punta: I don't want to believe that greed is pushing Bianca to fight for these properties, they must have been willed to her legally by Ikemba. They were married her in church in the late 80s and some years later after her father had forgiven her for marrying Ojukwu, he gae them his blessings at their traditional wedding ceremony in their hometown Ngwo.
It was covered by NTA Newsline.

Late Chief C.C Onoh owned over 200 houses in Enugu alone. She comes from a family noted for their stubbornness.

I am not worried for her, there is no way she is going to lose this case. Her late father was a lawyer, two of her brothers are lawyers and I'm not very certain but she might have studied law too. Family feuds is not alien to her, her fathe didn't speak to her for more than seven years, she cannot lose sleep because of some greedy in-laws.

Ndi Nnewi bring it on, Bianca ada akuja akuja.

mojeer678:
So my dear indignant friend, Nigerian law does not know or recognise 'common law marriage, contracted primarily by cohabitation', which with all due respect, is plain rubbish! Maybe it's you who wasted good education by not paying enough attention in Family Law class, if at all you ever attended any.

punta: I don't want to believe that greed is pushing Bianca to fight for these properties, they must have been willed to her legally by Ikemba. They were married her in church in the late 80s and some years later after her father had forgiven her for marrying Ojukwu, he gae them his blessings at their traditional wedding ceremony in their hometown Ngwo.
It was covered by NTA Newsline

Late Chief C.C Onoh owned over 200 houses in Enugu alone. She comes from a family noted for their stubbornness.

I am not worried for her, there is no way she is going to lose this case. Her late father was a lawyer, two of her
brothers are lawyers and I'm not very certain but she might have studied law too. Family feuds is not alien to her, her fathe didn't speak to her for more than seven years, she cannot lose sleep because of some greedy in-laws.

Ndi Nnewi bring it on, Bianca ada akuja
akuja.

ACM10:

Bianca Ojukwu is a lawyer too. She studied law at UNN.

iphy42:





So you think Bianca is bigger than the Ojukwus because they have three lawyers? U are mistaken! Odumegwu Ojukwu family are equal to the task.

Are you not surprised the Ojukwus asked for proof of marriage? Bianca married Ojukwu while he was still legally married to two women. That is not a plus for Bianca in this case coupled with the FFK saga, this case will be especially messy for her.

If not about the wealth, why is she willing to drag her name in the mud when she is already in possession of all her husbands personal effects and money allegedly running into billions? Afterall, her father has over 200 houses in Enugu alone according to you.

If you were the first wife, how would you feel if your husband neglected your children and willed almost everything to his third wife after you suffered with him in thick and thin?

Nwanne be fair cos 'amaka m ihe di na Ozubulu bu amaghi ama di na Nnewi'

sheniqua:

FYI Ojukwu was never married to Debe's mother
none of these children you are talking about are Children
They are older than Bianca
And if at this stage of their lives they haven't achieved enough for themselves then they have serious issues

Okija_juju:


FALSE



Customary law marriage being an institution which create status, must be strictly proved in judicial proceedings

To establish that a valid customary law marriage was contracted, evidence must first be led as to the customary law of marriage of the locality concerned and the essentials of such marriage. In addition compliance with those essentials must be proved by satisfactory evidence The best evidence is that of persons who witnessed or took part in the marriage ceremonies. Quashie - Idun Ag. J. (as he then was) stated the law succinctly thus in Lawal v Younan.

They called some of the women who have told the court that they and others were married to the deceased person in accordance with Native Custom. I do not think that this form is. the proper rrjethod of proving Native Customary Marriage. Either the person who gave away the woman in marriage or a person who witnessed the ceremony or was sent to ask for the hand of the woman should be called to give evidence in proof of the marriage. I do not think that it is sufficient to call only the alleged husband or wife to testify as to the marriage, neither do I think that an administrator or a person claiming a benefit in the estate is alone competent to give that evidence.

This rule does not make the parties to the marriage or persons interested in it incompetent to testify as to the fact of the marriage but deals rather with the insufficiency of the evidence of such witnesses. Consequently, the Supreme Court held in Agongo v Aseleke and others that the uncontradicted evidence of a party to a marriage was sufficient to establish the marriage. The rule as discussed in Lawal v Ibunan, therefore, applies only where the evidence is challenged, in which case there is need for additional evidence to prove the marriage.

The requirement of strict proof of customary law marriage arises from the fact that no ready and reliable record of customary law marriages are kept to which a court called upon to determine the existence of such marriage may rely upon. Unlike statutory marriages, no compulsory and reliable system of registration exists.

iphy42:





I never included Debe's mother! Njideka gave birth to Emeka jnr and two others while Stella adopted a girl.
Mind you, it is not about his children acquiring things for them selves but about doing what is morally right. All children whether young or old are entitled to their parents' inheritance. It is their right! Afterall Bianca knew they were there before she entered the family.

When one person ascribes to his or her self what belongs to all, that person is termed GREEDY. Bianca already has enough. She should understand that others weren't plucked from trees.
Emee nwata ka emeri Ibe ya, obi adi ya mma. Live and let live.

Ojukwu listed the children as Tenny Haman, Chukwuemeka Jnr, Mmegha, Okigbo, Ebele, Chineme, Afam and Nwachukwu.

He willed the Casabianca Lodge at No. 7, Forest Crescent, GRA, Enugu, two properties at Jabi and Kuje in the FCT as well as all his money and personal effects to his widow, Bianca. He also said that Bianca should replace him as the trustee in the family company, Ojukwu Transport Ltd, while also giving her two plots of land in his village at Nnewi.

He, however, added that if she re-married, the land should be taken away from her.

The first son, Emeka Jnr., got the family house at Nnewi, while the newly mentioned daughter, Tenny Haman, got the Jubilee Hotel located in Zaria, Kaduna State.

The Biafran warlord also shared other landed property in the village among all his children.

Ojukwu listed the trustees and executors of the will to include Bianca, Emeka Jnr and Mr James Chukwuneme.

Reacting to the will, Bianca, who is Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain told Vanguard: “It was a fair will. This time round, he did not disappoint us,’’ she said.

She however, expressed shock at the disclosure of a new daughter in the family, whom she said had never been mentioned by her husband.

None of the children was present at the presentation of the will.

iphy42:





So you think Bianca is bigger than the Ojukwus because they have three lawyers? U are mistaken! Odumegwu Ojukwu family are equal to the task.

Are you not surprised the Ojukwus asked for proof of marriage? Bianca married Ojukwu while he was still legally married to two women. That is not a plus for Bianca in this case coupled with the FFK saga, this case will be especially messy for her.

If not about the wealth, why is she willing to drag her name in the mud when she is already in possession of all her husbands personal effects and money allegedly running into billions? Afterall, her father has over 200 houses in Enugu alone according to you.

If you were the first wife, how would you feel if your husband neglected your children and willed almost everything to his third wife after you suffered with him in thick and thin?

Nwanne be fair cos 'amaka m ihe di na Ozubulu bu amaghi ama di na Nnewi'

Ndipe:

Bianca once stated openly to Sunnews magazine that she was Ojukwu's only legal wife and challenged any other living woman to produce a copy of their marriage certificate. She further stated that they got married in a Roman Catholic Church which would have been impossible, according to her, if Ojukwu was still married, cos that would have been considered bigamy in the eyes of the Church.

sheniqua:

So they should fight a widow and her young children endlessly because the father didn't give them what they wanted?
At what point do they back off?
There is a will remember
If they want to contest the will let them do so
But bringing up ridiculous demands like paternity of her children and legitimacy of her marriage is plain stupid
His will is pretty clear
He gave as he deemed fit including a lady born by a kaduna woman
And a man has a right to give as he wishes
How is that Bianca's fault?
Are you saying she should give her share of the will to her step sons?
This is not some fly by night marriage
She met Ojukwu in the late 80's,married him legally sometime in the 90's and have children by him ,recognized by him and she and stayed with Him till death in 2012
That is over two decades
That is perhaps the longest marriage he ever had
For anyone to question her legitimacy is plain ridiculous


The will lest we forget

~Bluetooth:

She's a national asset and you all know what happens to Nigerian assets; they are mostly mismanaged. After fani dumped the bytch, ojuku came and helped her. They sort of did overnight marriage and before you know, she started spitting, had bumps and babies started coming.

Ojuku was lonely and needed a fresh blood badly to mend his broken heart considering the defeat, the betrayal against his troops and people arising from his cross country race to ivory coast and the aftermath. The family should let bianca enjoy ojuku's money afterall she was a good asset to ojuku and the nation at large. I only hope she places herself for public offer too so that interested nigerians can apply.

naptu2: Sir Louis Phillipe Odumegwu Ojukwu, KBE, (1909-1966)

www.nairaland.com/attachments/665662_sir20louis20Odumegwu20Ojukwu_jpga1a9a825590a3332a276a024eba34cc7

Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu was an extremely successful Nigerian businessman and politician from the Ojukwu family of Nwakanwa Quarters Obiuno Umudim Nnewi south east of Onitsha in modern Anambra State. One of the most illustrious citizens of Nigeria, he had remarkable success as a businessman and also rendered distinguished public service in several fields. He was also associated with several philanthropic and cultural organisations to which he made generous material and tacit contributions.

He was born in 1909 in Nnewi and attended a primary school in Asaba and the Hope Waddell Institute. After formal schooling he joined the Produce Inspection Service as produce examiner in 1928 and later worked as a clerk with the large West African trading company of John Holt. It was here that the self made man who later became one of Nigeria’s foremost business tycoons and a multi-millionaire developed his business interest. He incorporated a textile company in Onitsha to supplement his income during this period, already exhibiting a little bit of his entrepreneurial spirit. While at John Holt, he noticed the severe strain a lack of adequate transportation had on Eastern textile traders He resigned from John Holt in 1934 to start a transport business with one second-hand truck that later grew into a vast transport enterprise. As a transporter he was a tireless worker and meticulous to detail; he was usually the first to inspect his transport vehicles for oil and leakages. His transport company (Ojukwu"s Transport Company) was the first major transport company to move the easterners to Lagos from the Asaba end of the Niger river after they might have crossed over from Onitsha on a boat.

He entered politics in 1951 as a member of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe’s National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC) which included him in the delegation to the London Constitutional Conference in 1951. Four years later Odumegwu Ojukwu was elected to the Federal House of Representatives in Lagos, but resigned in 1956 to become chairman of the Eastern Region Development Corporation.

Apart from his work ethic, his success was also oiled by the economic boom after World War II, working with the West African Railway Company and the newly inaugurated produce boards, he provided his fleet for commodity transportation and for other traders use. During the 1950s, he diversified his interest, bought some industries and invested heavily in the real estate sector.

His success, drive and ability led him to a host of other business appointments as chairman of the Eastern Nigerian Marketing Board, chairman of the Nigerian Shipping Line, chairman of the Nigerian Cement Company, first and founding President of The Nigerian Stock Exchange and director of a number of business concerns including Shell-BP. He was also a member of the board of Nigerian Coal Corporation. His last public engagement was as chairman of the Eastern Nigeria Marketing Board. He resigned from this position and also from office as chairman of the African Continental Bank, in May 1966 as a result of ill health.

His own company, founded on the Ojukwu Transport Company in 1934, had at the time of his death in 1966 spread its activities into construction and other areas, growing into a multi-million-naira group and employing thousands of workers.

In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal; he was knighted in 1960. In 1963 the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Law, becoming the first to be so honoured by that university. He died on September 13th 1966 at Nkalagu in his home state, at the age of 57.

Ojukwu’s death came a few months after the first Nigerian civilian government was ended by a military coup d’etat which saw his son, Lieutenant-Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, ascend to office as Military Governor of Eastern Nigeria. Lieutenant-Colonel Ojukwu later declared the region, which he renamed Biafra, independent of the Federation of Nigeria, but secession was ended after a three-year bitter civil war in 1970.

sheniqua:

So they should fight a widow and her young children endlessly because the father didn't give them what they wanted?
At what point do they back off?
There is a will remember
If they want to contest the will let them do so
But bringing up ridiculous demands like paternity of her children and legitimacy
of her marriage is plain stupid
His will is pretty clear
He gave as he deemed fit including a lady born by a kaduna woman
And a man has a right to give as he wishes
How is that Bianca's fault?
Are you saying she should give her share of the will to her step sons?
This is not some fly by night marriage
She met Ojukwu in the late 80's,married him legally sometime in the 90's and have children by him ,recognized by him and she and stayed with Him till death in 2012
That is over two decades
That is perhaps the longest marriage he ever had
For anyone to question her legitimacy is plain ridiculous
The will lest we forget

Ndipe:

Bianca once stated openly to Sunnews magazine that she was Ojukwu's only legal wife and challenged any other living woman to produce a copy of their marriage certificate. She further stated that they got married in a Roman Catholic Church which would have been impossible, according to her, if Ojukwu was still married, cos that would have been considered bigamy in the eyes of
the Church.

Tinyemeka:
Bia, I thought you were supposed to be an engineer?

iphy42:



Funke Akindele also made the same costly assumption until it dawned on her that court marriage does not make any marriage more legal that customary marriage.
I have seen cases where churches(Catholic church) inclusive wedded a man with his second or third wife provided he has not wedded in that church before especially those who are influential.
She should have asked for evidence of marriage and not marriage certificate or is customary marriage not recognized by the law? and Is there any community that issue marriage certificate to traditionally married couples.
Let's all shelve sentiments aside. In Igboland, if you wed in court or church without the traditional marriage ceremony, you are not considered married. No court can state otherwise.

Okija_juju:


What that catholic church did is criminal under the Nigeria Marriage Act which the Catholic church suscribes to and weds people under.


So I really doubt you have ever witnessed this. No catholic|Anglican or
any other othodox church will wed a man who is already married under any other law in Nigeria or abroad..

Okija_juju:


What that catholic church did is criminal under the Nigeria Marriage Act which the Catholic church suscribes to and weds people under.


So I really doubt you have ever witnessed this. No catholic|Anglican or
any other othodox church will wed a man
who is already married under any other law in Nigeria or abroad..

iphy42:





So you think Bianca is bigger than the Ojukwus because they have three lawyers? U are mistaken! Odumegwu Ojukwu family are equal to the task.

Are you not surprised the Ojukwus asked for proof of marriage? Bianca married Ojukwu while he was still legally married to two women. That is not a plus for Bianca in this case coupled with the FFK saga, this case will be especially messy for her.

If not about the wealth, why is she willing to drag her name in the mud when she is already in possession of all her husbands personal effects and money allegedly running into billions? Afterall, her father has over 200 houses in Enugu alone according to you.

If you were the first wife, how would you feel if your husband neglected your children and willed almost everything to his third wife after you suffered with him in thick and thin?

Nwanne be fair cos 'amaka m ihe di na Ozubulu bu amaghi ama di na Nnewi'

iphy42:





I never included Debe's mother! Njideka gave birth to Emeka jnr and two others while Stella adopted a girl.
Mind you, it is not about his children acquiring things for them selves but about doing what is morally right. All children whether young or old are entitled to their parents' inheritance. It is their right! Afterall Bianca knew they were there before she entered the family.

When one person ascribes to his or her self what belongs to all, that person is termed GREEDY. Bianca already has enough. She should understand that others weren't plucked from trees.
Emee nwata ka emeri Ibe ya, obi adi ya mma. Live and let live.

punta:
I don't want to believe that greed is pushing Bianca to fight for these properties, they must have been willed to her legally by Ikemba. They had a church wedding in the late 80s and some years later after her father had forgiven her for marrying Ojukwu, he gave them his blessings at their traditional wedding ceremony in their hometown Ngwo.
It was covered by NTA Newsline.

Late Chief C.C Onoh owned over 200 houses in Enugu alone. She comes from a family noted for their stubbornness.

I am not worried for her, there is no way she is going to lose this case. Her late father was a lawyer, two of her brothers are lawyers and I'm not very certain but she might have studied law too. Family feuds is not alien to her, her fathe didn't speak to her for more than seven years, she cannot lose sleep because of some greedy in-laws.

Ndi Nnewi bring it on, Bianca ada akuja akuja.