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Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Photos: Nigerian University don makes history as 1st black president of Webster College USA

Nigerian born Dr. Benjamin Ola Akande pictured above made history on Saturday October 31st after he was installed as the 21st president of Westminster College in St. Louis, Missouri USA making him the first Black-American  and first Nigerian-born academician to occupy the topmost position in the 165-year-old liberal arts college in America.

The inaugural ceremonies which took place at Champ Auditorium before a standing-room-only audience had in attendance his parents, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. S.T. Ola Akande, his wife, Bola, their three daughters, Moyosola, Anjola and Reni Akande, and other family members. 
Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi was also in attendance and gave the inauguration lecture where he expressed his joy about the Nigerian academician making his country and Oyo state in particular proud. 

22 comments:

Unknown said...

The heading is confusing, or that's actually a mistake? Please check.


#Dakinzz

Unknown said...

Woooooooow! Congratulations Sir! Thanks for making our country proud. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Woooooooow! Congratulations Sir! Thanks for making our country proud. Linda take note!

Blog It With Olivia said...

Wow! Congrats to him. They should keep reping Nigerians positively...

















#iT wiLL oNly gEt bETTer
#It MuSt ENd iN prAise

Unknown said...

Wow! That's a great achievement, congratulations.

Unknown said...

Congrats. You deserve to be celebrated.


Sincerely speaking the mind of Amadioha

Unknown said...

Nice one

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Congrats to him, another good reason to remember Nigeria at the international stage.


~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

Nice one

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Anonymous said...

Yoruba race...giving pride to Nigerians since 1704

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

He has done us proud so we r proud of hin

Anonymous said...

Congrat

Unknown said...

Nice. One

Rianswer said...

This is good news. I am happy with him. Hope his time will have positive effect in Nigeria education system

Anonymous said...

Linda na Westminster. he was a former dean at Webster University

Olaaliu said...

Cool,,seen

Unknown said...

Now, This is the kind of news I love getting in the morning.


I'm not a robot

yawanow said...

wow datz a giant one. Congrats to him

SHALOM said...

Thank God.

Unknown said...

Wow. Proud of him, congrats

Unknown said...

We r proud of u sir

Chidiebere Onuorha said...

The headline is wrong, I am afraid. Dr. Akande was installed as the 21st president of Westminster College, and not Webster College. He was formerly a Dean at Webster University (not college). Please kindly correct the headline.

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