The palace of the Timi of Ede in Osun State, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, on Monday, announced the indefinite suspension of the Loogun of Ede, Chief Jimoh Kabir, from office. A statement made available to newsmen by the Timi’s palace said Kabir had allegedly disregarded the authority of Oba Lawal and engaged in land grabbing. It was also stated that the …

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has warned compound heads, popularly known as Mogajis and village heads, also referred to as Baales, against land grabbings and insubordination to elders within their families. He gave this warning on Monday during the installation of nine compound and two village heads in his Palace at Oke-Aremo in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. …

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has announced that individuals who forcibly encroach on land or property belonging to others in the state will now face the full wrath of the law under the Rule of Law Enforcement Authority and the Anti-Land Grabbing Agency established by the government. Makinde stated that land grabbers would be treated as criminals, adding that …

The Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Olarere Olayinka, has asked those alleging land grabbing by the FCT Administration, to show evidence of land ownership. The PUNCH earlier reported that a construction company, Paullosa Nigeria Limited, raised the alarm over a demolition notice issued by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to …

A registered surveyor, Taiwo Faleti has petitioned Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun over land grabbing allegedly perpetrated by a traditional ruler, Oba Lawrence Adisa Odeyinka in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area (LGA). In the petition filed by his lawyer, Abdul Qadri Alatishe, Faleti of 4, Leme Abiola Way, Abeokuta, accused the monarch of encroaching, trespassing and land grabbing. The copies …

The Lagos State government has noted that land-grabbing laws in the state will be reviewed to meet new realities. The Coordinator at the Lagos State Special Task Force, Shomade Rukayat, said this while receiving the Lagos Assembly Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Public Petitions. The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr Babajide Martins, at a stakeholders meeting in …

The menace of land grabbing was a major topic for debate on the floor of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday with lawmakers agreeing that a public hearing be organised as part of urgent solutions. The planned stakeholders’ meeting will be all-encompassing involving the state government, the police, the judiciary, traditional rulers and others. Speaker of the House, …