The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says his administration will continue the demolition of shanties in the FCT and no amount of protest can suppress them. He stated this when he payed a visit to Ruga community…
Ekiti passes law to jail land grabbers for five years
In a bid to clamp down on the activities of land grabbers in Ekiti State, the state’s House of Assembly has prescribed a five-year jail term and other punishments for offenders of the anti-land grabbing law in the state. The…
Oyo orders council bosses, monarchs to fish out illegal miners, bandits
To avert a recurrence of the January 16, 2024 explosion that rocked Bodija area of Ibadan as a result of the storage of explosives, Oyo State government has ordered the 33 local government areas’ chairmen and traditional rulers to flush…
Hoodlums invade Lagos school, chase students, destroy property
No fewer than 40 hoodlums invaded a private school, Shalom Group of Schools in Baruwa, Ipaja area of Lagos State and displaced students and teachers. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the students and management of the school could…
Traditional head decries land grabbing, urges LASG to check activities
Mr Peter Ogungbesan, traditional head (Baale)of Ora Community in Eredo Local Council Development area, Epe Division, has decried the influx of land grabbers into the community. Ogungbesan said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
Taskforce nabs 5 armed suspected land grabbers
The Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Taskforce has arrested five alleged armed land grabbers said to have terrorized property owners in the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. The suspects were arrested at the weekend during an operation to dislodge…