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France’s Yellow Vests Seek Show Of Strength For Anniversary

French “yellow vest” protesters began a series of nationwide demonstrations on Saturday in a bid to show the government they can still muster support on the first anniversary of their movement.

Numbers attending the protests and levels of violence have sharply diminished in recent months from the height of the movement, which began on November 17 last year with a giant Paris protest that drew almost 300,000 people.

But the yellow vests want the actions on Saturday their traditional day for protests and also Sunday the anniversary day to show President Emmanuel Macron they remain a force to be reckoned …

Kebbi Councillorship Polls: APC, PDP Test Strength

Kebbi Councillorship Polls: APC, PDP Test Strength

To All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kebbi State, the October 26,2019 Local Government election was a testing ground for the 2023 general election. It was an avenue where different caucuses within the party showcased their political strength and popularity. 

But for the opposition parties, especially the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it was a different ball game. The LG polls offered the best opportunity to understudy which caucus within APC would feel disenchanted and allign with the main opposition party.

At the end of the tension-soaked exercise, the council election which took place in 225 wards across the 21 local government areas

‘The strength of African women’s beauty influence my work’

Akinwumi Osunkoya is a Nigerian Visual Artist and a graduate of the New York Film Academy in New York, United States. In this interview with SEGUN OLANIYI, he bares his mind on how the strength of African women’s beauty influences his photography skills.

Tell us about yourself?
Akinwumi Osunkoya is a visual artist. A lover of women especially African women; I love the beauty and the strength of African women and that is really what has been a major influencer of my work. It’s the strength of African women and I feel like many times, African women have been underplayed