St Pauls, Bristol home of 'Circomedia', a circus school. In May 2007 proposals were announced to build about net of homes, offices and businesses, in the St Pauls area. The development, if approved, may include a , 40-storey, tower next to the M32 motorway as a new entrance to the city. The tower would be a similar shape to the Swiss Re "gherkin" tower in London. St Pauls is part of the Ashley ward of Bristol City Council, along with St Agnes, St Andrews, Montpelier and St Werburghs. Ashley ward is represented by three elected councillors on Bristol City Council. Currently, these are
Kano riot of 1953 Kano riot of 1953 The Kano riot of 1953 refers to the riot, which broke out in the ancient city of Kano, located in Northern Nigeria, in May 1953. The nature of the riot were clashes between Northerners who were opposed to Nigeria's Independence and Southerners made up of mainly the Yorubas and the Igbos who supported immediate independence for Nigeria. The riot that lasted for four days claimed many lives of the Southerners and Northerners and many others were wounded. The remote cause of the riot was the strained relationship between the Northern and Southern political leaders over the