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In the Lekki Palm City Estate, Ajah, Lagos, the residents staged a protest where they blocked the roads that lead to the estate to register their dissastifaction with the developer, who they said had caused the flooding of the area by not meeting drainage requirements. It was claimed that the housing
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Ajah is a flood-prone area in Lagos. Heavy rain floods the area, causing destruction, flooding homes, and preventing others from leaving their properties. Hence, homes and roads in Ajah and other areas in Lagos vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. People have been reported missing during
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Ajah was founded by the Ojupon, Ogunsemo and
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project built by Henry
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022, that involved the men of Ajah Division, Lagos. This resulted in the death of a young man named Gafaru Buraimoh, who lived in Happy Land Estate,
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