Legal icons, rights advocates, and allies of the late Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, are demanding the immediate demolition of a four-storey hotel erected next to his Ikeja GRA residence in Lagos. Their call, made during a Friday protest and press conference shortly after Fawehinmi’s posthumous 87th birthday on 22 April, denounces the building as illegal and a grave risk to the …

The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to demolishing illegal structures around schools across the state, insisting that there will be no reversal of its stance. This declaration was made by the Chairperson of the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, Justice Aderonke Aderemi (retd.), during an inspection tour of the Jemibewon Area of Sabo in Ibadan, the …

The Enugu State governorship candidate of the Labour Party in last year’s elections, Barrister Chijioke Edeoga has described as scary and unconstitutional, the gale of demolitions recently carried out by the government in some parts of the state. Edeoga, who accused the Peter Mbah administration of disobeying court orders and usurping the constitutional powers of Local Government Councils, said that …

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 (POWA) in Ikeja, Lagos State, despite what it described as “frivolous claims, unsubstantiated protests, and media blackmail” by the affected traders. The Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement on …

The Ogun State Government, on Tuesday, started demolishing shanties and makeshift structures in Kara along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to the task force, the shanties and illegal structures disfigure the corridor and are considered to be hideouts for criminals in the area. It was reported that the operation was led by the Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on …

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the Kano State government to pay the Incorporated Trustees of Eid Grand Shop (Filin Idi) Owners N30 billion as compensation for the unlawful demolition of their property. Ruling in the suit challenging the demolition exercise, the court held that the state government carried out the demolition exercise without recourse to the …

Scores of pro-democracy demonstrators on Wednesday threw their weight behind the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, over his threat of demolition of illegal structures in the territory, saying the former governor of Rivers State was merely assuring Nigerians he would follow due process. The minister had stirred the hornet’s nest when he vowed to demolish …