The Magodo Estate Debacle: The Story of the Judgment Creditor

Sometime between 1984 through 1986, the government of Lagos State of Nigeria forcefully took the parcels of land belonging to us, members of the Landlord Association of Shangisha/Magodo occupied by us, under disguise with claims that will be used for the Construction of an International Standard Hospital. We the landlords were forcefully evicted from the…

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Highbrow Magodo Estate: The Fierce Battle for Ownership

Close to 40 years ago, the Lagos Government was accused of taking fraudulent possession of 549 plots of land belonging to the Adeyiga Family and others who were the former Shangisha Landlords. These lands were used by the State Government to set up the Magodo Residential Area without the families being adequately compensated by the…

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Protecting Nigeria’s Interest: The Emirates Airline and Air Peace Row

Decisive actions of the Nigerian authorities in shielding Air Peace, the country’s flag carrier in United Arab Emirates underscore the national principle that protecting Nigeria and its interests should indeed be the primary responsibility of the government in any diplomatic relationship. *** The tumultuous aviation scuffle between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has…

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Stemming The Raging Tide Of Bullying In Nigerian Schools

The chain of events that resulted in the heartbreaking demise of Sylvester Oromoni, a twelve-year old student of Dowen College has inadvertently raised public awareness to the severity of physical dangers that could result from extreme bullying in the school environment. Beyond the hysterical reactions, what could be done to effectively address this societal menace?…

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Buhari Seeks Urgent Passage of Finance Bill 2021, Writes Senate

In order to guide the implementation of the 2022 appropriation, President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate again, seeking the consideration and subsequent passage of the 2021 Finance bill. This was contained in a letter dated 7th December and addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, and read Tuesday during plenary.In the letter, President…

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