…As Obaigbena harps on increased youth inclusion Editors under the aegis of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) convened recently to identify challenges facing the survival of Print media in the country and chart the way forward. The Editors spoke…
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly during the aborted Third Republic, Abayomi Kiyomi has described the late Lateef Kayode Jakande, the first civilian governor, as a conscientious and meticulous administrator. Kiyomi said during his days in government, anybody…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday paid a condolence visit to the family of the first civilian governor of the state, the late Alhaji Lateef Jakande. Jakande, popularly called Baba Kekere, died on Feb. 11 at the age…
…To be buried on Friday By Ayo Fadimu and Bankole Taiwo Several Nigerians including President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Governors of Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Edo, Kwara; Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Dapo Abiodun, Gboyega Oyetola, Godwin Obaseki and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq respectively…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC- Sokoto), says the death of the first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has robbed Nigeria of a committed elder statesman. Wamakko, who represents Sokoto North Senatorial District,…
It was with great shock that we learnt of the passage today, Thursday, February 11, 2021, of Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, the first civilian governor of Lagos State. He was 91. Alhaji Jakande, journalist, publisher and politician, was the pioneer…
