Former presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, has dismissed reports claiming that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) revoked a plot of land belonging to former President Muhammadu Buhari. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Shehu clarified on Wednesday that the land in question was legally acquired for the Muhammadu Buhari Foundation, not for Buhari personally. He explained … Read more
The widow of the late Colonel Paul Ogbebor, Mrs. Rita Lori Ogbebor, has expressed that she would rather die than beg President Bola Tinubu or the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to intervene in a land dispute in Abuja. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Mrs. Ogbebor addressed … Read more
Martins Ortse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has refuted allegations that he threatened the life of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following the revocation of a land allocated to the family of the late Colonel Paul Osakpamwan Ogbebor. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the controversy began after a video surfaced … Read more
A devastating arson attack has claimed the lives of a 22-year-old fashion designer, Eniola Oduse, and her two children, four-year-old Eri and two-year-old Onoara, in the Ita Marun community of Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, November 26, has left Eniola’s husband, Kehinde, 25, critically injured and … Read more
Inua Eyet Ikot village in Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is embroiled in a land dispute with neighboring communities over the siting of a BUA petrochemical factory. Reports indicate that suspected hoodlums, allegedly from Esit Eket, launched a midnight attack on Inua Eyet Ikot, causing destruction estimated at over N100 million. … Read more
Pa Tajudeen Lagbaja, the head of the family of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, has expressed deep regret over helping his late relative obtain the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) form, saying that had he known the military career would end so tragically, he would not have facilitated the process. … Read more
The Olu of Orile Ilawo in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Oba Alexander MacGregor, has dismissed 10 chiefs for allegedly selling 1,600 acres of community land in Alagbagba and other parts of Odeda Local Government Area without his consent. At a press briefing held in his palace on Saturday, Oba MacGregor, accompanied by other palace chiefs, declared … Read more
The deceased’s wife, Madam Tolani Badejo, said her husband asked Tunde to give him time to apportion the land fairly among other family members The second son of the deceased, Ayomide Badejo, said the matter had been reported to the police EDITOR’S PICK ASUU: Brace Yourself For A 3-day National Warning Strike – NLC Tells … Read more
Land dispute between the Ogwashi Uku community in Aniocha south council area and its neighbor, Ibusa in Aniocha north of Delta State, took a tragic turn when gunmen assassinated a member of the Aboh-Ogwashi vigilante group. The gunmen stormed the Okwabani of Aboh-Ogwa Ogwashi’s (meeting hall) in three vehicles on Monday morning, March 14, … Read more
…Ukala not only intervened and secured his release, but also defended him from the tribunal up to the Supreme Court… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has recalled how a chieftaincy dispute in his community led to the arrest and detention of his father, himself and other family members. He … Read more
…the Chief and members of the two parties involved in the dispute were returning to town when they were attacked, with the deceased chief shot in the head. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a quarter chief has been assassinated by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Owo town, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State over … Read more
Man hacks 94-year-old brother to death over land dispute EKO HOT BLOG reports that one Moshood Habibu, 78, is accused of murdering his 94-year-old brother, Salisu Surakatu, over land disputes. Habibu is said to have stormed his brother’s house in Kara Ewumi village Mowe, Ogun State, on Wednesday, after which he and the nonagenarian had … Read more
16 September, 2020 – The inhabitants Igbo Ilogbo of Ayobo in Lagos State have cried to the state governor and the Inspector General of police to rescue them from the notorious land grabbers led by Femi Adebayo. – The call came after the incessant attack on property owners in the area by the hoodlums alleged … Read more
A protracted land feud between Ikenga Ogidi and Umusiome Nkpor communities in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State reportedly turned bloody recently leaving one dead and three others injured. Ikenga Ogidi is the hometown of the late literary icon and author of “Things Fall Apart”, Prof Chinua Achebe. A 70-year-old man, Anthony Okongwu, from … Read more