MALI RENAMES COLONIAL FRENCH STREET NAMES. (PHOTO).

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 Mali renames colonial French street names Mali followed Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names, AFP reported. Streets bearing the names of members of France's colonial administration have been rebaptised in Bamako, according to a decree by the junta chief. Cedeao Avenue (the French acronym for the Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS) is also now named after a new strategic confederation that Mali has formed with Burkina Faso and Niger – the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). In all, nearly 25 names have been replaced, among them boulevards, streets, squares and public establishments. Niger and Burkina Faso have already made several changes to street and monument names in the last two years. In October, Niger renamed several historic sites in its capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France. Mali has been ruled by the military since back-to-back coups ...

WUMI TORIOLA WOWS COLLEAGUES AS SHE DAZZLES IN PINK FOR HER MOVIE PREMIERE. (PHOTO).


 A stunner” – Wumi Toriola wows colleagues as she dazzles in pink for her movie premiere


Nollywood actress and soon-to-be box office Queen Wumi Toriola has left her colleagues gushing as she dazzles in pink for her movie premiere


The Yoruba actress is set to make her first Cinema debut as a producer this weekend, and in celebration of her new phase, she held a premiere that had lots of her colleagues in attendance.


Taking to her Instagram page, Wumi shared a photo of her stunning look at the event, which had lots of celebrities gushing.

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