Land Grabbing
9 Jun
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.
22 Apr
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.
4 Mar
The Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has advocated synergy among Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) departments as means to end land grabbing activities in Abuja.
24 Dec 2023
Obollo community in Udenu Local Council of Enugu State has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Agbetokun, to act fast and nip in the bud alleged attempt by a former governor of the state to acquire communal land with support from security officials.
14 Sep 2023
• Seek Soludo’s intervention or... Women of Nimo Community, in Njikoka Local Council of Anambra State, yesterday, protested at the Government House, Awka, against what they termed land grabbing and high-handedness by their traditional ruler, Igwe Max Ike Oliobi, and leadership of the town union. The protesters, mostly elderly women numbering over 700, carried placards and…
12 Sep 2023
.We are investigating, says Hundeyin A Lagos-based businessman, Samsudeen Oluwo, has petitioned the acting Inspector General of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, over alleged use of police officers for land grabbing and intimidation by a developer, Saheed Mosadoluwa, known as Ibile. Oluwo, who spoke through Executive Project Director,…
17 Aug 2023
Corruption in the implementation of agricultural development programmes, land-grabbing and consequent loss of access to farmlands by farmers are directly responsible for the rising poverty in the North.
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