One of the most dangerous lands to buy without investigating  its roots, is a family land owned by many children and also known as a PARTITIONED LAND. In fact 50% of land trespass cases I am aware of, deals directly with partitioned land matters.   A land that has been willed to 2 or more children means it’s a land jointly owned by all the children and that piece and or parcel of land cannot be transferred or sold to another person without the consent of the other member or members of the family.   Any land sold that does…

A lot of people have called me over the years to give my opinion on this new trend which is Sponsoring the Survey of Virgin Lands owned by Omoniles and i have reserved my comments so as to study it up close and personal before i deliver my verdict on it and this Finally is my own opinion about it.     WHAT IS A SPONSORED SURVEY IN A VIRGIN OMONILE OWNED LAND?   This is a process whereby Traditional Family owners of Land (Omoniles) who do not have the financial resources to map out their territorial boundaries to carve…

Hard times await Omoniles in Lagos who intend to defraud people off their lands by selling innocent buyers other people’s lands and demanding foundation fees violently. I would attempt to break down the proposed law in a very simplified manner so as to know what this law stipulates and how to use it to your advantage against those bastards selling other people’s lands.   The Lagos State House of Assembly,is proposing a 21 years imprisonment for anyone convicted of land grabbing. The bill stipulates that anyone who sells land to another person knowing that such a land belongs to a…

Before i became an Expert in Land Verification, i was also once a Victim of Omonile Land Scams and i made so many mistakes prior to purchasing my first land back then which i eventually lost to Omoniles and could not recover because i was clueless about the intricacies of buying a land and the hidden problems that it accompanies .   Back then i assumed buying a land was like buying a car. All you need to do is locate the car you are interested in, meet the seller, inspect the car, pay the seller and drive away with…

There is a popular scam going on in Lagos especially in Surulere, Onike, Aguda, Yaba, Ebutte Metta and in some instances in Ogudu where Agents or Land Speculators will show you empty lands in the midst of fully built up Houses and pass it up as lands being owned by Family members that have the right to sell these lands.   My fellow Omonile Lawyer readers, please be warned, this is not true and there is not a chance in Hell that these Omonile Family members are the real owners of these lands.   First and foremost you should know…

Latest Rules and Requirements to get  and Calculate Your Governor’s Consent yourself. They are extremely Strict on it so be alert and follow every requirement and complete payment unless Big Query.   I just came back from the land registry and it was quite tedious to get all these information but it’s worth sharing because the number of people that i saw that their jobs were queried and money lost due to bad or mishandling of the process is quite shocking and pitiful because money is hard to come by.   So be very careful when you want to do…

This article is dedicated to the Millions of Nigerians who have bought lands in Lagos but are still living under the fear and Ignorance of knowing whether the Lands they have bought years back from Omoniles is a valid land that is free from Government Acquisition and Wahala.   All you have to do is follow this 3 easy steps to confirm whether the land is good or bad:   1. Get a copy of Your Survey Plan. If you don’t have a Survey Plan, please endeavor to do one now at this stage. A Survey Plan should look like…

One of the reasons we see so many cases in court with respect to Land Disputes can be traced to this very Powerful but dangerous Document called a Power of Attorney or P.O.A.  A Power of Attorney is a written document given by Party A to Party B to carry out certain functions on behalf of that Party A within a specified period. Such functions and powers granted to Party B may include the power to sell, manage, buy, transfer, engage, refuse and administer the Property or Land of Party A till the expiration of the Power of Attorney. Unknown…

Are you one of those searching for Lands for Sale in Lagos or you already have a property in Lagos but your itching to know what it entails for you to obtain a Governor’s Consent  and the likely cost abi? Well get ready to empty your wallet and drain your bank account because Governor’s Consent fees in Lagos no be small thing. Continue reading

Omonile Lawyer simply loves Bimbo Adeola ( aka Super Striker) the best Nigerian Sport Broadcaster on Radio today. Quiet, humble and one of the nicest guys on the planet. When Super Striker wanted to purchase a Property at Omole Phase 2, he called on Omonile Lawyer to carry out a Search on the Documents and the Owners.   Honestly this was one of the most protracted Land Verification exercise we have ever encountered because of the lack of cooperation of the Sellers and issues that had to do with ownership of the Certificate of Occupancy. Omonile Lawyer stood it’s ground…

Omonile Lawyer and Nairabet.com has enjoyed an exclusive relationship down the years with regards to acting on its behalf as it expands it online betting company www.nairabet.com.   Nairabet was interested in purchasing 2 plots in prime positions in Agungi and Omonile Lawyer was contracted to do a Search on the Properties that had a Governor’s Consent. Our Search revealed a lot of Complications with one of the properties and we advised Nairabet to reject it and purchase the one with a Clean title.   We crossed checked the Governor’s Consent title, confirmed the true owner of the property, confirmed…

Omonile Lawyer advised Majol Autos when it wanted to purchase a Plot of Land at Lekki Scheme 2. The property belonged to a Retired Airforce Officer. A lot of people where interested in Purchasing that plot because it was strategically located in a prime location.   Omonile Lawyer conducted a Swift search on the Property both physically, thoroughly crossed checked the Certificate of Occupancy, Confirmed Physical Ownership of the property and Negotiated a favorable price on Behalf of Majol Autos to make the Transaction a Success.   We are delighted to have helped Majol Autos acquire the Property and look…

Welcome to Omonile Lawyer’s FREE GOVERNOR’S CONSENT ESTIMATE, a section that gives you free Governor’s Consent Estimates and its attendant costs within various parts Lagos. Today’s Free Governor’s Estimate is at AWOYAYA in Ibeju Lekki. Lets break it down for you!   A friend of mine who bought 2 plots of land at Awoyaya Ibeju Lekki is desirous of perfecting his Governors consent and wanted me to get the Estimate cost for him before he proceeds. I sent it to my pal at the Assessment room at the Land registry who did the Calculations and it came to almost N1,200,000…

2 Major land-owning families in Lagos State have lost their battle to reclaim their acquired landed property measuring about 117.90 hectares located at Aboru and Akinola villages in Abesan, Lagos State of Nigeria and if you have bought lands in this area be very worried.   Previously the Families in the 2 Villages had sued the Federal Government for Acquiring their lands in respect of all that vast area of lands more particularly delineated, demarcated, and marked A & B in Survey Plan No. OGEK 11 a-C/74 unlawfully.   The Federal government did not serve them any notice of acquisition…

Every day I get phone calls and emails from people stating their intention to buy lands and pleading with me for me to recommend good lands for them to buy that I think is an excellent deal and has no Omonile Wahala beseeching it but we all forget something very important that deals with buying lands in Lagos and that is the cost implications of purchasing a land.   A lot of people think if they have some amount of money set aside in a bank, that will cover all the expenses required to purchase a land in Lagos and…