Tag Archives: Eti Osa

Phase II of project to start next year says Governor. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, rolled out a major infrastructural overhaul in the Epe Division of the State, flagging off the reconstruction of Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway 40 years after. The Governor flagged off the first phase of the road project on Sunday at a ceremony held at the Pan ...

Victoria Island popularly called V.I is an affluent area that encompasses a former Island of the same name that sits between Lagos Island and the Lekki Peninsula in the Lagos Lagoon.  The town and island lies within the boundaries of the Eti-Osa Local Government. This article reveals many things you probably never knew about Victoria Island. Before Victoria Island became one of the most ...

The Igbo-Efon community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State has issued quit notice to those occupying their lands illegally and advised them to meet with the family representatives to legalise their ownership of such land or be ready to vacate the property. It would be recalled that the community right to Igbo-Efon land was confirmed in a landmark ...

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 High Court of Lagos State on December 21, 2017, liberated the Ajiwe community in Ajah in Eti-Osa Local Govt Area of Lagos State, from the Olumegbon Family’s claim of overlord. In a landmark judgment delivered by the Honourable Justice Ronke Harrison, the Court held that there was no basis in law, upon which Chief Olumegbon could claim to be ...

According to PM News, Lagos State Government has begun evacuation of refuse heaps from streets In recent times there have been heaps of refuse all around Lagos as a result of the stoppage of PSP operators from evacuating domestic refuse. The new move is part of the sanitation intervention programme to address the challenges arising from the transition to a ...

“The Igbaro Oteshade royal family of Oko-Addo, Eti Osa Local Council of Lagos State, has sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) appeal to the state government over alleged encroachment of its property.  Baale of the town, Chief Olayiwola Lawal, head of the family, Pa Mojid Balogun; and the secretary, Asset Management Committee, Prince Malik Eshinlokun, led the charge as family ...

Land grabbers won’t be called land grabbers if their activities were legal. According to WIKI, Land grabbing is the contentious issue of large-scale land acquisitions: the buying or leasing of large pieces of land in developing countries, by domestic and transnational companies, governments, and individuals. This article looks into the menace of land grabbers in Nigeria and how their activities affect the common ...