
An Osun State High Court has overturned the state government's approval of the Lagbua family as a ruling house for the Aragbiji of Iragbiji chieftaincy, according to Punch. The ruling nullifies the government's earlier decision recognising the family's eligibility to produce candidates for the traditional throne. Details of the court's reasoning and any response from the Osun State government or the affected family were not included in the initial report.
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