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Lagos bans installation of Eze Ndigbo, Seriki, threatens arrest

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The Lagos State Government has warned against the assumption of chieftaincy titles without official approval, declaring that violators will face arrest and prosecution under the Obas and Chiefs Law of Lagos State 2015.

In a public statement signed by Mr. Bolaji Kayode Robert, Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, the state described the trend of self-proclaimed traditional rulers as “an unhealthy development” that has caused “tension, confusion, and needless crises.”

The statement explained that such unauthorised titles, particularly those using appellations equivalent to “Oba,” “His Royal Majesty,” or “His Royal Highness,” are illegal. “The preponderance of these self-acclaimed Chieftaincy titles has reached an alarming level, rendering efforts at curbing these untoward excesses largely ineffective,” it said.

The government emphasised that the Governor, through the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, is the only authority empowered to approve chieftaincy titles in Lagos State. Sections 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20 of the 2015 law clearly outline the procedures for filling vacancies and granting such titles.

Furthermore, the statement highlighted that Section 21, Paragraphs 2(a-d), and Section 23, Paragraphs (a & b) prohibit the assumption of royal titles and the use of royal paraphernalia, including beaded crowns, beaded shoes, staffs, and horse whisks (irukere), by anyone not recognised by the government. “The State Government is set to enforce the law and, henceforth, bring violators to justice,” it added.

The statement warned that any chieftaincy title conferred without the Governor’s approval is null and void, adding that offenders will face up to two years imprisonment as prescribed by the law.
“Such actions will be viewed strongly as a deliberate infraction and affront on the traditional institution in the State,” it said.

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Individuals currently holding unauthorised titles were urged to desist immediately. “Failure to comply with this directive may result in necessary actions, including legal proceedings in accordance with the extant laws,” the statement noted.

The government also called on residents to report any instances of unauthorised conferment of chieftaincy titles to the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development or security agencies for prompt action.

Commissioner Robert said the measures are necessary to “protect and uphold the sanctity and integrity of the traditional institution in the State and preserve our most cherished culture and tradition from disrepute.”

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Death row inmate Christa Pike scores legal win as judge reopens her case against execution by lethal injection

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Death row inmate, Christa Pike has scored a legal victory after a judge reopened her case against being put to death by lethal injection following her botched execution.

The convicted murderer, 50, was due to be the first woman put to death in Tennessee for over 200 years on Sept. 30 but instead became the country’s first death row inmate ever to survive the lethal injection.

In January, her legal team filed a complaint in court challenging the state’s lethal injection protocol, which was later dismissed by the Tennessee Supreme Court in May, according to court documents obtained by The Post.

In an order issued on Thursday, Judge I’Ashea Myles ruled that the case should be reopened in the Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville.

Myles wrote that Pike had established “extreme, unique, exceptional, or extraordinary circumstances” allowing her to seek relief from the court.

The original complaint filed in January called for the court to stop the use of the lethal injection against Pike, arguing that in her case it was unconstitutional.

“Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocol, calling for a single drug (pentobarbital), is plagued with the same issues that have marked botched executions for decades: secrecy, intentional omission, inattention to detail, and untrained and unlicensed prison personnel attempting to fill medical role,” Pike’s lawyers wrote.

“As the State of Tennessee seeks to execute its first woman in 250 years, and the only woman on Tennessee’s death row ––- Christa Gail Pike –– those problems have come to head.

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“The new protocol, as applied to the Plaintiff and her unique medical conditions, is unconstitutional under the United States Constitution and the Tennessee Constitution.”

The attorneys also argued that Pike’s “physical characteristics,” including small veins, made insertion with a needle difficult.

Pike was sentenced to death for the sadistic murder of her 19-year-old Job Corps classmate Colleen Slemmer in Jan. 1995, when she was 18.

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PHOTOS: Russian bus stop bombing k!lls at least 33 in Ukraine

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ussia has continued its invasion against Ukraine for more than four years and is showing no signs of backing down.

At leaat 33 people were k!lled when Russia carried out a bomb attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, authorities said on ​Thursday, October 8.

The Ukrainian authorities described the latest bombing as a targeted strike on civilians in the key ‌stronghold sought by Moscow.

Another 18 people were wounded in one of the largest single attacks this year, which took place on a street where police said two city buses were operating at the time of the strike.

President Volodymyr ​Zelensky described it as a bus stop.

Images posted by police showed bodies ​strewn across a street littered with debris, as well as a ⁠charred shell of what appeared to be a bus.

“For them (the Russians), a ​bus with passengers is an attractive target precisely because one strike can kill as ​many people as possible,” regional governor Vadym Filashkin said on the Telegram app.

There was no immediate comment from Moscow on the attack.

Russia denies targeting civilians, though it has regularly pounded ​Ukrainian cities, towns and other targets during its full-scale invasion that began in ​February 2022.

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Man decries absence of emergency workers as car burns on Third Mainland Bridge

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A Nigerian man has called out the Lagos State Government over the absence of emergency workers on the Third Mainland Bridge.

The man said he.was driving on the bridge when he spotted a vehicle that had overturned and burst into flames.

He further explained that what shocked him the most was that the burning vehicle was just a stone’s throw away from the Lagos State Emergency unit stationed on the bridge, but not a single official was in sight to handle the situation.

Lamenting the situation in the viral video, the man could be heard saying: “Imagine, Lagos State Emergency — nobody is here.”

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