Late Lateef Jakande buried in Lagos
The remains of the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alh. Lateef Jakande was on Friday, interred at Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi under strict observance of COVID-19 protocols. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the burial was preceded by Islamic prayers at his residence, number 2 Bishop St., Ilupeju, Lagos state in […]
9 perish along Calabar -Itu Highway in Cross River
By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar At least nine persons have been confirmed dead following a ghastly auto crash that occurred along Calabar-Itu Highway on Friday at about 9:55 a.m around Okurikang axis. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Cross River Sector Command, Cpyrian Ofordu who confirmed the incident said 12 persons were involved […]
Zambia arrests 89 foreigners over various immigration offences
Immigration authorities in Zambia on Friday arrested 89 foreigners for various immigration offences. The foreigners were arrested during operations conducted in various parts of the country, according to Immigration Department Spokesperson Namati Nshinka. Among those arrested included nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Burundi, and Tanzania. He said in a release that the […]
Former CNS, Ibas, pulls out of Military, declares 5yrs of stewardship
By Evelyn Usman The pulling Out Parade Ceremony to mark the official exit of former Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibass, from the Nigerian Navy, was held Friday, at the Nigerian Navy Ship Quorra, Apapa, Lagos, with the celebrant declaring that the Navy under his watch was able to combat various acts […]
PDP urges leaders to emulate late Jakande’s legacy
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged leaders at all levels to emulate the humility, patriotism, selflessness, and life of service exhibited by the first civilian governor of Lagos State, late Alhaji Lateef Jakande. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, said it was saddened by […]
Pakistan approves China’s CanSino COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
China’s CanSino vaccine has become the second Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan for emergency use in the country. Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan and the CanSino Biologics Inc. confirmed it to Xinhua on Friday. On Monday, Sultan said that the third […]
