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 ...

OLUBADAN URGES NEWLY INSTALLED CHIEFS TO PROMOTE UNITY AND PEACE. (PHOTO).


 Olubadan Urges Newly Installed Chiefs to Promote Unity and Peace


The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has called on the newly appointed chiefs in the region to use their traditional titles to promote unity, peace, and progress in Ibadanland. He made this appeal during a ceremony at the Olubadan’s palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan, on Saturday, where he conferred honorary chieftaincy titles on prominent individuals and their spouses.


According to a statement from his Chief Press Secretary, Gbenga Ayoade, the new titleholders included Sulaiman Ajewole, who was named Aare and Yeye Atunluse of Ibadanland, as well as Abisoye Ayoyimika and Olusola Fagade, who received the titles of Aare and Yeye Asojuoba of Ibadanland, respectively. Oba Olakulehin acknowledged their significant contributions to the unity and development of Ibadanland.


Speaking through the Ekerin Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Akeem Adewoyin, the monarch emphasized that the recipients' dedication to Ibadan's progress made them deserving of recognition. Oba Olakulehin encouraged them to use their new positions to foster further unity, peace, and development in the city, acting as accredited representatives of the Olubadan.


The event was attended by several dignitaries, including former Governor Oba Rashidi Ladoja, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola (Balogun of Ibadanland), Oba Eddy Oyewole (Osi Olubadan), Oba Olubunmi Dada (Osi Balogun), Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi (Ashipa Olubadan), and Oba Adebayo Akande (Ekarun Olubadan). The Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Arts, Hannatu Musa Musawa, also graced the occasion.

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