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 ...

62 STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH FIRST CLASS AS AAUA CONFERS DEGREES ON 6,837.(PHOTO).


 62 Students Graduate with First Class as AAUA Confers Degrees on 6,837


A total of 62 students from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, have graduated with first-class honours out of 6,837 students set to receive their first degrees at the university's upcoming convocation ceremony. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Olugbemiga Ige, made the announcement on Monday during a press conference marking the 13th convocation and the university’s 25th anniversary.


Professor Ige revealed that the convocation will celebrate graduates from the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions. The breakdown includes 657 postgraduate students, 46 of whom have earned Ph.D. degrees. Among the 6,182 undergraduate graduates, 62 achieved first-class honours, underscoring the institution’s commitment to academic excellence.


Additionally, 1,941 students earned second-class honours (upper division), 3,486 received second-class honours (lower division), 684 graduated with third-class honours, and 8 students graduated in the pass category.


Despite financial challenges, Professor Ige highlighted the university’s success in research and development, citing the recent recognition of eight academics in the prestigious 2024 Stanford-Elsevier global scientist ranking.


The convocation ceremony will also feature honorary doctorate awards for Ondo State Governor Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Doctor of Public Administration), House of Representatives member Mr. Adegboyega Adefarati (Doctor of Political Science), and Mr. Hazmat Subair (Doctor of Business Administration).

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