 days given to property owners in the affected area to regularise their documents. Vanguard reports that the Chairman of the Land Regularisation ...

Ordinarily knowing your land status saves you from several heartaches that come with land hassles. I have witnessed many cases in the course of my real estate sojourn where people buy land without doing their due diligence. Today, I will be giving you an insight into what you should know about different land status. Imagine a situation where Ministry of ...