FREDDIE JACKSON, R&B LEGEND BEHIND “YOU ARE MY LADY” AND “ROCK ME TONIGHT,” DIES AT 70.(PHOTO).
Freddie Jackson, R&B Legend Behind “You Are My Lady” and “Rock Me Tonight,” Dies at 70 R&B has lost one of its most unmistakable voices. Freddie Jackson, the singer whose smooth delivery helped define romantic R&B during the 1980s and gave generations of listeners songs including “You Are My Lady,” “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)” and “Have You Ever Loved Somebody,” has died. He was 70. Jackson’s death was announced Tuesday, October 6, through his verified Instagram account. According to the memorial shared by his family and team, the singer died Monday night, October 5. The announcement did not disclose a cause of death. “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Freddie Jackson,” the statement read, describing the singer as a generous soul who loved his fans, family, friends and music. The memorial graphic accompanying the announcement lists Jackson’s life as October 2, 1956 – October 5, 2026, meaning he died just three da...
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offence Unit {Task Force} has concluded arrangements to charge 38 arrested street traders and 33 miscreants to the Lagos State Environmental courts for immediate prosecution.The operatives of the Agency have carried ut an enforcement exercise to dislodge traders from hawking,selling and displaying wares on road setbackd/walkways in order to protect their lives and to also pave way for free flow of traffic along Ketu axis to Ikorodu roundabout.The 38 arrested street traders were mostly women who hawked or displayed wares on road setbacks/walkways thereby causing obstruction to free flow of traffic from Ketu to Ikorodu roundabout.While the 33 arrested miscreants were those who specialise in terrorising people living around Ketu,Owode-Elede,Ajelogo,Alapere and Mile Twelve including those collecting illegal fees from motorists.The enforcement exercise,according to the Chairman of the Lagos Stat Task Force,SP Olayinka Egbeyemi,was to reitrate the commitment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in providing a safer and more conducive environment for the people of the State.While enjoining members of the public particularly traders to desist from either hawking goods or displaying them on road setbacks/walkways the Chairman however said the Agency would not relent in enforcing every dictate of both the Lagos State Road Traffic Laws of Twenty Twelve and Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Laws.
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