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ATBU matriculates 288 affilliated students

On Monday,  The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, , matriculated no fewer than 288 students under its affiliation with the state owned Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (ATAP) Bauchi. Prof. Muhammad Abdulaziz, the Vice Chancellor of the university, represented by…

Petrol price rises to N175 per litre in Anambra

The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Anambra has risen to between N170 and N175 per litre and its environs as against N162. However, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) blamed the development on non-availability of the…

2 brothers in court for alleged obstruction, assault

On Wednesday, two brothers appeared before a Magistrates’ Court in Badagry, Lagos for allegedly obstructing police from performing duties and assault. The police charged Bola, 45, and Qudus Ipayi, 26, with two counts of wilful obstruction and assault. The prosecution…

Labourer bags 2 months imprisonment for extortion

On Tuesday, an Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, sentenced a labourer, Nafu Ibrahim, to two months imprisonment for  extorting N5,000. The Judge, Mr Sani Umar, sentenced Ibrahim, who pleaded guilty to a two-charge of extortion and resisting arrest. Umar,…