HUSBAND AND WIFE REMANDED FOR POISONING SON TO DEATH

One 51 year old Isaac Uweniyi and his 30 years old wife, Elizabeth Uweniyi, have been remanded in custody for alleged conspiracy and murder of their son.

They were alleged in the two-count charge slammed on them to have poisoned a plate of rice which the served their 19 years old son, marvis, to eat which led to his death.

The offence as stated on the charge sheet, was allegedly committed on 3rd June 2020 at Egbeta village in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State.

Presiding Judge of the Benin High Court, Criminal Division, sitting in Benin City, accordingly made their remand order while directing that their case file be duplicated and forwarded to the office of the state Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP), for legal advice.

A BENIN MAN CAN ONLY HAVE ONE IGIOGBE

The court of appeal sitting in Benin City has declared house No. 102 Lagos street, Benin City, as the Igiogbe of the late Mr. Alfred Omoregie Odiase.

Delivering judgment in the matter filed before the court in the year 2002, the lead Judge, Hon. Justice Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju, held that the house belongs to the 1st Respondent, Mr. Henry Omoregie, being the eldest surviving son of his late father, Mr. Alfred Omoregie Odiase who died on 11th August 1993 in Benin City.

The court, declared that the semi detached building also belongs to the 1st Respondent without any encumbrances, emphasizing that any bequest of shops etc, to any other beneficiary made by the late man via a WILL was void.

Hon. Justice Ogunwumiju, however, declared that all the bequests in respect of the separate house No. 102B, Lagos street, Benin City, is not part of the Igiogbe being a separate house on the land is valid.

It was further held by the court that the 1st Respondent is not entitled to any other part of the houses, land or shops at No. 41B, now 81B New Lagos road, Benin City.

The court noted that the claim at the trial court and the counter claim indicates that both parties agreed that the Igiogbe is the ancestral home of the deceased at 102 Lagos street.

Making recourse to a Supreme Court judgment, Hon. Justice Ogunwumiju held “under Benin Native Law and Custom, Igiogbe means a principal house where a deceased Benin Man lived and died; the right to inherit and possess such property vested only in the eldest son. The tradition takes precedent over and above the wishes of a deceased father no matter how strong he feels against his son as the prospective heir . It is a right vested in the eldest son and cannot be divested by means of disinheritance.”

The Appellants in the case are; Mr. Omoregie Asaolu, Anthony Edosomwan, Ikponmwosa Odiase, Mrs. Orobosa Atu (Nee Omoregie), Mrs osayomore (Nee Omoregie), Gumwendia Omoregie, mrs Eghianruwa Osagiede (Nee Omoregie) Etinosa Omoregie and Oghogho Omoregie.

COURT SAYS OBASEKI CAN CONTEST PDP PRIMARY ELECTION

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has struck out the suit filed by Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama aimed at stopping Governor Godwin obaseki from contesting the Edo State primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party slated for 25th June 2020. Earlier in the day, D.C. Denigwe SAN, who is Counsel to Ogbeide-Ihama, prayed the court for a stand down to enable the parties to the suit meet and resolve the matter out of court, an application the court granted. At the resumed hearing of the matter, few hours later, Denigwe SAN, informed the court that the Disputants have settled and prayed for withdrawal of the matter from the court. On their part, Higher King who is Counsel to Uche Secondus, the 1st Defendant and 2nd-7th Defendants, as well as that of the 8th and 9th Defendants, Alex Ejesiema, aligned with Denigwe SAN. Ruling on the matter, presiding Judge, Hon. Justice E.O. Obile according struck out the matter and commended the parties for resolving the matter out of court, which according to him, was the proper thing to do.