A NEW KANSAS LAW HAS EFFECTIVELY INVALIDATED THE DRIVER’S LICENSES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-ISSUED DOCUMENTS OF TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS, LEAVING MANY IN LEGAL AND PERSONAL LIMBO.(PHOTO).

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Kansas driver’s license law puts some transgender residents in ID limbo A new Kansas law has effectively invalidated the driver’s licenses and other government-issued documents of transgender residents, leaving many in legal and personal limbo. Senate Bill 244, which went into effect immediately after the legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, requires that the gender listed on a driver’s license align with the state’s binary definition of male and female. The law also directs the state registrar to “correct” birth certificates that do not match these definitions. Unlike similar restrictions in other states, Kansas’ law retroactively invalidates previously issued documents. Legal advocates warn that the law threatens the privacy and safety of transgender residents, forcing them to disclose their gender identity in situations ranging from employment applications to renting property or opening bank accounts. The law also restricts bathroom use to the sex assigned at birth and amen...

MAGU BAGS 'ARDI' MEDIA MERIT AWARD YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.

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     The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on June 21, 2018 received the “Government Agency Excellence Award”, bestowed on him by the Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative, ARDI.
The award was in recognition of his doggedness and commitment to the anti-corruption crusade, and for “distinguishing himself in the anti-graft campaign so much so that his name has suddenly become not only a household name, but a catchphrase to remind Nigerians that inasmuch as corruption may fight back, it will never again take the centre state”.Magu, who was represented by Ben Ikani, Director, EFCC’s Forensic Evidence Unit, used the opportunity to call for an a"ll inclusive participation in the fight against corruption".While appreciating the organizers of the award, for “a role well played in the fight against corruption”, he told the gathering that the EFCC has so far secured over 609 convictions.More photos below.
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