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Residents of communities living around Yakowa Road in Kamazo Area of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state on Sunday begged the state governor, Nasir El’rufai, to end demolition of houses in the area.  Newsmen gathered that about 300 houses would be affected if the government continues with the ongoing demolition in communities like Karji, Babban Saura, Old Kamazo, Janruwa, ...

The Ondo State government, on Thursday, justified the demolition of beer parlours and makeshift buildings in its Government Reserved Areas (GRAs) and “containers” on Airport Road in Oba-Ile. The Ondo state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Rasheed Badmus, said in an interview in Akure that the beer parlours had become meeting points for men of the underworld. ...

Kaduna State Urban Planning Development Agency (KASUPDA) says it embarks on massive demolition of structures, across the state, for the expansion of roads under the State Urban Renewal Programme Kaduna State Urban Planning Development Agency (KASUPDA) says it embarks on massive demolition of structures, across the state, for the expansion of roads under the State Urban Renewal Programme. Mr. Omega ...

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday ordered the arrest of any landlord whose house is used as hideouts by kidnappers. Abiodun also gave an order that the house used must be demolished, while the land must be confiscated. The governor said this while briefing newsmen on Monday after a security meeting held with the state Commissioner of Police, Bashir ...

There was tension last week in Alungu-Lungu Community located around Karfe District in Gwarinpa Housing Estate when officials of the Department of Development Control of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) went to carry out a demolition exercise in the community. Trouble started as soon as the long cue of vehicles of officials of the Department of Development Control and ...

Officials of the Ogun State Ministry of Housing have allegedly demolished 40 houses in Regal Estate at the Magboro area of the State. The exercise came barely three weeks after a similar exercise was carried out by the state government in collaboration with the state Mission to Rebuild (MISTRO) agency in the area. The state government officials had on April ...

The tragedy that befell residents of Itafaji area of Lagos Island, where a building collapsed, leading to the death of school children and some adults, with several others injured and hospitalized, has gotten worse. In the wake of the tragedy, the government has directed the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), to commence the process of identifying defective buildings in ...

The Lagos State Government has commenced the demolition of marked buildings on Freeman Street at the Ita Faji area of Lagos Island. This follows the collapse of a three-storey building on Massey Street in the same area on Wednesday, killing school children and some other occupants of the building, while many others were left injured. During an assessment tour of ...

Demolition: Septuagenarian Samuel Adeolu had only returned from where he had gone to purchase some bags of wheat for use in his bakery. But as he alighted from his car, he suddenly stopped short. “What is this? What is this?”, he screamed as he beheld the ruin of what used to be his beloved bakery. That was four years ago ...

Mr. Abraham Gbileeka, the General Manager of Benue Urban Development Board, says the board has marked no fewer than 300 buildings that contravene law for demolition in Makurdi. He said in an interview on Saturday in Makurdi that most of the affected structures were built on water channels. “It’s true that people are building on water channels and it is ...