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Panama’s Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriage

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According to a judgement published on Wednesday, Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is not a human right and the country therefore does not have to recognise such unions. The court had been considering the issue since 2016, following several appeals from same-sex couples claiming the Central American country’s family code was unconstitutional as it only recognises marriages between a man and a woman. “There is a reality, and it is that, until now, the right to equal marriage is no more than an aspiration, even though a…

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IMPORTANT NOTICE ON SPURIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA POST

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The attention of Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (the “Bank”) has been drawn to a spurious post on Twitter by @ifygold21 alleging that the Bank gave the new Naira notes in the total sum of ₦500 million to one of the leading presidential candidates in the ongoing General Elections on the eve of the elections and at the order of a high-ranking Government official. The Bank wishes to refute this claim in its entirety and state categorically that it is completely false and is designed to bring the image of the…

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INEC delclares Tinubu winner of presidential election

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Ruling party candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been declared winner of the Saturday, March 25, 2023 presidential election. After a tension-soaked wait, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), this morning(March 1st), declared the APC presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Party as winner. At exactly 4:10a.m., INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu winner. He will collect his certificate of return at 3:00p.m. later today. Tinubu finished with 8,794,726, nearly two million more votes than his fiercest challengers, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 6,984,520…

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United States extends visa validity to five years for Nigerians

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In a press statement by the U.S. Consulate General, the United States of America (USA), yesterday, announced that starting March 1, 2023, it will increase visitor visa validity from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter the United States temporarily for business and/or tourism. The statement also assured that the cost of the visa fee still remains the same. The statement reads: “Effective March 1, 2023, the U.S. Mission will increase visitor visa validity from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter…

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Sex scandal: Court reinstates sacked EKSU lecturer

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A lecturer of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Dr Ololade Aduwo, who was dismissed in December 2019 by the university authorities over an alleged sex scandal involving a female student, Rachel Olatosin, has been reinstated by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. This was contained in the judgement of the industrial court, Akure Division in the case with suit number NICN/AK/08/2020 filed by Aduwo against EKSU VC, EKSU Governing Council and the university over his dismissal from the employ of the institution for what he described as phantom sex allegation.…

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Peter Obi floors Tinubu in Lagos

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has floored the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State.  This was based on the collation of results at the Independent National Electoral Commission Lagos State collation centre in Yaba.  Obi won nine local government areas of the state.  The LGAs are Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Somolu, Ojo and Alimosho. Tinubu triumphed in Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Surulere. Obi polled a total of 575,735 votes while Tinubu…

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Vote buying: EFCC arrests suspect with N32.4m cash

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday intercepted the sum of N32,400,000 allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos State. The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, revealed that the recovery was made by operatives of the Lagos zonal command of the commission. He noted that the suspect involved has been taken into custody for further questioning. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has implored all personnel of the commission deployed for election monitoring duties to show courage and not give room for unscrupulous…

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Police arrests House of Reps member in Rivers with foreign currencies

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Police in Rivers State have arrested one Chinyere Igwe, House of Reps member representing Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, Rivers State. Dr. Chinyere Igwe, was arrested with an unspecified amount of foreign currencies in Rivers State. Igwe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who represents Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, was arrested on Friday morning along Aba Road in Port Harcourt. Rivers State Police Command spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the arrest of the lawmaker. “A statement on it will be…

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House of Reps member remanded in prison

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Ephraim Nwuzi, a member representing Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, who is is also seeking reelection, has been remanded in Nigerian Correctional Center by the Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Nwuzi, who is seeking reelection on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, was remanded Wednesday as the Nigerian Police Force arraigned him for allegedly inciting violence over the coming elections in a trending video. Chief Magistrate, Amadi O. Amadi-Nna, ruled that the suspect be remanded for 10 days pending the outcome of an investigation by…

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Labour Party Senatorial candidate assassinated in Enugu

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Oyibo Chukwu, Labour Party candidate for Enugu East Senatorial district, has been killed. Oyibo, a lawyer was said to have been attacked while returning from a campaign trip in the Agbani area. He was said to have been burnt inside his vehicle, and three persons were suspected to be with him in the vehicle but it was not yet known how many of the occupants were killed. Information about the attack is still very sketchy but a top member of the party has confirmed it but said he should not…

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