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Landlord refused to rent to Igbos, Ijebus, and lawyers – Osibanjo narrates experience getting apartment before marriage

Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has recounted his experience of apartment hunting prior to his marriage. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Osinbajo reflected on how his landlord in 1989 refused to rent him a property due to his ethnicity and occupation. The Vice-President narrated how the elderly lawyer and landlord told him about... Read More

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Two Nigerians in the UK fight landlord with planks (WATCH)

by Omoleye Omoruyi Two Nigerians were caught on camera trying to hit their white landlord in the UK with a plank while he evicted them from his house. One of them was heard telling one of the white guys “You’re a coward. Do something and show who you be. Hit me. I say hit me,... Read More

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November 23, 2016

Islamic cleric stabs Lagos landlord to death

The Lagos Police Command has arrested an Islamic cleric Alfa Ganiyu Umaru for allegedly killing his landlord in Agbotikuyo bus stop, Ipaja, Lagos, The Punch reports. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at about 8pm when the suspect stabbed the 45-year-old victim, Tajudeen Popoola, in the neck following an altercation. The deceased’s brother, Azeez Popoola, who narrated... Read More

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September 7, 2016

Edo elections: Landlord ejects 5 tenants for supporting APC

The heat of the Edo election has hit home as five tenants have been rendered homeless by their landlord for supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship election. The landlord, David Agberemole ejected the tenants from his house in Uzea Community in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. According to some of... Read More

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August 23, 2016

‘Porridge mom’

by Eromo Egbejule Before 2014, Lydia John, then a 32-year old mother of six would fry yams, potatoes and akara, then sell to the people of Gwoza in Borno state who ate peacefully, wiped the oil off their mouths and came back for more. A few months into 2014 however, she lost many of her... Read More

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August 23, 2016

The landlord of Maiduguri

by Eromo Egbejule “At the peak of the insurgency crisis in 2013 and 2014, we had so much business coming in that we had no time to eat”, says Usman Ahmad Balarabe Ahmad Geidam, one of Maiduguri’s most popular realtors in his office on Damboa Road. There is no power and the lighting in the... Read More

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September 1, 2015

Landlord sets tenant’s 3-year-old son ablaze

65-year-old Joseph Olaleye has been by the police for allegedly setting his tenant three year old son, Abdulahi Razaq ablaze leading to the boy’s death. The State Police Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, noted that the suspect carried out the act at about 1pm on Monday. Apparently, Adejobi said the suspect threw an ignited kerosene... Read More

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August 26, 2015

Evil Lagos landlord sets tenant on fire over toilet use

A landlord in the Idumota, Sola Solomon, allegedly poured petrol and set fire to one of his tenants, identified simply as Abeeb, aka Ogbon. As the victim struggled to put out the flames, the 67-year-old landlord pushed him down from the top floor of the three-storey building. The father of one was said to have landed... Read More

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Ekiti PDP office ‘gets quit notice’ from landlord

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Ekiti state received an eviction notice this week reportedly because of unpaid rent. The landlord of the property, a two-term state PDP chairman and now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ropo Adesanya, said the PDP issued him a dud cheque. Punch reports that Benin Electricity... Read More

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Man loses penis after helping stranger

A landlord in Sango Ota, Ogun state has said to the police in the area that his manhood disappeared after he gave arms to a beggar on the street. KemiFilaniBlog reported that the Landlord was walking down the road when a young dark skinned guy in his mid-twenties approached him for financial aid. According to... Read More

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Landlady gets ‘ejected’ from her house by cultists

The landlord and residents of a house on Pipeline Way, Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have abandoned the house after some Oro worshippers in the community dumped a ‘sacrifice’ in front of the house. The cult group had been attacking some residents of the area under the pretext of observing a... Read More

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When your Landlord goes this far to help, then you mean a lot to him

by Anike Jacobs A 55-year-old landlord in Lagos and transporter, Alhaji Ramon Adeleke, has been arrested by operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Why? He went into robbery to save the life of his friend and tenant who has kidney failure.The father of four, was caught alongside his friend, Lukmon Shoyoye on closed-circuit television, CCTV, footage stealing a... Read More

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October 23, 2014

Tenants drag landlord to court for demanding 3 years rent

by Azubuike Azikiwe The landlord of the Broadway Shopping Plaza has been taken to court by tenants over allegations of demanding a three-year upfront payment of rent and a 100% rent increment. According to the tenants, the landlord of the plaza, Sunday Omosen called a meeting to inform them of his decision to increase the rent by 100% and also demanded that they... Read More

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September 16, 2014

“They killed my daughter” || Landlord machetes two tenants in Aba

by Azubuike Azikiwe Police officers of the Ndiegoro Division, Aba, Abia state, have arrested Emmanuel Ndukwe, a landlord, for cutting down two of his tenants with a machete. The incident happened at 2, Ogechi Street, off Ohanku road, after Ndukwe accused his tenant and his wife of being responsible for the death of his 7-year-old daughter.... Read More

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You think things are tough? A man has committed suicide over N35k [DETAILS]

by Mayowa Aboah A 43-year-old mechanic, Obi Orji, has reportedly committed suicide over his inability to pay his house rent. The incident occurred yesterday in Minna, Niger State, after the deceased had received a threat of eviction from his landlord. According to witnesses, Obi, a resident at Kateren Gwari, Minna, committed suicide by drinking a... Read More

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Horrible: Schoolboy kidnaps, kills landlord’s 4-year-old daughter in Imo (PICTURED)

by Zara Mustapha The tragic death of a four-year-old girl has thrown the people of Amaisi Uvuru, a community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, Imo State into deep shock and agony. The little girl, Adaeze Gloria Eze was allegedly hanged on a tree by an 18-year-old boy Franklin Njoku a tenant in the home... Read More

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February 10, 2014

‘I killed a snake and my landlord died’: Horrified tenant reveals

by Tutu Akinlabi There are many stories in Nigeria of human beings changing into animals as a result of participation in the occult. A man, who moved into a new home, is said to have encountered a cobra in his toilet seat and he killed it and burnt it. The next day, his landlord died... Read More

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December 31, 2013

BIZARRE: Landlord dies after mystery rats attack him in Delta

by ‘Jola Sotubo A landlord in Delta has died after reportedly being bitten by rats in his home. Augustine Erukaya, 46, was said to have lost his life after his legs began swelling following the rat attack in his residence at the Ugbolu community environs, near Asaba, the state capital. Erukaya was said to have... Read More

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December 17, 2013

How security guard chased away landlord, rent out 6 flats to tenants

by Adeola Balogun According to reports, a landlord in Lagos has been chased out of his own house by a security guard he hired. Alhaji Lasisi Fatai, was chased out of his home at 9/11 Fagbile Estate in the Isheri Oshun area of the state by one Akintola Olatunji. Olatunji is said to have taken... Read More

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November 15, 2013

Face of shame: This landlord was caught sexually abusing his tenant’s 10-year-old daughter (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A landlord in Lagos has been apprehended by police officers in the state after it was alleged that he had attempted to have forceful intercourse with the 10-year old daughter of his tenant. Taiwo Bakare, 42, abused the girl after luring her with the promise of a sweet treat into his... Read More

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November 8, 2013

Terrible: How woman kidnapped these TWIN BOYS belonging to her former tenants (PHOTO)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A woman in Abia State has been arrested by police officers attached to the Abayi Division of the state on suspicion of kidnapping. The woman, identified simply as Chioma, allegedly abducted the twin sons of her former tenants, Mr. and Mrs. Okwudili Nwaeze. According to reports, Chioma went to the couple’s new... Read More

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November 7, 2013

How EFCC nabbed landlord who duped 100 tenants in Ketu

by Oge Okonkwo A landlord, Ishola Salawudeen was arrested yesterday, November 6 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the defrauding of a least prospective tenants of N37 million. Alhaji Salawudeen was taken away by the anti-graft agency immediately after a court sitting at Ebute Metta Magistrate’s Court. At the resumed hearing of the case, it... Read More

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September 24, 2013

Fiery rage: Tenant kills landlord, wife, then sets house ablaze in Akwa Ibom

by Oge Okonkwo A tenant in his mid 40s simply identified as Ime allegedly killed his landlord, Edem Akpan, and landlady, Affiong Udo, before setting the house ablaze in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to sources, the suspect popularly known as Shawa, was said to have threatened to kill his landlord and burn down the house, located... Read More

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Forceful eviction: Police arrest landlord over death of 65-year-old tenant (PICTURED)

The police have arrested the landlord of a building on 41 Church Street, off Olamummy Street, Aboru, Lagos State, Mr. Akinrinade Adebayo, over the death of his tenant. The 65-year-old tenant, Uche Samuel, died after he was beaten by some thugs allegedly hired by the landlord to evict him from the property. Adebayo was... Read More

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Husband and wife arrested for attempting to set landlord’s house on fire in Abuja

The police on Wednesday arraigned a man, Joshua Olanrewaju and his wife, Eloho, before a Kubwa Senior Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to set their landlord’s house on fire. The police prosecutor, Cpl. Garba Abdul, told the court that Paulinus Asika, a resident and landlord of No. 8, Zone D, Dutse, Abuja, alleged in a... Read More

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January 13, 2013

“I must approve all your guests…” – Landlord from hell gives tenant bizarre house rules

A prospective tenant looking at a house had no idea what her landlord would be like. What she didn’t expect was to be handed a list of increasingly bizarre house rules, before even signing a contract. The 31 instructions posted online by Laura Evelyn include limiting showering to 15 minutes, having visitors approved two weeks... Read More

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January 12, 2013

4 years in jail: Landlord, 72, forced 15-year-old to ‘pay’ her rent with sexual favours – See Photo (of predator)

A landlord who coerced a 15-year-old girl to perform sexual favours to cover her rent has been jailed for four years. John Tatton, 72, sexually abused the girl repeatedly over the course of six months at the house in Heywood, Greater Manchester. Around this time she was also being abused by a group of men... Read More

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September 4, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: My Lagos househunt – 11 lessons I’ve learnt

I’ve come to mistrust landlords who ask for only a year’s rent. There is usually something very, very wrong with their property. 1. Not to count my chickens before they are hatched. I learnt this the hard way when I was getting to an agent’s office two weeks ago to pay for a two bedroom... Read More

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Does this sound familiar? Atlanta mother scammed by fake landlord

by Isi Esene Some of you might have seen the funny but bizarre inscription on a house somewhere in the Lagos metropolis with the inscription: “This house is not for sale! Beware of 419, and my son, Kamoru”. The warning must have been necessitated by the activities of individuals who claim to be landlords of... Read More

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February 3, 2012

Photo of the Week: Beware of 419 and my son, Kamoru!

by Daniel Essien Once again, we bring you yet another hilarious photo – it’s an old internet favourite, but it’s still a laugh and a half! Apparently, in a bid to ward off potential buyers from his property, a landlord pasted this notice that read: “This house is not 4 sale!! Beware of 419 and... Read More

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