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Theflint1:
[b]Probably more about the quality of schools they attend and their parents, and less about the students per se. Go shock you say many of those kids within that 250+ band no do any special preparation for their score.

It's a sad state of affairs sha, that almost 80% of the students that sat for the country's national exam can't even get an average grade.

Not always true. You don’t do so well in an exam like that without any special preparations .

It’s not necessarily due to school they attend , anybody that has a smart brain and attended a decent tutorial can do really well in JAMB

Tochex101:
Shocking!.......over 1000 people scoring above 300, I'm very impressed.......bias is making me almost question the standard of the examinations.
These numbers are unheard of...

Now u get .

Having over 12,000 candidates scoring above 300 is actually a big deal. It shows those that were serious actually passed really well . I mean most likely the serious students utilized the various learning resources available to get themselves good grades ; while those that failed did so woefully .

Tochex101:
I'm not sure its even same for them l, the failure rate is just too much.

But those that scored over 300 sef plenty o. Imagine over 12k people scoring 300 and above ; these things no Dey happen in the past .

I think people who passed pass well and people who failed all fail well well .

Imagine having like 10 people in ur class in the university who scored 300 and above .

Greatswimmer:
There are universities accepting below 200, even as low as 160 depending on the course one choose

Na all those private schools and state universities in the north go Dey take 160 as cut off o

Ibime:
So e get who MASSCOM people better pass?

Those wey fall below go enter MASSCOM through clearance

Lolz . This MASSCOM wey u Dey beef na one of the top courses for people wey Dey faculty of arts o. E get rep pass most courses in Faculty of education sef .

In fact, na faculty of education dem Dey later bundle people go after dem don fill management and social sciences finish .

Tochex101:
Its not like the 80s or very early 90's anymore.....180 is the new benchmark.

Education is so much more expensive yet the results are not there...

Oh, is that so ?

But I’m sure the normal top public universities won’t take people below 200 sha due to competition

Ibime:
1.5m enrollments into MASSCOM incoming

Lolz . The 1.5m won’t get into the university cos they scored below 200 .

Na out of the 400k that passed MASSCOM people Dey inside .

Over 1.5m scored below 200 out of 1.9m that wrote this year’s JAMB.

Omo! Some people go still do mistake of going to Polytechnic and College of Education in 2025 . Smh 🤦‍♂️

PDPGuy:
It’s a shame that this person is even considered to be an adult

Lol @ "GTB is the only Yoruba bank standing"

The major shareholders in Wema bank are Odua group and Baba Kessington Adebutu through his Neemtree Limited investment. Wema is more Yoruba than GTB will ever be.

The funny thing is that some gullible people will actually reason with this lady .

Bayo Onanuga na Malu 🐄

Because GDP per capita shows master strategist is a failure , he’s suddenly got a degree in Economics and wants to bore us with premium shalaye over Akinwunmi Adesina’s stand on the state of the economy

https://www.nairaland.com/8416874/onanuga-adesina-nigerias-gdp-not

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I thought so too.

Well, 10 years sounds like a reasonable punishment sha.[/color]

Yes it is a reasonable punishment .

It’s just funny he kids swore he is the best and most upright father in the world . As is anybody expected them to claim otherwise before .

I’m sure MC Oluomo’s kids too when interviewed will claim their father has never taken anything that does not legally belongs to him

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Did ST actually serve the life sentence?

Was there a report of him dying?[/color]

No he didn’t . He spent 10 years in prison and his family kept protesting his innocence . They claimed it was political set up and the handiwork of his detractors .

They got through to Shagari’s government through Ekwueme; Shagari granted him amnesty and he was later released by the Kwara state government where he was serving life sentence .

He died a freeman

This is a very long read, but it is worth every minute spent reading it.

Grace to Grass: The Untold Story of ST Oredein, a Political Godfather Who Became a Robbery Kingpin.


There was no one in Western Nigeria who did not know S. T. Oredein. If there was such a person, he must have just arrived from Planet Jupiter. Chief Samuel Taiwo Oredein was not just a politician. He was politics personified. He was a kingmaker. He was a godfather. In fact, he was the Big Boss.

Oredein belonged to the exclusive club of the seven people who partnered with Chief Obafemi Awolowo to establish the Action Group which became the party that produced the first premier of the region. You don’t know the other founders? I will tell you. They are: Abiodun Akerele, Ade Akinsanya, J. O. Adigun, S. O. Shonibare, Ayo Akinsanya, and Olatunji Dosunmu.

ST did not hold a cabinet position. He was however more powerful than some Ministers of government. He was the Principal Organising Secretary of the Action Group in the First Republic. It is on record that ST had legal authority to issue query to Ministers and chairmen of government’s statutory corporations. It was Chief Oredein that broke the news of Segun’s death to Chief Awolowo.

As an acclaimed authority on political moblisation, he also wrote a book. He was the author of A Manual on Action Group Party Organisation. It was published in 1955.

When the news broke in 1971 of his involvement in a case of armed robbery, it was greeted with shock and unbelief. It must have been a mistake, people thought. Or could it have been a political frame-up?

Today, Onigegewura brings you the story of a political godfather who became a robbery kingpin.

On April 13, 1971, Nigerians woke up to hear the news of an armed robbery attack on Bacita Road. Bacita is a small town in Kwara State. It used to be a very popular town in the past. It is the location of Nigerian Sugar Company. When the company was established in 1964, it was the first integrated sugar factory in Nigeria. The town even has an airstrip.

The armed robbery attack was as daring as it was audacious. It was carried out with military precision. Two officers of Barclays Bank and two policemen who were in the vehicles that were attacked by the armed robbers were seriously wounded. One of the wounded persons later died of his injuries at the hospital. (And in case you are wondering what happened to the then Barclays Bank, it is the bank that became our present day Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.)

At the end of the ‘operation’, the armed robbers went away with a box containing thirteen thousand pounds. That was a lot of money in 1971. Chief Awolowo was then the Finance Minister and with his prudent management of Nigerian economy, our pound was almost at par with the British pound.

Mr. Kam Salem was the Inspector General of Police at the time. The Kam Salem House on Moloney Street, Obalende, Lagos is named after him. He directed all police formations across the country to fish out those behind the attack. The police spread its dragnet and within days of the robbery, Felix Dumeh, the leader of the gang was arrested. Nigerians jubilated when they heard the news.

Felix did not make any attempt to deny being the ringleader. He promised to cooperate with the police. He told his interrogators that although he was the leader of the gang, he was not the real brain behind the daring raid. Felix must have at some point in his life aspired to be a musician. He began to sing like a canary. He started to mention names.

The investigators listened in shock as Felix began to mention one name after another. He was not mentioning names of common criminals that the police officers were familiar with. The names of people he mentioned as his backers, protectors and shareholders were names of people you only read about in newspapers.

The first person he mentioned was a Chief Superintendent of Police at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Ibadan, Patrick Njovens. The interrogators opened their mouth in wonder. Felix threw another bomb when he mentioned Mr. Yesufu Bello, an Assistant Superintendent of Police also of CID, Ibadan. The third person he listed as his backer was Amusa Abidogun, a Chief Inspector of Police stationed in Ibadan.

The investigators thought they had heard everything. They didn’t know that egun nla ni o n kehin igbale. It is the biggest masquerade that is the last to come out of the grove. Then Felix spoke again. The name came out in a whisper. It was the name they were all familiar with. I have already told you that there was no one in the Western Region that did not know High Chief Oredein.

Iya Agba, my grandmother, used to tell me that when a child’s net catches a tilapia, the child eats it alone. But when the net catches a shark, the child must run to his father. The investigators knew immediately that this was not a tilapia. The fish they were looking at was nothing but a shark. They went to brief their superior.

The Kwara State Commissioner of Police was Mr. Sunday Adewusi. He was later to serve as the Inspector General of Police between 1981 and 1983. Ha! You remember him? He was the IGP when Alhaji Shehu Shagari was the President.

Mr. Adewusi sent his officers to Ibadan Command to investigate the matter. On getting to Ibadan, Adewusi’s officers were arrested by the three senior police officers they were sent to arrest! You are saying “Haba!” The hunters became the hunted. The Ilorin officers were later thrown out of the station! They were warned never to come to Ibadan again.

The three senior officers however didn’t reckon with Adewusi’s tenacity. He came back and got the three of them arrested. He took them to Ilorin. He also invited Chief Oredein for a ‘chat’.

Chief Oredein arrived at the Police Command in a grand style. He came to Ilorin in his Mercedes car with its unique plate number: WR 6666. He expected it to be a brief meeting. He had engagements later that day in Ibadan and he had promised to be back at his base before nightfall.

Unknown to ST, the police had done their homework thoroughly. They had painstakingly investigated the case and gathered relevant evidence and related materials before inviting the political godfather. One of the people that the police met in the course of their investigation was Mustapha Adigun who was popularly called Balewa. He got the nickname from the abbreviation of his first name, Tafa! But he was never a Prime Minister. He was also called Tafa Igiripa by some people.

Adigun claimed that Oredein was his boss during the days of politics when he (Adigun) was the head of ST’s political boys. He informed the police that in the evening of the day of the armed robbery attack, he went with his boss to the house of Felix Dumeh. In addition to his boss, the three police officers mentioned by Felix were also present. I am not sure they were wearing police uniforms for that special assignment.

Felix was said to have brought out a bottle of schnapps and some pieces of alligator pepper. He opened the bottle and poured a little quantity on the floor and also threw some alligator pepper on the floor. Like a Chief Priest, Felix then raised the bottle of the alcoholic drink and said: “this thing wey tin we dey do, God make it no let it prove.” They all chorused amen to the solemn prayers. Felix then drank out of the bottle and chewed one alligator pepper. The four of them also drank out of the bottle and chewed alligator pepper.

Oath taking and prayers completed, Felix went to bring a brown paper bag. It was the size of a carton. He gave it to Oredein. ST was about to open the carton when Amusa Abidogun, the Chief Inspector of Police snatched it from him. Abidogun passed the carton to his superior officer Njovens, with a smart police salute. You know seniority is important in the Force. It was the Chief Superintendent of Police who finally opened the paper bag. It was full of currency.

Njovens looked suspiciously at the carton, his eyes made a mental calculation of the total sum. “How much?” He asked. Felix raised his spread left palm before saying “Five.” The senior police officer shook his head. “Is that the arrangement? Before, the arrangement was seven” Felix began to fidget. “The boys are too many on it.” Well, half a loaf of bread was still bread. Five or Seven, Njovens was not one to reject money. Akosapo la n ko owo. The proper way to reject money is to put it in your pocket, as Iya Agba used to say.

Oredein was stunned when he arrived at the police headquarters to meet both Adigun and Felix. Commissioner Adewusi asked them to repeat what they told the police. They did. In the presence of Oredein, Felix confirmed Adigun’s statement that it was Oredein that first received the carton of money from him before Abidogun snatched it from him.

The former Principal Organising Secretary of the Action Group looked blankly at Felix. With a straight face and a deadpan expression, he denied knowing Felix or ever visiting his house. Njovens, Bello and Abidogun also made feeble attempts to deny knowing Felix. Later they started to beg the future IGP to assist them because it was the devil that actually used them to collect the money. “Ise asetani ni. Mo fi Anabi ati Jesu Krisiti beyin!” That was from Alhaji Amusa Abidogun, the Chief Inspector. He offered to return part of his own share.

Chief Oredein, the master strategist, realized that the cards were stacked against him. He checked his sleeve to see whether he had an ace he could use. He found none. It was then he reluctantly admitted that all that Adigun who was also known as Tafa Igiripa said was correct. However, the Chief denied that the money was in one-pound denomination as stated by Adigun. Adigun maintained his stand. Finally, ST nodded his head that the money was actually in one-pound denomination.

It was over the radio that people heard the news. Chief Oredein had been arrested and would be arraigned in Court for armed robbery! Armed robbery! It must have been a case of mistaken identity. It could not have been the Chief S. T. Oredein that they knew. Armed robbery! Ki lo pa alaso funfun ati alaro po? What could have been the connection with the owner of a white cloth and a dyer?

In truth, Chief Oredein was not a poor man by any standard. Everybody knew he was a man of means. Ohun ti a ko mo ni a ko mo, eni ti o ba ti ri oyun oyinbo ti mo pe omo pupa ni o ma fi bi. It is a well-known fact that the product of a white woman’s pregnancy would always be fair in complexion. Between 1942 and 1962, Chief Oredein had erected six buildings. And mind you, we are not talking of four-bedroom ‘boys quarters’ in a village o! We are talking of real buildings in strategic locations. Four of the houses were at Ibadan. He built one at Oshodi. The sixth building was in a prime area in Ikeja.

What of automobiles? ST had a total of nine vehicles, including cars and lorries for both his business and personal use. He was not only sagacious on the political field. He was also productive in the other room. He was blessed with more than 30 children.

Finally the day of the trial arrived. People had travelled all the way from Lagos, Ibadan and Ogere to Ilorin to confirm whether it was truly the Chief Oredein that was arrested. To the surprise of many of his supporters and friends, it was the author of the book on political organisation himself that was brought to court.

ST was arraigned alongside the three senior police officers. They were charged with abetting the commission of a robbery and of receiving stolen property as well as offence of harbouring known offenders. In other words, they were charged with receiving 5,000 pounds from the armed robbers in order to screen them from legal punishment for the offence.

It was a criminal trial like no other. It was a battle of giants. Chief Oredein and Patrick Njovens briefed Chief Rotimi Williams to appear for them. Bello and Abidogun retained the services of Mr. Richard Akinjide. The prosecution was led by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Kwara State, Mr. Anthony Ekundayo. The three senior lawyers proved their mettle.

The trial judge was a relatively young judge, having been appointed to the Bench only two years before the trial. However, what My Lord Justice Moradeyo Adesiyun lacked in age, His Lordship made up with uncommon brilliance and exemplary courage.

At the trial, Chief Oredein testified that on the day of the robbery he was at his hometown, Ogere having left Ibadan around 6.30pm on that day and only came back to Ibadan the following day. He admitted that it was true that Adewusi confronted him on May 26 with Felix Dumeh but he stated that he denied there and then the allegations of Dumeh. His principal witness was his solicitor who claimed that he was with Chief on April 13 from about 3pm to 11pm. Chief also called an Imam and a farmer as his witnesses. They all testified that he was at Ogere on the evening of April 13.

The trial was not only being conducted in the courtroom. From Ilorin to Ibadan, From Lagos to Enugu, From Port Harcourt to Ile-Ife, people were also busy conducting their own versions of the trial. Would the young judge be able to convict ST if he was found guilty? Would AG leaders allow their former colleague to go to prison for robbery?

When His Lordship adjourned the matter to December 28, 1971 for judgment, speculations began afresh. It was said that it was to enable the judge to release the accused before the end of the year. Some said that thanksgiving services had been planned to coincide with the New Year. All Nigerians waited with bated breath for the judgment day.

Finally, the day arrived. It was a Tuesday. It was three days after Christmas and three days before the New Year.

The four accused persons were brought to the Court in a Black Maria. If ST felt any apprehension, it was not apparent. As he was led to the court, Oredein gave the sign of victory to the crowd of spectators who had come from far and near to hear the verdict. It was a good sign. It was a sign of victory. His people became happy.

Hon. Justice Moradeyo Adesiyun began by reviewing the charges against the four of them. His Lordship extensively analysed and appraised the evidence. When His Lordship noted the fact that the accused were not at the scene of the crime, Oredein turned to smile at the people in the courtroom. He would soon be on his way home.

Then came the moment. His Lordship found that though the accused persons were not physically present at the scene of the armed robbery, they had prior knowledge of the robbery before it took place and that the three of them who were police officers did nothing to prevent the robbery. His Lordship also found that they all received proceeds of the robbery.

Justice Adesiyun therefore came to the conclusion that the accused persons were guilty of the charges against them.

Chief Oredein could not believe his ears. Guilty as charged? He was not going to be free? His native cap which he had been holding, in deference to the authority of the court, clattered to the floor with a thud. The High Chief from Ogere Remo stood still as if he was Opa Oranmiyan in Ile-Ife. It was Yesufu Bello who was standing beside him that nudged him back to reality. “Chief, ‘they’ are asking if you have anything to say.”

Oredein had not prepared any allocutus. He had not expected to be convicted. Ko si eni ti o gbe oju fifo le adiye ori aba. Who could have imagined that a mother hen would fly off from her hatchery? You don’t know allocutus? It is another Latin word they taught us in Law School. It is a statement made by a defendant who has been found guilty before he is sentenced. It is like ‘A beg, tamper justice with mercy’ that a Lagos bus driver would tell you after breaking the side mirror of your Range Rover.

Allocutus or no allocutus, something must be said. The court had only convicted, His Lordship had not yet pronounced their sentences. Perhaps something could still be done. His eyes scanned the crowded courtroom. It appeared he was looking for someone or something. Whatever he was looking for was not in the court. He turned back to His Lordship.

Oredein pleaded for leniency. In a very moving voice, he informed the court of his past travails: “First it was the treasonable felony and conspiracy trial, but I was acquitted at the Supreme Court. Second, the Aberenla murder trial came, and I was in custody for 11 months before I was freed at Ijebu-Ode High Court. I humbly plead for Your Lordship’s forgiveness.”

Of course you know the treasonable felony trial the Chief referred to. The Aberenla trial he mentioned was the case over the murder of Ogunkoya Aberenla who was the Leader of Ogere Remo’s branch of Nigerian National Democratic Party of Chief Ladoke Akintola (Not to be confused with the party of the same name established by Herbert Macaulay in 1922). Aberenla’s body was never found. Onigegewura will write about his mysterious disappearance soon.

Justice Adesiyun looked at the accused persons. “If you had any conscience, you should drop your heads in shame.” His Lordship observed that they were lucky not to have been caught by the amendment to the Robbery and Firearms Decree which provided death by public execution for convicted armed robbers and those found to have aided and abetted armed robbery.

His Lordship therefore sentenced each of them to life imprisonment. There was no Federal Court of Appeal in those days. It was only Western State that had a Court of Appeal and Kwara was not part of Western State.

The four of them ran all the way to the Supreme Court.

On May 3, 1973, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment. My Lord Justice Coker who delivered the judgment of the apex court dismissed the appeal of all the convicted persons and affirmed the life sentences imposed on them by the trial court.

Chief Rotimi Williams later became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Mr. Richard Akinjide became a Chief, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and Attorney General of the Federation. Mr. Anthony Ekundayo, the DPP, was elevated to the Bench as a Justice of the High Court of Kwara State. The trial Judge, My Lord Adesiyun was also elevated. His Lordship served as the Chief Judge of Benue State from 1976 until his retirement in 1985.

History Does Not Forget! Historian is not a judge, History is.

https://amanaonline.com.ng/3187/grace-to-grass-the-untold-story-of-st-oredein-a-political-godfather-who-became-a-robbery-kingpin/

iamoyindamola:
Do you think those people wasiu sing and hype in his songs are innocent abi why will you work so hard only to be blowing it on musician that can pass for a beggar

Wait how many names does Ade Bendel bears and I thought he's broke or in prison

This kidnapped and released Ade Bendel is not the original one o.

iamoyindamola:
Those okoya don't do public display by spraying him notes, they can give him in camera unlike these Ade Bendel, Ile eru akindele, ademola oyefeso, sati ramoni, there is this woman drug lord like that she's was socialite
The legit are like 1% compare to the criminals he praised maybe that's why emilokan can't give him any position

I don see Okoya and Adebutu sending him 1 million bundle while he was playing at Okoya’s 80 years birthday . They give him money but they do it with class .

He really used all those druggg guys’ money to boost his career sha

iamoyindamola:
Emilokan once said he will make electricity affordable for everyone, we shouldn't vote for him in the second term if he didn't do it.

Same emilokan government Budget 10bn for solar panels to use in Aso rock because they can't afford electricity tariff.

One of emilokan minister is telling us to brace up because we will get the actual rate of electricity soon.

Omo we are in for it and it's not stopping any soon

Dem say u have been living a fake life since

iamoyindamola:
Do you think those people wasiu sing and hype in his songs are innocent abi why will you work so hard only to be blowing it on musician that can pass for a beggar

Well, Wasiu has a mix of clients . He has the legit ones and the the ones whose hands are not clean .

I remember that his “Legacy” music video cassette we had back then in the late 90’s/ early 2000’s ; one one side of the cassette he praised the late Chief Maurice Ibekwe . It was later I knew Maurice Ibekwe was a big time 419 and drugg lord . The crazy thing is that the man found his way to the house of reps after democracy returned to Nigeria . All those Ade Bendel and co na still his customer .

Wasiu also has some legit customers like Rasaq Okoya ( Eleganza ) , Late Molade Okoya-Thomas, Chief Adebutu ( Baba Ijebu ) , etc.

Tochex101:
https://www.nairaland.com/8416734/kidnapped-nigerian-prince-set-free
This is outrageous.......a whooping sum of 300million, lost to brazen thieves by a private individual.

This one looks like it was the Benin republic 🇧🇯 wing of bandits that abducted him. His ransom
Was paid in CFA , he was taken to an hospital in Benin republic after release and his car is still
In Sabe police station in Benin republic .

I hope he’s not a smuggler himself too
Sha because there are a whole of so called businessmen in that Yewa/Ilaro/Egbado part of Ogun state that boarders Benin republic ; most of them made their money from bringing in contrabands . Make e no be say the people that kidnapped him only wanted a piece of the cake

raumdeuter:
I don't agree with this concept of rent control

Between December 2022 and December 2023 when subsidy went out of Nigerian economy, the jump in cost of living, how should landlords cope with that

Fuel price quadrupled, cost of food tripled, minimum wage doubled. So how do you expect a landlord who depends on the rent to feed himself to not match the current inflation in prices

Na only Tinubu fit answer ur question o.

The drafters of the law didn’t take into consideration thy Tinubu would happen to Nigeri

semid4lyfe:
I agree its wickedness from the landlord but he is at liberty to increase the rent despite the tenant's renovations and improvements unless there is a signed and legally binding agreement that fixes the rent at the old rate for a fixed period.

Make I yarn you my story.

I moved into my current place 15th January 2023 but the landlord gave me two verbal concessions (1) My rent will run from 1st February to January 31st annually, and (2) He wouldn't increase my rent for at least 5 years.

I paid, he wrote receipt and true to his words the receipt was from the period, 1st February to 31st January.

But when he would bring his lawyer drafted agreement, I noticed the 5 years rent fixation clause was missing. I had moved in already, mounted dish, installed ACs, fixed net doors and other minor stuff. Also, the place was a bargain compared to other similar houses in the vicinity so I just signed and sent his copy back to him.

This year February when I renewed my rent for the 2nd time, the landlord sent my receipt a week later with a notice of rent increment effective from February 2026 when I would have clocked 3 years in the apartment. He cited inflationary trends, and to bring the house at par with other rental properties in the area as reasons for the increment.

I consulted two lawyer friends, and they asked if the 5 year rent fixation was stated in the agreement to which I replied No. They both said I have no case and the landlord is free to increase the rent despite his promise to me. They even commended him for giving leaving the old rent for 3 years and giving me such a long notice of rent increment. Na so I take swallow my L.

Morale of the story is the Landlord is at liberty to increase rent annually unless there"s a legally binding agreement that will prevent him from doing so.

I don’t know what state u reside in but the Rent Control and Recovery of Premises Law of Lagos State (RPL) provides that landlords can only increase rent once every two years and must give their tenants a written notice at least six months before the expiration of the current tenancy agreement.

That means a Lagos Landlord must at least allow u use 2 years before before increasing rent . Even when they decide to increase the rent , and u consider it to be ridiculously high u can challenge it in court . When u do, the court will determine a reasonable cost and fix it as ur new rent . The landlord cannot evict u while the case is being determined .


This is the position of the law in Lagos state as far as tenancy and rent increment is concerned . However , most landlords don’t play by the law and that’s why tenants resort to dealing with them too using unorthodox means .

My current landlord is a big RCCG pastor and a nice man. When I parked in he told me he won’t increase rent for 3 years and that was exactly what he did . Even when he increased the rent it was reasonable .

David Beckham no allow Victoria to “Aspire to Maguire “ in peace 😂. Baba quickly call am out .

David Beckham Calls Out Wife During Interview for Claiming She Came from a Poor Background. pic.twitter.com/l20nNlERlm

— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) May 3, 2025

semid4lyfe:
I am really surprised by your stance.

The truth is the lady has no right to alter the property without the consent of the landlord via a signed and legally binding agreement.

The extensive renovations, modifications, redesign and improvements she did are sara for the Landlord and by removing them, she has damaged the landlord's property and violated the tenancy laws.

If the Landlord takes legal action, she'll undoubtedly lose.

As wicked as the action of the landlord is, he'll win because emotions have no place in court.

Away from the legal aspect, her action also has future consequences for other prospective tenants as realtors will refuse to build properties for rent.

Also, Landlords will profile and refuse to rent properties to certain people, require huge security and caution deposits which will invariably make apartments more unaffordable and worsen the housing situation.

What u call extensive modifications and redesigns are normal improvements every decent person will do to a rented apartment to make it livable .

I’m not specifically referring to this lady’s video alone , but talking in general terms here . I have the example of my friend up there 👆. He only made the house more livable by normal retouches to the parlor , changing the already cracked WC in the rest room , etc .

These things are normally a plus to the landlord and he will be the one to benefit from it in the long run. But imagine the landlord increasing rent in the second year and still increased rent in the third year . That is just pure wickedness aimed at forcing the tenant out so he can rent the improved apartment out to another person who will pay more for the improvement the old tenant did.

Do u think such landlords will go to court ? They definitely won’t .

Fadedvoiced:
Pure water for bathing and cooking? How people take dey cope for Lagos now sef.

Lolz .

In this particular case , they only use pure water to cook and drink . They use the petrol water to bathe like that ; just that the soap won’t lather well noni .

In some big estates in Lekki where have very colored water , they also use pure water for almost everything

afrodoc2:
Agba mentor putting younglings up on game.

Retired but not tired to mentor

Shegzdave:
Over familiarity can cause some of this issue some times coupled with Lagos landlord wickedness

Na just pure wickedness .


One of my friends, his landlord is not even based in Nigeria but Germany . The man built decent flats and put it out for rent . I followed my friend to inspect the building back then and certified it okay . He signed all necessary agreement and packed in.

The first shock he had was that the water in the house is “petrol water “. Unknown to us NNPC pipeline passed through that area and all the wells/bore hole dug in the area have water smelling petrol coming from them . So , if u want to cook or drink u can’t use the water that runs in ur flat , u use bags of pure water for it. We even opened the tap when we went for inspection but never thought of smelling it to know if it smells petrol or not ( Na since that incident I Dey advise anybody wey wan rent house to smell or drink the tap water of their apartment before paying to knowing if it is safe ).

My guy had no choice but to move ahead . Less than a year after he packed in, the landlord doubled his rent. He pleaded and the man made it 75% increment instead of 100%. He paid that for the second year and the next year the man increase again .

He had to change it for the man and na the same lawyer wey give him agreement to sign bring eviction notice . At the end my guy got 6 free months after which he had to pack out eventually despite the improvements he has done to the place . That is a landlord that is not even based in naija o . The man get people wey Dey run evil errands doe him here in Lagos . Trust me , nobody wants to leave in a place where the landlord is a security threat to him

Ibime:
You think say na only corporates. Plenty companies dey do am. How you rate yourself na so Landlord go rate you.

You won’t understand . If u’ve not rented apartment and live in Lagos for a while , u won’t rally understand how things work here .

All those things u learnt in school Dey one side , Lagos landlord Dey another side .

Jimmy Disu agba man

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afrodoc2:
It is better to be a bit more patient and look for a property in good enough condition that you won't have to be doing extensive and expensive renovation. A bit of paint job here and there is still understandable, not POP, changing floors, changing roof etc. It has happened to a few extended family members and i advised a bit of patience and detailed search for a more appropriate property, and in each case, they thanked me for it later.

It is just not wise for a tenant to carry out the kind of renovation that essentially changes the worth and potential sales price of the property. This is doubly so in an environment where tenants are 2nd-class citizens, and any money spent on said renovation can quickly enter voicemail. Landlords should renovate their property before putting them on the market for rent at whatever price they desire.

U get ?

If u want to rent a house in a place like Yaba or Surulere because it is easily accessible to the island where u work , u need to do those improvements .

U won’t see a house in Yaba or Surulere where u won’t need to do POP or change the floors . The houses in those places are old houses ; they are less specious and have facilities that will require serious touches .

The other option u will have is renting an apartment in Victoria Island where the annual rent will be close to ur annual salary .

Patience doesn’t solve anything in the Lagos real estate market . . The problem is there’s so much demand and less supply in the real estate market in Lagos . The same house u reject because it is an old house , u will see several people jostling to be the best candidate the landlord will pick. If e reach a stage , u will nearly beg the landlord to please take you instead of ur fellow house seekers .

Recently I saw a house agent’s video on TikTok . The guy posted a video of people who came for inspection of a house he posted recently on TikTok. The number of prospective tenants who came for inspection were over 40 for a building that had just 6 flats available for rent . The guy captioned the the video “ Don’t fight with ur landlord this period , house scarce o “ .

Theflint1:
And miss the opportunity to do a before and after new business location video

It's pretty common practice these days sha, especially for people that want the properties they rent designed to their spec. Rental proeprties in good condition might not their taste yet expensive, so they rent these properties that are essentially "carton" and use the money they'd have used to pay for that proper place to design this carton place to their taste.

It's probaby doing too much, and quite risky doing so as a fresh entrant into a property.

This is not always true .

There are areas in Lagos u will not see any new property; areas like surulere , contain , apapa road ,yaba , Ebutte Metta, etc. most of the houses u will see there are old houses with old designs and old facilities which u can’t force the landlord to improve .

If such area is on close proximity to ur business place or office , u have no choice but to rent the old houses and at least make the place livable to an extent . It’s not a case of doing too much at all. It’s just a case of some of those landlords being wicked and greedy .

If I rent a house from u and did improvements to the house , courtesy demands that u at least allow me to use 2 years on the same rent before u come up with an increased rent for the space . But a lot of the wicked landlords will not even allow u finish a year before they tell they have increased the rent . They know by doing so u will either be forced to pay the new rent or leave the apartment with all the improvement u have done .

Both options favors them because they can either rent the place with ur improvement to another tenant at a ridiculously high price or u pay the new price which is only due to the improvement u did to the apartment .

Na crazy tenants wey go damage the house before leaving fit them .

afrodoc2:
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Why would a tenant be doing all that to a house he is renting. Anybody who does that is leaving space for the devil to use/misuse the landlord.

People renovate where they rent to make it livable .

The particular apartment the lady rented was in utter mess when she rented it . Nobody would pay the ridiculous price the landlords charge to rent out the space and leave such apartment in the ruins they met it .

Imagine paying over 3 million for a 2 bed room flat and then u are expected to leave the apartment with the 1990’s “talazo” floor or the normal asbestos ceiling 🤷‍♂️. It’s normal for u to at least have modern tiles on the floor , screed the wall and paint it satin , have POP fixed in the parlor and a decent chandelier .

The fact is most people who can afford the ridiculous prices Lagos landlord charges will not live in the house like church rats

swiz123:
So you can’t threaten GTbank with closure of your bank account so they can at least apologize? So make person wey help your friend go carry him cross cos you no send am message this time.

😂

Threatening GTBank with account closure won’t change anything . Is VeryDarkman in GTBank’s custody ? Why is nobody threatening the law enforcement agents that arrested him ?

The thing is Nigerians always have misplaced anger issues .

iamoyindamola:
Lagos landlords and house agents should all be arrested and tested for oshogbo weed, they are heartless, self centered and greedy

Very wicked people .

They will wait for u to improve the house to ur taste and then increase rent to double . If u can’t pay , they will evict u and then rent the place out to another person at a more ridiculous price.

House wey u fix POP , change toilet WC and screed the wall…..dem go quickly increase the price and expect u to pay or leave for another tenant to come and enjoy the improvements.