Justice Sybil Nwaka of the of the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court yesterday rejected an out-of-court settlement between the state government and Lekki Gardens Estate over a building collapse in 2017 in which 34 persons were reported dead. The judge rejected the “Plea and Sentence Agreement” between the state and the company because it was drawn up ...
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Lekki Gardens subscribers drag company, MD to court
Over 20 unit owners in Horizon Premier-1 Estate in Lekki, Lagos have dragged the developer, Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, and the Managing Director of the company, Richard Nyong, to a Lagos High Court over the alleged distortion of the estate layout to build shops in the space originally meant for children playground, green area and recreation facilities. In the suit ...
Read More »Lagos arraigns Lekki Gardens MD alongside others for manslaughter
“The Lagos State government yesterday arraigned the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr. Richard Nyong, before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere over alleged complicity in the events leading to the collapse of a building in Lekki area of the state on March 10, 2016.”- The Guardian Nyong was arraigned alongside others before Justice Sybil Nwaka over alleged ...
Read More »Court dismisses Lekki Gardens director’s motion seeking to quash charge
According to PM News, a Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Thursday dismissed a motion by the Executive Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr Sola Olumofe seeking to quash the criminal charges filed against him and others by the Lagos State Government over alleged negligence in the events leading to the collapse of a building in Lekki area of ...
Read More »Lekki Gardens repositions, assures clients and stakeholders of safe investment
The management of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited has assured its clients and stakeholders that their investment is safe and appreciating in value, despite the current economic downturn. The firm also made it known that it has repositioned to ensure timely delivery of quality and affordable housing in the country. Vanguard reports that the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lekki Gardens ...
Read More »Residents desert homes over Abduction of Lagos 4
Tension rises in Isheri, Lagos state, as some residents have deserted their homes, following the abduction of four residents of Lekki Gardens during the weekend by eight masked men in military camouflage. The residents deserted their homes for fear of possible invasion by kidnappers. Vanguard reports that the search for the four men took a new dimension, yesterday, with the ...
Read More »Lagos State Govt. Re-Opens Lekki Gardens
Lagos State government has approved the reopening of buildings belonging to Lekki Worldwide Estates Limited, owners of Lekki Gardens The buildings were recently sealed after an uncompleted building collapsed at one of the construction sites belonging to the company. Subsequently, the Lagos State Material Testing Laboratory was mandated to carry out integrity tests on all the houses built by the ...
Read More »Residents Plead Rethink On Order To Vacate Lekki Gardens Estate
Residents of Lekki Gardens Estate located along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State have called on Governor Akinwunmi Amobode to have a rethink on his vacation order given to the residents of the estate. There appears to be no sign of any resident of the estate moving out as at the weekend. Following the collapse of a five-storey building belonging to Lekki ...
Read More »Lekki Gardens MD Detention; Rash Or Justified?
Last Friday, court ordered the remand of the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Richard Nyong and one of the contractors handling the project, Odofin Taiwo Henry for 30 days, as police investigate the deadly collapse of a five-storey structure handled by the firm. The building crumbled around 3am on the 8th of March killing about 35 people. In a country ...
Read More »Lagos State Govt. Starts Lekki Gardens Buildings Structural Stability Test
Lagos State Government, Thursday, commenced Structural Stability Test on existing structures in Lekki Gardens in Eti-Osa Local Government, to ascertain the strength of the buildings This came nine days after a five-storey building under construction caved in, killing 34 persons and injuring 13 others. Vanguard reports that officials of the Lagos state Material Testing Laboratory, LSMTL, were sighted conducting test on the buildings. ...
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