Land Grabbing
2 days ago
A member of the House of Representatives, Terseer Ugbor, has raised alarm over an alleged land-grabbing spree by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, claiming that they have taken over 40 per cent of the state’s land and displaced thousands from their ancestral homes. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Ugbor called for urgent…
15 Feb
An America-based Nigerian, Ambassador Ebele Maduka, has accused the Delta State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Darlington Nnamdi Ijeh for allegedly ‘grabbing’ his land he acquired from him since 2017.
7 Feb
The Ogun State branch of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) has called for stronger collaboration with the state Police Command to tackle the growing menace of land-grabbing activities.
29 Jan
The Nigerian Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has emphasized that the police do not aid land grabbing but enforce legitimate court orders. The clarification was made at a two-day capacity training on police reform titled "Citizen's engagement on police reform in Nigeria, South-South," organized by the CLEEN Foundation in Port Harcourt Rivers State. Represented by…
16 Jan
A youth leader in Epe Division, Adedeji Adebanjo, said over 20 communities in the division were subjected to incessant invasions by land grabbers in 2024. Adebanjo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Epe on Thursday. He described the activities of land grabbers in the division as alarming and…
13 Jan
The alleged case of land grabbing against one community leader, Lawrence Ige, was stalled on Monday due to the prosecutor’s absence in court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the case is being heard by Justice O. A. Adetujoye of an Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan. NAN recalls Ige was earlier arraigned…
21 Dec
The Ondo State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr Kayode Ajulo, has warned that any traditional rulers found culpable for land grabbing would be sent to jail. Ajulo, who was reacting to the Anti-Land Grabbing Bill before the state House of the Assembly, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure that some traditional…
20 Nov
The Coalition for Truth and Justice in Nigeria (CTJN) has said the fresh allegations against Barrister Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was aimed at stalling the ongoing projects in the FCT. The group lauded Wike for his achievements in transforming the nation's capital. The CTJN said that false accusations against the…
12 Nov
Representatives of the University of the Nations, Abara, in Etché Local Council of Rivers State, yesterday, urged the state and the Federal Governments to intervene in relentless attacks from land grabbers allegedly operating with impunity under the apparent protection of certain Rivers State police command operatives.
12 Nov
In a strongly-worded appeal, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing demolitions in Abuja, which he claims are disproportionately affecting poor and vulnerable residents. Frank’s statement, issued from Abuja on Tuesday, accused Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…
9 Jun 2024
The Ikeja Saddle Club has appealed to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to please come to its aid and called to order those encroaching into the club land and physical assets.
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Considering the wide havoc that land grabbers and speculators have visited on hapless citizens across the country, it is high time all governments, both federal and state, came together to tame what has become a monster.
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