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IBB, Ortom, Tambuwal Owe Abuja land title fees

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2024 0

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has released a list of alleged land title debtors in Abuja, giving them two weeks from November 26, 2024, to settle outstanding payments for their Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) or face revocation. The publication includes 9,532 names in

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Man docked for cheating a woman in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

Godson Orugbala was, on Tuesday, brought before a Grade 1 Area Court in Lugbe, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, for cheating a woman of ₦75,000. Daily Times reports that the 44-year-old, a land agent in Zone 5, Lugbe, is standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and cheating. READ ALSO: Commercial […]

Law Opinion

Environmental Rights and the Nigerian Government’s Ineptitude

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

The State SHALL protect and improve the environment and safeguard the water, air, land, forest and wildlife in Nigeria, remains the provisions of Section 20 of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution (as amended). Despite being part of Chapter 2 of the constitution which is regarded as not justiciable and generally not enforceable by virtue of Section […]

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Kwara to revoke 5, 000 illegally allocated plots of land

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

The Kwara state government says it will revoke over 5,000 plots of land allocated illegally by the immediate past administration. Director-General of the Kwara state Bureau of Lands, Bolaji Edun, disclosed this on Monday in llorin. According to Edun, the immediate past administration signed over 5, 000 certificates of occupancy for plots of land in the […]

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Benue monarch donates land for colonial prototype village

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

A traditional ruler in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue state, Chief Daniel Abomtse, has donated a piece of land for the establishment of a pre-colonial prototype village in his domain. He made the announcement when the Principal Special Assistant to the Benue state Governor on Culture and Tourism, Tahav Agerzua, paid him a […]

Politics

We pray, hope that God will heal our land, Bayelsa, Nigeria, says Sen. Douye Diri

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

“We pray and hope that God will heal our land, Bayelsa, and Nigeria. God has taken us through wide road and the road has taught us reconciliation, lessons” Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate, Douye  Diri has said. He said this while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented Certificate of Return him, Douye  Diri, as […]

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Land Use Act serves only privileged citizens – DON

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2019 0

Umuahia – Prof. Omotoye Olorode of Odoje Biodiversity Centre, Ogbomoso in Oyo, has recommended the adoption of pragmatic approach, including meaningful rural development, toward the attainment of sustainable food security in Nigeria. Olorode made the recommendation on Friday in a paper he presented at the ninth convocation of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,

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Land encroachment: Lugbe residents seek FG’s intervention

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2018 0

Worried over the incessant land grabbing in Abuja, residents of Lugbe, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory have sought the intervention of the Federal Government and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to tame the tide. The land dispute is between the Lugbe Community Residential Development (CRD) and the River Park Estate owners […]

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Nigerian legion to govs: Give us land for farming

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2017 0

The Nigeria Legion has asked state governors to allocate lands to the corps to enable it venture into farming as a means of empowering members. The legion said such land would be used for agricultural purposes including agro -allied businesses, farming, fishing, poultry and other agric related businesses that would help them make ends means. […]

Property Real Estate and Environment

Land Reforms , Land Use Act in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2017 0

Human society the world over is heavily dependent on land and its resources. It is not an overstatement to say that without land, there will be no human existence. It is the foundation of shelter, food, and employment. Man lives on it during his life and upon his demise, his remains are kept in it […]

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Rescind revocation of land for our permanent headquarters, NDDC appeals to Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2017 0

The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, on Friday appealed to the Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Wike, to reverse the revocation of the land which the Commission bought to provide access to the permanent headquarters in Port Harcourt.   The NDDC boss made the appeal […]

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Land dispute between Bayo, Egbeta community claims scores of persons as David Ajayi’s family face banishment

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2016 0

Unconfirmed scores of persons have reportedly been killed over a lingering land dispute between one Mr.Bayo and the elders of Egbeta community as many more are suspected to be feared dead . It will be recalled that the crisis in Egbeta community between Mr.Bayo and the elders of the community recently escalated further after it […]

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EFCC Arraigns FCT Minister’s Aide, Director over Land Scam

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2015 0

The immediate past Chief of Staff (CoS) to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed will be docked on Thursday (today) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Daily Times has learnt. Also to be arraigned over alleged land scam is one other senior official of the Ministry of […]

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Agent Arraigned for N360, 000  Rent Theft

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Taiwo Oluwo, a 51-year-old property agent, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court for stealing N360.000 belonging to one Pastor Praise Judah, after promising to let out a land space to him. The accused was said to have committed the offence on the December 15, 2014 at 8B, Ejigbo Road, Orisunbare, in Lagos. Taiwo […]

Africa News

Mugabe Justifies Land Redistribution in Zimbabwe

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has shown no regrets about his country’s controversial land reform programme, making it clear during a press conference in Pretoria that he aimed for equality amongst his people. “We want peace and peace does not mean you have a lion’s share and others have a baboon’s share. No, we are all […]

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Anambra Community Rejects N73m Land Compensation

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2015 0

Angered by what it described as the unfair treatment meted to it by the Anambra State Government, the Umuleri Community in Anambra East Local Government Area has rejected the sum of N73 million as compensation for its land taken over by government. Before this development, the two communities of Umuleri and Aguleri had been neck […]