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...
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GOV. SANWO-OLU HOSTS DUKE OF EDINBURGH, PRINCE EDWARD AT THE NIGERIAN EXCELLENCE EVENING AND GOLD AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 GOV. SANWO-OLU HOSTS DUKE OF EDINBURGH, PRINCE EDWARD AT THE NIGERIAN EXCELLENCE EVENING AND GOLD AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY, AT LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON WEDNESDAY, 19TH NOVEMBER 2025

"We hosted The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis, at the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award Presentation yesterday.


The Award is a transformative journey that nurtures confidence, builds resilience and instils in each participant a profound sense of responsibility to their communities and to the world.


I am very proud of every young Lagosian who has embraced this challenge and committed themselves to excellence. Your dedication is a powerful testament to what determination, creativity and a willingness to learn can achieve.


As a government, we remain steadfast in our commitment to creating platforms that allow young people to learn, lead, innovate and thrive. Lagos will continue to champion opportunities that shape individuals into leaders who will define the next chapter of our progress."

 


l-r: British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Jonny Baxter; Chairman, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun during the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.


Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (left) and the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward with young awardees during the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.


Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (third left) and the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward (middle) with awardees during the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.


l-r: Secretary General, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Mr. Martin Houghton-Brown; British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Jonny Baxter; the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; International Trustee/Chair of the Africa Region, Mr. Muhoho Kenyatta;  Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun (second right) and Senior Political Adviser, British Deputy High Commission in Lagos, Mr. Wale Adebajo during the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.


Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward with Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, when the Governor hosted the Prince to the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony, at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.

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