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December 14, 2021

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“Hey Baby Mama” Banky W Reacts After A Court Ruled That Marriages Conducted Ikoyi Registry, Are Invalid

Banky W has reacted after a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ruled that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to conduct marriages.

Based on the ruling, all weddings conducted at Federal Marriage Registries, including Ikoyi Registry, are "illegal and invalid".

Banky W, who married Adesua Etomi 4 years ago in Ikoyi Registry, reacted on Twitter, jokingly telling Adesua she's his baby mama, not his wife.

"So therefore @AdesuaEtomiW hey 'baby mama'." Banky wrote with several laughing face emoji.

"Hey baby mama" Banky W reacts after a court ruled that marriages conducted at Federal Marriage Registries, including Ikoyi Registry, are invalid

Marriages Conducted At Federal Marriage Registries, Including Ikoyi Registry, Are Invalid

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has ruled that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to conduct marriages.

The court, presided over by Justice D. E. Osiagor, held that only the local government marriage registries are empowered to do such by the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

He submitted that the conduct of marriages and issuance of certificates are statutorily the job of the local governments as provided by the law.

The judge added that the acts of the federal government through the Ministry of Interior, operating marriage registries is beyond their powers and held that all marriages conducted by federal marriage registries or through their agents are illegal and invalid.

He consequently ordered the closure of all federal marriage registries opened by the ministry, including that of Ikoyi marriage registry, with immediate effect.

There has been a legal battle between some local government areas in Nigeria against the federal government over who has the power to operate marriage registries, conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates.

The LGAs had insisted that their power to register marriages was being taken over by the federal government through the Ministry of Interior.

This prompted the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State to go to court, where it sought an order to take over the popular Ikoyi Marriage Registry being operated by the Ministry of Interior, on the grounds that the federal government, through the ministry, had no business operating a marriage registry.

JAMB Says Only 100% Fit CBT Centres Will Be Used For 2022 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said only Computer-Based Centres, which are 100 per cent prepared will be used for its 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The board stated this in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar, made available in Abuja.

JAMB said as part of its preparations for the 2022 UTME, it had concluded arrangements to validate and accredit centres to be used for the exercise.

It noted that the development followed the outcome of its virtual meetings with its Chief Technical Advisers, Zonal Directors, State Coordinators and Technical Officers for the accreditation of the board's examination centres.

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, was quoted as saying that "the validation exercise is necessary to assess the conduct of the 2021 UTME and to look at those areas requiring improvement".

Gunmen Abduct Mother Of Yahaya Bello’s Chief Of Staff

Mrs Seriya Raji, mother of Abdulkarim Jamiu Asuku, the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has been abducted.

Inspiration FM leant the gunmen invaded her residence in Adavi Local Government Area of the State late on Monday night.

An eyewitness said the gunmen forcefully took her away moments after she observed her evening prayer in a mosque within the house located at Inese/Ovakere new layout in Nagazi community in Adavi LGA.

According to the source, the abductors, about 6 in number, wore masks to hide their identities.

The eyewitness noted that the armed men entered her house through the mosque and whisked her away to an unknown location.

They have not made any contact with the family since the incident, which happened a few weeks after Kogi State Commissioner for Environment, Adewale Omofaiye, escaped being kidnapped.

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