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  BREAKING: President Buhari Replaces Service Chiefs Channels Television     Updated January 26, 2021  According to reports from Channels News Media: President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs and appointed new officers as replacements. The new Service Chiefs are: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff. This was announced on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina who noted that the service chiefs have also retired from service. Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. President Buhari appreciated the outgoing Service Chiefs for what he calls thei...

 *POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS BISHOP KUKAH MEMBER OF THE DICASTERY ON INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, VATICAN CITY*  According to Rev. Fr Christopher A. Omotosho who is the Director, Social Communications of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, having it's address at St. Bakhita Catholic Secretariat, No. 2 Aliyu Jodi Road, Sokoto, Nigeria.  Fr Omotosho stated that the Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed His Lordship, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto as a Member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development. The appointment was contained in a letter to Bishop Kukah dated 11th December, 2020, and signed by His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Turkson, the Prefect of the Dicastery.  By this appointment, Bishop Kukah will join other members of the Dicastery drawn from different regions of the world to advise and promote the holy Father’s concerns on issues of justice and peace, human rights, torture, human trafficking, care of creation and other is...

 JOE AGI (SAN) HOLDS OUT THE OLIVE BRANCH: SUES FOR PEACE AND COOPERATION. The primary election has come and gone. Winner has emerged and plans for the main by-election are being executed already. The election ended with some in frayed nerves that should be defrayed with our humane behavioural disposition at this juncture. Chief Joe Agi SAN Campaign Organization is not ignorant of the trite that time such as this, it requires little thought to realise that we have to depend on each other at every turn of our lives and endeavour to achieve a particular goal. A goal such as the contest to fly the party's flag and eventually wins the race as in the forthcoming northern Cross River Senatorial by-election. We must try to avoid the bullying, aggressive, scowling and critical attitude in our relationship with supporters of former aspirants. Since variety is the spice of life, none of us has a monopoly of brains or wisdom. We must therefore learn to be tolerant of the views and opinions of...

 APPRECIATION MESSAGE FROM JOE AGI. (SAN) I write to appreciate every party man and woman who came out to vote at our primaries! I thank you for your trust and confidence which you clearly expressed by voting massively for me! I assure you that your votes and the support you so manifestly expressed for me by turning out enmasse, will be amply rewarded as we march, by the special grace of God into the hallowed Senate Chamber! I urge you all not be distracted by anyone’s antics! By the grace of God, we will foist the APC flag in the senate for our Senatorial District, thus taking our people into the mainstream of Nigerian politics. That way, we will bring home, all the patronage and infrastructure that our people desire! As for my worthy opponents and their supporters, I urge all to close ranks with me so that we can as a united party, win the forthcoming general elections. The senate is an elephant and as our people say, there will be enough for everyone! My profound gratitude goes ...

 TO THE MAN, JOE AGI. THE RIGHT TIME TO REPAY GOOD FOR GOOD.  Sometimes back in year 2010, one of the toughest primaries was held to pick the Chairmanship candidate to fly the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Yala Local Government Council.  Yala was polarized with two powerful political factions. On one side, was Hon Gabe Ugor (Yache Ward) as aspirant and Mr. Godwin Odama (Gabu Ward) on the second divide. The magnitude of the preparation for the primary election was so tensed that the entire Yala LGA was frozen below zero degrees. It wouldn't be necessary to mention the names of the political heavyweights supporting these aspirants then but of importance, was simply the fear of uncertainty and anticipated violence that gripped Yala LGA. Indeed, many political pundits described it as the "Clash of the Titans).  However, with the tensed atmosphere then, the primary election venue was shifted to Calabar for fear of violence Yala was known for in the time...

 CR-Northern District: Joe AGi SAN hereby appeals to your conscience.  Recent announcement by Inec on the date for the conduct of the senatorial election has inspired progressives across the senatorial district to run for office. It’s incredibly exciting, but also requires a well thought out plan. Launching a campaign is a huge decision and the Joe Agi SAN campaign organization is prepared to ensure our campaign has a strong start indeed a strong foundation. Recall that upon the death of our “ beloveth late most distinguished Senator Rose Oko” (may her soul Rest In Peace) we had indicated interest to inspire an endearing and enduring perspective to legislation while pursuing the agenda of attracting development to our district. We had embarked upon consultations and consciously created an awareness about the promises of assured development that Joe Agi SAN can attract to our district. We examined the prospect and indicated the possibility of utilizing such realistic capability...

 Cross River State Northern Senatorial District: Joe Agi SAN shall be accountable to the Constituent. The upper chamber of Legislation , in which each state has three representatives regardless of population size, with 109 senators in total is influential chamber. Senators serve four-year terms and their mandate is often as a consequence of the political influence of the constituents. Through the electoral process, they seek the political supports and votes of their constituents to represent them in the Red Chambers.  The constituent is the “Voters” in a legislative district. We are not unmindful of the role of the coalition (An alliance of political groups pursuing a common goal). Their choice always counts. As fundamental as their roles in making the election of the Senator successful, most of our Senators relegate them to the background when elected to serve. Others treat them with ignominy. This is not fair. The presumed right of the people to instruct their elected repres...

THE MARRIED COUPLE AND THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY IN NIGERIA: A CRITIQUE DR. BRIGHT E. ONIHA* 1.0 Introduction Recently, the Chief Judge of Oyo State, Hon. Justice Munta Abimbola delivered a landmark decision that rekindled the debate over the traditionally volatile issue of settlement of prenuptial and post nuptial property in an ailing or “deceased” marriage in Nigeria. After divorce, the parties to a failed marriage tend to go separate ways. However, several issues that are ancillary to the dissolution or “interment” of the marriage are also thrown up for consideration and determination. They include custody and maintenance of the children and wife of the marriage, as well as the sharing of the property that were acquired during the subsistence of the marriage. In the case of the latter, women are often disadvantaged. The inequality in the sharing of such property is attributable to several factors ranging from economic, social, cultural, religious, political factors. I...

In Igbo Customary Law, succession and inheritance are taken for granted as enuring by the principle of primogeniture. In other words, the eldest male child (Okpala or Diokpa) of the intestate has a sole claim to the estate of the deceased. Hence, female children do not inherit their deceased parents. Against this backdrop, a suit arose at a Lagos State High Court. It was instituted by one of the daughters of the deceased Lazarus Ogbonnaya Ukeje, who challenged the grant of Letters of Administration to her mother (and widow of the deceased) and her brother to her exclusion. She maintained that being a child of the deceased, the grant was discriminatory having offended section 42 (2) of the 1999 Constitution. Appealing against the decision of the Lagos High Court that found in favour of the Claimant, the Defendants/Appellants cited Igbo Customary Law as the basis for which she was disinherited. The Court of Appeal affirmed the ruling of the lower court. Further dissatisfied, the Appellan...