Victor Ahansu apenas despertaba junto a su esposa y sus gemelos de cinco meses de edad cuando el estridente sonido de las ...

Environmental activist and architect, Nnimmo Bassey, has kicked against the demolitions in the Makoko area of Lagos State.

Makoko, one of Lagos' oldest waterfront settlements, is once again at the centre of a contentious urban renewal drive that has seen homes demolished and families displaced. Officially justified as a ...

Community leaders in Lagos say evictions in the name of development have left many residents of this fishing village homeless.

Residents of Makoko, a century-old waterfront community in Lagos, Nigeria, are protesting a months-long demolition they fear will displace thousands of families and clear the way for developers.

On Wednesday, police in Nigeria’s largest city fired tear gas on people protesting the ongoing demolition of Makoko, an ...

Makoko residents, many displaced and fearing further destruction, marched carrying placards with urgent pleas to Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu.

An activist, Francis Nwapa, has accused the Lagos State Government of acting with cruelty against thousands of evicted poor residents of the Makoko community, and contempt for the rule of law in the ...

Controversy trailing the protests against alleged illegal demolitions, forcible evictions and land grabbing in Makoko, Oworonsoki and other parts of Lagos deepened yesterday, as activist and protest ...

As the demolition of Makoko continues to raise dust that refuses to settle, the Lagos state government has been advised to ...

Former minister Oby Ezekwesili has condemned the Makoko demolitions, accusing Lagos and federal authorities of ...

The Lagos State House of Assembly has invited leaders of communities affected by the demolition in Makoko and adjoining ...