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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. 
at 11/03/2015 06:25:00 am

22 comments:

  1. Unknown3 November 2015 at 06:28

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


    #Dakinzz

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  2. Unknown3 November 2015 at 06:29

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

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  3. Unknown3 November 2015 at 06:29

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

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  4. Blog It With Olivia3 November 2015 at 06:29

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

















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

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  5. Unknown3 November 2015 at 06:41

    Wow! That's a great achievement, congratulations.

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  6. Unknown3 November 2015 at 06:44

    Congrats. You deserve to be celebrated.


    Sincerely speaking the mind of Amadioha

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  7. Unknown3 November 2015 at 06:45

    Nice one

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  8. BONARIO NNAGS3 November 2015 at 06:49

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


    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  9. Unknown3 November 2015 at 06:54

    Nice one

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  10. Anonymous3 November 2015 at 06:58

    Yoruba race...giving pride to Nigerians since 1704

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  11. NaijaDeltaBabe3 November 2015 at 06:58

    He has done us proud so we r proud of hin

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  12. Anonymous3 November 2015 at 06:58

    Congrat

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  13. Unknown3 November 2015 at 07:03

    Nice. One

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  14. Rianswer3 November 2015 at 07:11

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

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  15. Anonymous3 November 2015 at 07:12

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

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  16. Olaaliu3 November 2015 at 08:13

    Cool,,seen

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  17. Unknown3 November 2015 at 09:01

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


    I'm not a robot

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  18. yawanow3 November 2015 at 09:46

    wow datz a giant one. Congrats to him

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  19. SHALOM3 November 2015 at 10:44

    Thank God.

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  20. Unknown3 November 2015 at 11:11

    Wow. Proud of him, congrats

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  21. Unknown4 November 2015 at 05:02

    We r proud of u sir

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  22. Chidiebere Onuorha4 November 2015 at 11:07

    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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