Ogun State Government said on Sunday that DATKEM Plaza, Ijebu Ode is an illegal structure without an approved plan. According to the state government, the structure also contravened its physical planning laws. In the early hours of the day, the state government had demolished the structure, which belongs to Mrs Olufunke Daniel, wife of former governor of the state, Senator …

The Ogun State Government has demolished the DATKEM Plaza, owned by Mrs. Olufunke Daniel, wife of former governor of the state, Senator Gbenga Daniel, who represents Ogun East in the present National Assembly. In a statement, the Project Manager/Developer for the building, Olusegun Lawal said that the demolition of the five-storey building located at Folagbade Street, Ijebu-Ode was carried out …

The Lagos State Government has begun its sensitisation and awareness campaign on Land Use Charge matters for property owners in Lagos Island, Lagos Island East, Eti-Osa, Ikoyi Obalende, Iru Victoria Island and Eti-Osa East Local Government/Local Council Development Areas in the state. A statement on Wednesday said this is part of efforts to inform and educate key stakeholders on the …

An Abuja land owner, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Kamba has charged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and the Director of Development Control to court for demolishing his building under construction at Plot 226, Cotonou Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja. This was contained in an official statement on Thursday by his lawyer, Okechukwu .C. Uju-Azorji, an associate …

Landowners in the Badagry area of Lagos State are living in fear, following incessant attacks and threats by suspected land grabbers and their thugs. The threats are such that the landowners’ alleged police connivance, noting that the leader of the deadly gang has continued to make their lives very difficult. One of the victims, Mr. Dosu Isaac Dosu of Agekho, …

Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has declared commitment to address the housing deficit in fulfilment of President Bola Tinubu’s vision to deliver affordable housing units to Nigerians. During the groundbreaking ceremony of the FHA Golden Jubilee Estate at Mbora II District, Abuja, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FHA, Senator Gbenga Ashafa said that, on assumption of duty, President Bola Tinubu frowned at …

A one-storey school building in Agbado, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun state collapsed on Saturday afternoon during heavy rainfall. It was gathered that the affected building contained ten classrooms belonging to Agbado District Comprehensive High School in the Ifo area of the state. The building collapsed after the heavy rainfall on Saturday which also damaged some roads …

The Oyo State Government has demolished some structures in the Omololu Olunloyo Government Reservation Area, Ring Road, Adeoyo, Ibadan, over illegal acquisition of land, unlawful entry and non-compliance with physical planning rules and regulations. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Mofoluke Adebiyi, who led the state team to the area, said the exercise …

People of Umuejechi Community, Nekede, in Owerri West Council of Imo State have sued the state government for what they described as forcible and illegal entry into their ancestral land, comprising the land housing the former Agriculture Development Corporation. In a letter written and signed by their counsel, Ugochukwu Okoro, and sighted by newmen in Owerri, the state capital, the community …

There was pandemonium in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as traders at the popular UTC Market, Area 10, protested the demolition of the market by the FCT Administration Department of Development Control. The traders woke up on Saturday morning to discover that their shops had been demolished. The entire shops were demolished as early as 6 am. Before the …