What is joint ownership of land?   Joint ownership of land simply means when 2 or more people own a piece of land or lands jointly. Any right, benefit, claim or over that piece or parcel of land belongs to the owners jointly and not on an individual basis.   Example of jointly owning a land includes a land that belongs to a husband and wife (not or wife), Father and daughter, Mother and Son, Sister and Brother, Business partner 1 and Business partner 2, Lands owned by a cooperative society, land owned by a company etc.   This means…

The Lagos State Building Control Agency LASBCA, weekend demolished a nine-storey building at Osapa London in Lekki area of Lagos for allegedly contravening building plan regulations.   The nine-storey building demolished by LASBCA at the weekend for not having approval The General Manager of the Agency, Mr. Olalekan Shodehinde, said the demolition was also because the building had no certified plan approval.   The nine-storey building demolished by LASBCA at Osapa London, Lekki area of Lagos   Shodehinde said the building was detected in 2017, following which an investigation was launched, stressing that the building had nine floors, while the…

A community leader in Oguntedo Village, Satellite Town, Lagos State, Yussuf Olarinde, has accused a businessman, Elias Ukachukwu, of threatening to kill him over some plots of land.     Speaking to our correspondent on Friday, Olarinde said despite a court ruling on the land in favour of his family, Ukachukwu had been using his closeness to some top security officials to harass and intimidate him and members of his family in a bid to take over the land.     He said the businessman had boasted openly that he would kill him or send him to jail where he…

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND AREA IN DISPUTE:   All that Acres of Land at CANAA WALK MENDE VILLAGE ONIGBONGBO IKEJA IKEJA LAGOS.     NAME(S) OF THE PARTIES TO THE SUIT:       Oba Nle Aro Trading Co Limited Pastor (Dr.) Ademola Wemimo Odunaiya ( Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Pastor Idris Adelaja Odunaiya ( Deceased) Elder Wale Odunaiya ( For himself and on behalf of the Executors of the last Will of Solomon Adefolabi Odunaiya  ( Deceased) (CLAIMANTS)   V   Ernest Ndukwe Persons Unknown (DEFENDANTS)     DATE THE SUIT WAS FILED:                           23rd of April…

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND AREA IN DISPUTE:   All that piece and parcel of land at OGUNDAIRO BASHORUN AND SUNMONU AKANO LANDS AT AMUWO ODOFIN in Amuwo Odofin   Local Government.      NAME(S) OF THE PARTIES TO THE SUIT:       Theophilus Ikechukwu Belonwu Mr. Steve Ilodibe             Mrs.Sylvia Ilodibe (CLAIMANTS)   V   Tony Cynthia Estates Ltd Mr. Lewis Anokwu (DEFENDANTS)     DATE THE SUIT WAS FILED:                           20TH of March 2013   COURT THE CASE WAS FILED:                       IKEJA HIGH COURT JUDICIAL DIVISION       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FACTS OF THE CASE…

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND AREA IN DISPUTE:   All that  Acres of land Situate at ILABA IN AGURA TOWN IKORODU LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAGOS MEASURING  366.674 ACRES     NAME(S) OF THE PARTIES TO THE SUIT:      Alhaji Salawudeen Sholenu Chief Rasaki Kasali Olaniran Efuntadebo Chief Ganiyu Kuye ( For and on behalf of Orefodu and Elese Families of Agura town within Ikorodu local Government) (CLAIMANTS)   V   Chevron Oil Nigeria ltd (DEFENDANTS)     DATE THE SUIT WAS FILED:                           6th of May 2013   COURT THE CASE WAS FILED:                       IKEJA HIGH COURT JUDICIAL DIVISION     BRIEF SUMMARY…