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 ...

MIYETTI ALLAH LEADER BODEJO ALLEGEDLY ARRESTED BY NIGERIAN ARMY. (PHOTO).


 Miyetti Allah Leader Bodejo Allegedly Arrested by Nigerian Army


The family of Bello Bodejo, President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has claimed that he was arrested and detained by the Nigerian Army on Tuesday at his office in Maliya, Nasarawa State.


Bodejo's brother, Suleiman Waziri, stated that the arrest was carried out by officers from the 117 Battalion and linked to an incident in Tudun Wada, Karu Local Government Area. On December 8, 2024, a retired army general allegedly shot at herders' cattle, leading to a confrontation. Bodejo reportedly intervened to help secure the release of the confiscated cattle but was detained without evidence of wrongdoing.


Waziri called the arrest unjust and demanded Bodejo’s immediate release. He also requested access for legal representatives and urged a thorough investigation into the Tudun Wada incident.


This is not Bodejo’s first legal issue; he was previously arrested in January for allegedly forming an ethnic militia. The Nigerian Army has not yet commented on the arrest.

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