‘Stop Terrorising Us’ — Lagos Community Protests Against Armed Police Presence

Armed police officers

Eko Hot Blog reports that members of the Oyetubo Jokotade family, in the Sangotedo area of Ajah, and allottees, on Wednesday, stormed the streets to protest the presence of armed policemen in their community. According to Vanguard, the protesters lamented that all their labour on their property went down the drain. Their protest followed a … Read more

‘Kaduna Govt Illegally Grabbing Our Land’ — FGC Students Demonstrate Against Action

FGC students with placards protesting against the alleged land grab

Eko Hot Blog reports that students of the Federal Government College (FGC), Kaduna State and other old FGC students, on Saturday, took to the street to protest what they described as a land grab by the government of the state. The peaceful protest was staged by the Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA), an umbrella … Read more

Lagos Court Sets Aside Enforcement Of Judgement Over 315.9-Acre Land In Surulere

The crisis started in 1968 when two families were in court over a land dispute. In 2022, a judge ratified a 1975 order that conferred the ownership of the land on one of the families. The family subsequently moved to execute the court order in March, throwing homeowners into panic. Eko Hot Blog reports that … Read more

Residents Thrown Into Panic As Armed Thugs Clash Over Land Ownership In Lagos

A Lagos court recently ruled on the ownership of a land in Magodo Isheri. The enforcement of the court order on Tuesday reportedly generated chaos. While some thugs were trying to enforce the ruling, others were fighting against it. Eko Hot Blog reports that opposing factions of hoodlums have been clashing in the Magodo Isheri … Read more

Lagos Govt Probes Enforcement Of 48-Year-Old Land Ownership Judgement In Masha

The crisis started in 1968 when two families were in court over a land dispute. In 2022, a judge ratified a 1975 order that conferred the ownership of the land on one of the families. The family subsequently moved to execute the court order on Thursday, throwing homeowners into panic. Eko Hot Blog reports that … Read more

2023: Wike Revokes Land Allocated To Atiku Campaign Chairman

Wike has revoked a land allocated to Atiku’s campaign chairman. Eko Hot Blog reports that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the Certificate of Occupancy of land allocated to former Senator Lee Maeba at the Golf Course axis of GRA in Port Harcourt, the state capital. EDITOR’S PICKS Paul Pelosi Released From Hospital After … Read more

Late President Yar’Adua’s Daughter, Zainab, In Alleged Forgery Scandal

Zainab, the daughter of late President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, has been accused of forging several documents to lay claim to ownership of a disputed plot of land in Abuja. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, on Tuesday told a High Court of the FCT that there was nothing to show that … Read more

The Truth about the Land Use Charge

by Otunba Gbenga Teejay Abass LAGOS LAND USE CHARGE: SIFTING TRUTH FROM FALSEHOOD It is always the case that any time a well-meaning administration, is out with a progressive policy to advance the course of governance and enhance the well-being of the people, that one or two selfishly motivated individuals and parties, would attempt to … Read more