Protesters torch buildings as new unrest erupts in Indonesia’s Papua
Protesters torched buildings on Monday as fresh violence erupted in Indonesia’s rebellious Papua province, police said. Two weeks of unrest that began in late August killed at least five people in Papua and West Papua provinces. It was sparked by perceived heavy-handed and racist treatment of Papuan students by security personnel on Java island. Protesters set […]
ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL:Strengths, weaknesses and the bumpy road ahead
As the new economy egg-heads, the Economic Advisory Council, EAC, begin to settle-down to work, Financial Vanguard has been sounding out various informed opinion across the economic spectrum and not a few concerns have been raised. These are beside the politicised issues surrounding the office and the role of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who has been overseeing the economic unit of the federal government but now appears sidelined with the directive from the Presidency that the EAC should be reporting directly to President Mohammadu Buhari.
Aubameyang late strike earns 3-2 win for Arsenal over Aston Villa
Arsenal twice battled back from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s late effort securing the points in a thriller at the Emirates on Sunday. John McGinn gave Aston Villa a 20th-minute lead and Arsenal’s task became even harder when Ainsley Maitland-Niles was shown a second yellow card 20 minutes later. […]
STATE OF THE NATION: We ‘re sitting on a time bomb – Shonibare
ACTING National Chairman of Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Supo Shonibare, is an unapologetic Awoist whose agitation for a restructured Nigeria is unshaken. In this interview, the Afenifere chief among others maintained that restructuring is the only antidote for most of our economic, political and security challenges.
Jota’s late goal earns Wolves draw at Crystal Palace
Diogo Jota’s last-gasp equalizer earned Wolverhampton Wanderers a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace on Sunday as their wait for a first English Premier League (EPL) win of the season continued. A mistake by Crystal Palace’s Joel Ward five minutes into stoppage time allowed Jota to score from close range, earning Wolves the fourth draw from […]
Benzema header beats Sevilla to breathe life back into Real Madrid
A towering header from Karim Benzema gave Real Madrid an impressive 1-0 win at Sevilla to go level on points at the top of La Liga on Sunday. The slim victory offered the perfect response to their recent humiliating UEFA Champions League defeat at Paris St-Germain (PSG). Benzema gave the visitors the lead against former […]
