Tag Archives: land disputes

Premium Times reports that the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday directed the National Boundary Commission to investigate boundary conflicts around the country and clearly delineate the boundaries to curb widespread land disputes. The directive followed a motion on crises arising from non-delimitation of Nigerian internal boundaries. In the motion, Gershom Bassey (PDP-Cross River South) noted that Nigerian internal boundaries are afflicted ...

According to Daily Post, Oyo State Government has called on the residents of the state to adopt peaceful means in resolving land disputes. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Olalekan Alli made the call on behalf of the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi at a meeting of a sub-technical committee on Boundary and Communal Disputes, which held at the House ...

The Guardian reports that some communities in Uhunmwode, in Owan West and Ovia North East Local Councils of Edo State, at the weekend protested against the acquisition of their land by Okomu Oil Palm Company. The protests held in Orhua and Umokpe in Uhunmwode and Ozalla clan of Owan West, were led by the communities’ traditional heads and elders-in-council, The ...

A Lagos High Court Ikeja has restrained Lagos State governor and others, from further construction in a disputed property located at 7, Law Close, Magodo. Justice Atinuke Oluyemi halted further work on the site in an injunction she delivered last week, following an application by the claimant, Dr. Mrs. Abimbola Odumosu. Odumosu through her counsel, Adekunle Oyesanya (SAN), has approached ...

With this part 2, I intend to conclude on the possible indicators of land dispute so you know what to look out for in order not to lose your hard earned money when buying land. Enjoy it. 3. Negative report on vendor/agent You must ensure the agent introducing the land to buy, your own agent helping you to source for what to ...