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AT least nine persons have been killed in fresh attacks in Barkin Ladi, Riyom and neighbouring communities in Plateau State between Saturday night and Sunday morning, triggering tension and evacuation of women and children. Five of the victims were passengers travelling to Gana-Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area when they were attacked on Saturday night, while two others, including a pastor, were reportedly killed on their way to church at Dorowa Babuje yesterday morning. A woman was also reportedly killed at Baten Wereng in Riyom LGA on Saturday night, September 19, while another person was killed at Ratyidi in Fan District.  Several cattle were also reportedly killed or stolen at Dorowa Maranba and the Kantoma axis at about 3 a.m. on Sunday. National President of the Mwaghavul Development Association, MDA, Bulus Dabit, confirmed the killing of the five persons at Gana-Ropp, condemning the attack and calling on security operatives to arrest the perpetrators. Pyem Youth Lead...

 Concession dispute: King’s College lockdown •We’ll run it with unity college principles in mind — KCOBA •No going back on concession — Education Minister AFTER days of protest by parents, a contingent of policemen drawn from various formations in Lagos State, yesterday, sealed the premises of Kings College, Onikan in Lagos.  THE parents, who had a serious altercation with policemen and members of the old boys association of the college were nowhere to be found close to the college gate. This is because roads leading to main gate of the college were cordoned off by police vehicles and officers. Vehicles coming from Tafawa Balewa end, wanting to connect CMS Bus Stop, were diverted to other routes. As of 11 am, some members of the Old Boys Association of the college, including its National President, Mr Ibrahim Imam and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr Olumide Akpata, arrived at the college for a meeting of the association to deliberate on the way forwar...

*Jerks up transport fares MOTORISTS and commuters were stranded for several hours along Lagos Ibadan Expresswayyesterday, due to the ongoing rehabilitation works on Kara Bridge, Lagos-Ogun border line. The traffic, which resulted in some commercial drivers hiking the transport fares to over 200 per cent, stretched as far as Alapere road towards the Third Mainland Bridge as well as spilling over to Ikorodu Road and environs. It also led to scarcity of commercial buses along the route as the road from 7up down to Berger was completely blocked and on standstill. The repairs, slated for two weeks’ completion, had turned into a nightmare for motorists and commuters as several man-hours were lost on the road. The repairs, directed by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, involves the replacement of deteriorating expansion joints to improve road safety, structural integrity, and long-term traffic flow on the busy corridor. The project, earlier slated to commence in August, was suspended...

Leadership and public policy expert, Dakuku Peterside, has blamed Nigeria’s inability to convert its vast natural and human resources into widespread prosperity on weak institutions, poor management and inconsistent policy implementation. Peterside spoke at the 2026 Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM, in Lagos, where stakeholders also called for stronger institutions, professional management and greater collaboration between government and the private sector. He said:  “Nigeria’s fundamental development problem is not a shortage of resources but the weakness of institutions responsible for managing them.  Development occurs when natural wealth is converted into institutional wealth.’’ He described institutional wealth as “capable people, credible systems, reliable laws, efficient agencies, transparent processes and productive enterprises.” He urged Nigeria to move urgently “from resource wealth to institutional wealth by investin...

THE  lone survivor of the Dungus Junction attack, Nasiru Garba, Plateau State, during which nine persons were killed yesterday, narrated that he hid in the vehicle, as the attackers approached the bus and opened the front door. Earlier, 13 persons were killed in separate attacks on communities in Jos South, Mangu and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state, with nine people, including eight passengers and the driver, killed when gunmen attacked a commercial bus travelling to Jos.  The attacks, which occurred  Sunday night, also left several persons injured, with two people killed at Vodni in Pushit District of Mangu council and two others at Tahoos in Riyom Local Government Area of the state. Meanwhile, the state government has condemned the fresh attacks in parts of Mangu and the  killing at Dungus Junction, Kuru, vowing stronger secutiy in the state. The survivor of the Dungus Junction attack, Nasiru Garba, who was the conductor of the commercial bus, said: “We p...

 *Tinubu tasks banks on real-sector financing, jobs *Nigeria’s credit bypassing job creators –W/Bank *Recapitalisation revealed debt of local capital — CBN Nigeria’s improving macroeconomic indicators will amount to little if they failed to translate into lower living costs, more jobs, higher incomes and better living standards for citizens, the President and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, Dr. Dele Alabi, has said. Alabi spoke yesterday at the opening of the 19th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the CIBN in Abuja, where he said the ultimate test of Nigeria’s economic reforms should be their impact on households, businesses and the daily lives of ordinary Nigerians. It will be recalled that economic experts had said repeatedly that though the nation’s economy is stabilising and witnessing growth, it is not reflecting in the lives of the people currently facing harsh economic conditions. The CIBN President said: “They are milestone...