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…

Welcome to our Omonile Lawyer Land Verification Journal where we take you through all the Ups and Downs involved in carrying out a Detailed Land Search till we come to a final result for the Client and this week we are beaming our search light on HAPPY LAND ESTATE OKO-ADO VILLAGE.   We Hope it persuades you to appreciate the pains and lengths we go in confirming the validity of a property and why it should give you the confidence to contract us to carry out a proper search before you throw away your hard earned money.     Preamble…

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…

The Ogun State Government has initiated steps to enhance infrastructural development of the state. It has introduced the Homeowners’ Charter Programme aimed at enabling homeowners regularize the legal status and documentation of their properties.   The scheme, according to a statement from the state Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning, will apart from forming an integral part of the government’s mission to rebuild the state, provide data for the medium-term planning for provision of roads, schools, hospitals and other essential services.   The statement said further that it will enable owners of properties build without government approval regularize their title…

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…

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND AREA IN DISPUTE:   All that piece and parcel of land at  46A AND 46B YETUNDE BROWN STREET IFAKO GBAGADA LAGOS MEASURING 1433.345 SQUARE METERS      NAME(S) OF THE PARTIES TO THE SUIT:                                    Alhaji Adigun Kareem  (CLAIMANT )      V    Unknown Persons  (DEFENDANTS)       DATE THE SUIT WAS FILED:                           14TH of May 2013   COURT THE CASE WAS FILED:                       IKEJA HIGH COURT JUDICIAL DIVISION       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FACTS OF THE CASE FILED:   The Statement of claim alleges that the Claimant bought the above…

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…

For years I have been warning land buyers how to shine their eyes when buying land from fraudulent Omoniles or Surveyors and why you should do a proper land investigation and use qualified professionals and in return I have been insulted by some people as a resident doom monger trying to make people panic unnecessarily.   Well am pleased to say I have been vindicated. Recently a fellow Omonile Lawyer Reader alerted me to a paid Advert in the Guardian about some plots of land illegally acquired fraudulently under Government acquisition and the survey plans drawn up fraudulently to procure…

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…