• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Edo Govt Dislodges Land Grabbers For New Town Project

by Patrick Ochoga
3 years ago
in News
Edo
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Edo State government has dislodged land-grabbers along the Irhirhi-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road, to make room for the development of a new town project.

Advertisement

The affected area is a land measuring 1229 hectares along the Irhirhi-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road.

The state commissioner for education and orientation, Chris Nehikhare, yesterday in Benin said the land was acquired in 2017 for the new town project but had been encroached upon by land speculators adding that the area repossessed used to be the Ogba Forest Reserve at the time of the acquisition.

He said, “The repossession exercise is part of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s renewed campaign against land-grabbing in the state, aimed at restoring sanity in land administration in the state.

“You will recall that a curfew was declared in the area for 24 hours starting from 12am, September 29 to 12am September 30, 2022 in the Obazagbon-Ogheghe axis of the Irhirhi-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road to make way for this exercise.

RELATED

Reclaiming Benue’s Pride Of Place In Agriculture

Sokoto Gov’t Begins Sale Of N5.3bn Fertilizer To Farmers

3 hours ago
MTN Doles Out N290m In Ongoing Mega Promo

MTN Doles Out N290m In Ongoing Mega Promo

4 hours ago

“On the operation in the communities, government officials entered the area at about 3.00am this morning with the full complement of security personnel. The area was repossessed with no casualty. The exercise is going on peacefully.

“The government has taken over all the buildings within the Ogba River Forest Reserve and is removing all buildings, except for those it may use as offices.

“We thank all security agencies, members of the affected communities, the general public and the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) involved with the exercise for their cooperation.”

He said the land was acquired in July 2017 and was duly gazetted. The government had tried severally to engage the four communities involved but they have always rebuffed the government. The hostilities and widespread encroachment have made it difficult to enumerate and commence compensation assessments.

 


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel




SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Kogi Gov Mourns Lokoja Monarch, Promises Peaceful Emergence Of Successor

Next Post

At LEADERSHIP Podcast, Nigerian Children Demand Improved Access To Education

Patrick Ochoga

Patrick Ochoga

You May Like

Reclaiming Benue’s Pride Of Place In Agriculture
News

Sokoto Gov’t Begins Sale Of N5.3bn Fertilizer To Farmers

2025/07/30
MTN Doles Out N290m In Ongoing Mega Promo
News

MTN Doles Out N290m In Ongoing Mega Promo

2025/07/30
There Is Nothing Unusual Visiting Tinubu – Gov Diri
News

Bayelsa Gov’t Donates N100m To Support Adamawa Flood Victims

2025/07/30
BREAKING: Federal Gov’t Reverses 18-yr Entry Age For Varsity Education
Education

JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Increases Scholarship Grants By 50%

2025/07/30
Benue Governor Launches Security Outfit, Donates Vehicles
News

JUST-IN: Gov Alia Sacks Cabinet, Appoints New Chief Of Staff

2025/07/30
CAS Tasks 30 New Pilots On Integrity, Commitment To Professionalism
News

CAS Tasks 30 New Pilots On Integrity, Commitment To Professionalism

2025/07/30
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Tinubu Meets Kwankwaso’s Ally Jibrin Amid Defection Rumour

Sokoto Gov’t Begins Sale Of N5.3bn Fertilizer To Farmers

MTN Doles Out N290m In Ongoing Mega Promo

Bayelsa Gov’t Donates N100m To Support Adamawa Flood Victims

JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Increases Scholarship Grants By 50%

Coalition Not About Atiku’s 2027 Ambition — ADC

JUST-IN: Gov Alia Sacks Cabinet, Appoints New Chief Of Staff

CAS Tasks 30 New Pilots On Integrity, Commitment To Professionalism

IAWPA Inducts Amb Calvaliereh As Africa’s ‘Most Peaceful Man 2025’ In Ethiopia

INEC, NOA Close Ties To Strengthen Voter Education, Mobilisation

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.