Tag: shanties
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BREAKING: FCTA demolishes shanties occupied by BDC operators in Abuja
Shanties occupied by BDC operators in Abuja
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Lagos Taskforce destroys over 1,700 illegal shanties at Agege
Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) over the weekend demolished over 1,700 illegal shanties and containerised shops around Fagba Railway lines, Agege. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Agency’s Head, Public Affairs Unit, Adebayo Taofiq and made available to newsmen in Lagos State. According to…
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Fire outbreak destroys properties, shanties in Festac Town
Shanties and properties were on Saturday engulfed by fire at 7th avenue area of Festac Town, Lagos. TheNewsGuru gathered that the inferno started in the early hours of Saturday 21st March 2020, at about 2am The inferno which happened at the C1 close of 7th avenue (an empty plot of land occupied by squatters from…
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Otodo-Gbame vs LASG: How communities got their ‘shanties’ back [Video]
How it all started… Until early March, not many people including those resident in Lagos had ever heard of Otodo-Gbame, a sleepy fishing community outside Lekki that is quite easy to miss. However, it has been thrust into the centre of the news since then following three demolitions by the Lagos State Government, resulting in…