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According to The Nation, The Lagos State High Court has restrained a former Nigerian international footballer, Wilson Oruma and a firm, Dok Engineering Services Limited from entering a piece of Lekki land measuring 57,739.633square metres at Idasho Village, Elekan in Ibeju Lekki. Justice W. Animahun granted an interim injunction restraining the defendants whether by themselves or their agents “from attempting ...

“Kwara Harmony Holdings on Tuesday paid N1.5m out of the N3.7m million as land compensation to owners of 25 hectares of customary lands acquired by the State Government 11 years ago.”- PM News The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 25 hectares of land was acquired for the cultivation of grains at Ogbondoroko, in the Asa Local Government ...

 “Marine Club of Nigeria begs to Rivers Government to allocate a piece of land on a navigable waterfront to it.”- The Eagle The President of the club, Dr Chinedu Jideofo- Ogbuagu, made the plea in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt on Friday.Jideofo- Ogbuagu said: “We would develop the waterfront we seek as Free ...

“The Centre for Defence of Human Right (CDHR), has urged the Delta Government to take over the disputed land between Ogbe-Ijoh and Aladja communities of the state. Mr Kehinde Taiga, the Chairman of the centre, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Warri on Sunday.”- Vanguard Taiga said government takeover of the land had become necessary to prevent further ...

According to Vanguard, LAGOS State Government said it will soon start demolishing all illegal structures on land within the Lekki Free Zone (LFZ). The state’s Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Co-operatives, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye, said in a statement that private estate developers and land grabbers have illegally encroached on the land and are to face the wrath of the law. ...

Oyo state government is making available plots of land for allocation in six newly established Government Reservation Areas. Application forms can be obtained from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, Secretariat, Ibadan. Below is a picture of an excerpt from Punch Newspapers of Monday, August 14, 2017, Page 39. Picture credit : Take Note Nigeria

“The Ogun state government has unveiled its plan for corps members willing to use their service year to farm and venture into other areas of agriculture development.”- TVC News The Governor of the state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun made this known during the passing out programme of another set of corps members who have just concluded their three weeks orientation course ...

All Africa reports that Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA staff Mr Ehimony Joshua has denied demanding N35 million each from 15 allotees of 206 hectares of land in Kyami District Abuja. Joshua, who is of Legal Services Secretariat of the FCDA was accused during a public hearing of the Senate Committee on FCT by three out of the 15 allotees. ...

The Nation reports that in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State Chief Magistrates’ Court, has remanded a 31-year-old man, Lamidi Alaba, in prison custody for alleged N350,000 land fraud. Police prosecutor Caleb Leranmo told the court the accused committed the offence on June 23 at Ajebamidele in Ado-Ekiti. He alleged the accused obtained N350,000 from Falana John under the pretext of having a ...

The Nation reports that Women of Nsude community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State have staged a peaceful protest over an alleged forceful acquisition of ancestral land at Amozibe and Umuez]ani villages of the community. The women held aloft placards with different inscriptions such as, “This land does not belong to Ifueke Okweuwani, “Government, please, leave our land, “This ...