Nigeria: Over 10 000 Mpape Residents Will be Homeless
The demolition of illegal structures in the Mpape district in Abuja by Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory Administration is continuing. This after residents lost their bid at an Abuja court to have the process stopped.
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Nigeria:
FCTA Demolishes Mpape Shanties
Vanguard, 17 August 2012
Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, yesterday, commenced the demolition of illegal structures in Mpape districts and its market. FCTA had said it will demolish 10,288… Read more »
Demolition
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Nigeria:
AGF Advises FCT Minister to Stop Mpape Demolition
Leadership, 17 August 2012
The attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN) has advised the minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senator Bala Mohammed to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Adoke Cautions FCT Minister Over Demolition
This Day, 17 August 2012
Residents of Mpape community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Thursday got reprieve as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Court Declines to Stop FCDA Demolition of Mpape
Daily Trust, 16 August 2012
A motion for an order restraining the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) from demolishing Mpape, a suburb of Abuja, was yesterday refused by an Abuja High Court. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Mpape Demolition - NHRC Boss Counsels FCT Minister
Leadership, 16 August 2012
The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Ben Angwe has appealed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed to stay… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Stay Action On Mpape, Agbakoba, Ahamba, Others Warn FCT Minister
Leadership, 11 August 2012
Some of the nation's leading lights in the legal profession have warned the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Bala Mohammed, against his alleged determination to go ahead… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Demolition Trauma Kills Nine in Abuja
Daily Trust, 11 August 2012
There is no respite yet for residents of Mpape, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as the authority has vowed to go on with the proposed demolition of the area… Read more »
Demolition of Shanties
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Nigeria:
Abuja Demolition, Falana Warns FCT Minister
This Day, 13 August 2012
Human Right Lawyer, Femi Falana, has warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Muhammed, and the FCT authority against the proposed demolition of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Demolition - Mpape Residents Remind FCT Minister of Court Suit
Daily Trust, 14 August 2012
Following the press statement issued by the federal capital territory minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, last Monday that his August 31 deadline for Mpape residents to vacate the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Demolition - Court Fails to Entertain Hearing, Adjourns Case to Aug.16
This Day, 9 August 2012
The Federal High court sitting in Abuja Thursday has failed to give urgent attention to the case filed against the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Human Rights Commission to Investigate Demolitions
This Day, 7 August 2012
The National Human Rights Commission has vowed to investigate the recent demolition of human settlements in different parts of the country by federal or state authorities. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Demolition - Three Million Mpape Residents to Be Displaced
Daily Trust, 9 August 2012
Non indigenous dwellers of Mpape on Tuesday raised alarm that over three million people living in Mpape in Bwari Area Council will be internally displaced if the FCT Administration… Read more »
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Nigeria:
FCTA Marks 10,288 Structures for Demolition
Vanguard, 7 August 2012
Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has marked 10,288 alleged illegal structures for demolition in Mpape, a suburb in the territory. Read more »
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Nigeria:
FCTA Goes On Demolition Frenzy, Over 10, 000 Homes to Go
This Day, 6 August 2012
The Federal Capital Administration (FCTA), unfazed by the growing outcry against the latest round of demolition exercise in the nation's capital, has marked 10,288 illegal… Read more »
