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A foremost real estate company in Nigeria, Masters Reality has petioned the Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Bureau, FCID at Alagbon in Lagos over the illegal demolition of the company’s property located at Iju Road, Agege.

It was gathered that the demolition exercise happened at the early hours of Friday March 5th. It should be noted that this alleged illegal act took place the same day that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu commissioned the Pen Cinema Bridge at Agege, Lagos.

It was learnt that the demolition was led by one Engr Toyin Omotosho who said publicly that the exercise was ordered by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State................. Read further on Site.

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A foremost real estate company in Nigeria, Masters Reality has petioned the Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Bureau, FCID at Alagbon in Lagos over the illegal demolition of the company’s property located at Iju Road, Agege.

It was gathered that the demolition exercise happened at the early hours of Friday March 5th. It should be noted that this alleged illegal act took place the same day that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu commissioned the Pen Cinema Bridge at Agege, Lagos.

It was learnt that the demolition was led by one Engr Toyin Omotosho who said publicly that the exercise was ordered by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.

On getting the information of the illegal exercise taking place under his domain, the Baale (Traditional Head) of Ibari in Agege, Chief Muraina Hakeem said that he personally approached Omotosho, telling him that they were the ones who sold the land to Masters Reality, asking why they wanted to demolish a property in which the land was legally sold out. Omotosho told them the same story that the demolition was ordered by the Lagos State Governor.

During the demolition exercise, snapping was not allowed. Acccording to eyewitnesses, passers-by and residents who attempted to snap the demolition were harassed and their phones seized or damaged with supervision of Omotosho.
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African Serial entrepreneur and the Group Managing Director of CFL Group, Lai Omotola has reacted to the decision of Nollywood star, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde to adopt the name ‘Omotola’ as a Trade Mark.

In a press statement which was issued on Thursday at the company’s Head Office in Maryland, Lagos, the business icon noted that Jalade-Ekeinde will be running afoul of the trade mark law if she uses the name ‘Omotola’ as a trademark, stressing that the name is a common name and not an invention.

The foremost entrepreneur stated that on getting the wind of what Jalade-Ekeinde has decided to do, he contacted an external solicitor in Abuja who did findings at the Federal Ministry of Trade and Industry and found out that Red Hot Concept is her company name and what she just did was to add ‘Omotola’ to it.

In the press release, Lai Omotola said: ‘Omotola’ can’t be registered as a Trade Mark, you cannot register a common name. The purpose of Trade Mark is to register creativity. Omotola Is not an invention.”

The entrepreneur further claimed that the name ‘Omotola’ originated from Ijebu Ode and has been existing for close to 100 years

In his words: The name ‘Omotola’ has been existing since 1924. It is through the name that Omotola Estate came into being and also Omotola Plaza. It is through the same name that the late legal luminary and former Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos, Professor Jelili Omotola, SAN came out. The name is not an invention, so, using the name as a Trade Mark is illegal and totally impossible. Ministry of Trade and Industry has found out that ‘Omotola’ is not a trade mark.

It will be recalled that the 43-year old Nollywood star on February 18 this year launched the name ‘Omotola’ as her new trade mark with registration number 2018-08-26/NG/TM0/2018/134992 under class 41-Education and Entertainment Services.

Section 5(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1967 provides for the exclusive right of a proprietor to use the trademark in respect of the goods or services it was registered for, and truly, it prohibits the usage of common name as a Trade Mark, most especially the one likely to cause confusion in the minds of the people as Lai Omotola has claimed. The Section 5(2) states that “without prejudice to the generality of the right to use a trademark, the marks shall be deemed to be infringed by any person who not being the proprietor of the trademark, uses a mark identical to it or so nearly resembling it as it is likely to deceive or cause confusion in cause of trade in relation to any goods in respect of which it was registered. The later part in such manner as to render the use of the mark likely to be taken either.

A foremost real estate company, Maters Reality has petitioned the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the demolition of a building at Iju Road Agege today on the order of the Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning

This is coming on the heels when all building permit payments have been made and all efforts to get the same permit have been to no avail since 2019.


Speaking on the matter, the Legal Adviser of Masters Reality, Barrister Luqmam Imam said that the same permit was requested via a notice at the site.

He added that the company responded to the Lagos State Building Control Agency LASBCA that all the necessary payments have been made, lamenting that the delay is coming from the government.

He added that LASBCA slammed penal fees of N500,000 and after making the payment, the building was unsealed by the same LASBCA.

Acccording to him, unfortunately, the following day, the LASBCA on the order of the Hon Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Idris Salako ordered the demolition

Imam said: ” We suspect a foul play because due process was not followed in the course of demolishing the building.

“We have the strong feeling that the Commissioner is not working for the government, but for some external forces to frustrate our investments.

“We are calling on the Lagos State Governor to Investigate this economic crime,” Imam said.