A Kano State high court has awarded the sum of N8,511,000,000 damages against the Kano State Government in favour of Lamash Properties Limited, owner of the buildings demolished by the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. The court also gave an…
Ogun orders relocation of Kara market
Ogun State government has given traders at the popular Kara market in Isheri, Ifo local government area of the state, a 100-day ultimatum to relocate to the Ogere International Market along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The ultimatum, which will expire on…
Lady weeps over demolition notice 2 months after acquiring Lagos property
A video on social media has shown a woman bemoaning a demolition notice delivered to her Lagos State residence only two months after she moved there. The woman, whose identity is still unknown, sobbed as she described the experience in…
LASG asks aggrieved Mende residents to visit building control appeals committee
Affected Residents of Mende Villa Estate Maryland demolition who feel aggrieved have been asked to report the issue to the Lagos State Physical Planning and Building Control Appeals Committee set up be the state government to look into the matter.…
How police teargas killed my only child who just graduated – Mother
A 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Gafar Wahab Adeniji, has died of complications arising from teargas he reportedly inhaled during the demolition of structures at Otto community, a slum in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, and its environs.…
Lagos clears squatters on Red Line rail, impounds 425 bikes
Officials of the Lagos State Task Force have removed squatters along the newly commissioned Red Line rail in the Fagba area of the state. They also impounded approximately 425 commercial motorcycles whose owners were reportedly using restricted routes in the…
Court nullifies N800bn Rivers budget passed by pro-Fubara lawmakers
Justice James of the Federal High Court Abuja has nullified the N800 billion budget passed by the Edison Ehie-led group of the Rivers State House of Assembly and signed into law by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The court…
No going back on demolition of Lagos POWA complex -Police
The Nigeria Police Force has said it will go ahead with the planned demolition of the shopping complex belonging to the Police Officers Wives Association in Ikeja, Lagos State, despite what it described as “frivolous claims, unsubstantiated protests, and media…
Demolition: Don’t cry over spilt milk, Ohanaeze tells Igbo in Lagos
The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has urged Igbos affected by the demolition of their houses in the Abule Ado area of Lagos by the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, not to cry over spilt milk. He reiterated…
Netizens react to Rivers State House of Assembly demolition
The Rivers State House of Assembly is currently under demolition on Wednesday as about 10 bulldozers drove into the premises of the Assembly complex PUNCH Online reports that the factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, led other lawmakers loyal to the state…