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PHOTO-NEWS: Sanwo-Olu leads State Executive Council on a condolence visit to the Jakande family
PHOTOS: GOV. SANWO-OLU, MEMBERS OF THE STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PAY CONDOLENCE VISIT TO THE WIFE AND FAMILY OF ALHAJI LATEEF JAKANDE, FIRST CIVILIAN GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE, ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021
“His demise left me another message in life which is a good name and legacy is far better than riches” – Oluseyi Jakande
Lagos Panorama reports that Alhaji Jakande, the first Executive Governor of Lagos State and a former Minister of Works and Housing, died on Thursday in Lagos at the age of 91.
Police charge Lekki tollgate protesters with ‘breaching public peace, coronavirus protocol’
The police in Lagos have charged 40 protesters arrested at the Lekki tollgate on Saturday to court, for breaching public peace.
Speaker Obasa commends LASUBEB for positive impact in Lagos education sector
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has thanked the members of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) for the successes they have recorded so far.
I rejected media, varsity jobs for rental services -Yinka Tella, MD, Sharaftell
When young Adeyinka Sharafadeen Tella gained admission to read Linguistics at the University of Ilorin, his elder brother and mentor, Alhaji Liad Tella had prepared ground for job placement for him.
Lagos Curriculum Board approves Iyaloja playbook for JSS3 Literature in English
As part of continual efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning outcomes in public and private schools, the Lagos State Government recently released the year 2020-2023 approved list of books for public and private schools across the State.
The Iyaloja Playbook authored by the publisher and editor of Lagos Panorama, Tayo Aderinola has been enlisted in the Lagos State Secondary School reading lists for JSS 3 Literature in English, Drama for 2021/2022 academic session.
A tribute to Baba Kekere – Hon Idowu Osuolale Obasa
Jakande's projects in Lagos state were grassroots projects, for the poor, realistic , problem solving and not insulting.
Jakande’s remains laid to rest in Lagos
The remains of elder statesman and first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, was on Friday interred at the Vaults and Gardens private cemetery Ikoyi, Lagos.
The funeral service was conducted by Islamic scholars and clerics from different communities and mosques in Lagos State, who prayed for the repose of the deceased and family members he left behind.
Jakande: “He is the inspirational father of modern Lagos State” – Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the first civilian governor of the state, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, as the ‘last of the political titans’.
AS Tinubu, who was governor of Lagos between 1999 and 2007, made the remark in a condolence statement on Thursday in Lagos.
Alhaji Jakande died in the early hours of Thursday at 91.
Asiwaju Tinubu’s statement, titled “We Celebrate, Not Mourn Jakande,” said: “Today, we lost a great soul. Pa Lateef Kayode Jakande exemplified the best of Lagos and Nigeria...
Jakande was a great mentor of the youth, Hon. Kasunmu Mourns ex-Lagos Governor
The first Executive Governor of Lagos, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who passed on Thursday morning has been described as a great mentor of the youth and a visionary leader. This assertion was made by the lawmaker representing Ikeja Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adedamola Richard while speaking today on the floor of the House during a special session held to mourn the passage of the great politician.