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 Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC office  in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State ,was on Sunday, set ablaze by hoodlums    Statement signed by the chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye via the body’s verified Twitter page, said the resident INEC commissioner for Ebonyi state, Onyeka Pauline Ugochi reported that the incident occurred…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the weekend arrested a major cocaine syndicate in Lagos following the arrest of a 56-year-old trafficker, Lawal Lateef Oyenuga. Oyenuga was on a mission to deliver 400grams of the class ‘A’ drug concealed in a pair of palm sandals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.. Director of…

An early morning fire on Monday razed many perfume, ladies wares, cosmetics and wig shops on Kano street near Onitsha main market in Anambra. The fire, which was said to have started at about 2a. m., destroyed items and properties worth millions of naira.  The state Director of Fire Service, Martin Agbili, said that the fire…

By Newslineglobal National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has dismissed five officers  including a Deputy Director, for various  criminal offences. The Press Officer, NAPTIP, Adekoye Vincent in a press statement on Wednesday, said the offences range from corruption; demanding and receiving bribes from suspects and relatives; leaking confidential information to suspects…

Enugu state Governor , Dr. Pete Mbah ,says in an effort by his administration to grow the state’s economy from $4.4bn to $30bn and ensure food security, tractors needed for farming in Enugu State will be produced in the state before the end of the year, 2024. Pix- Gov Mbah He disclosed that when he…

Enugu State Government has announced the immediate ban on any form of unapproved medical outreaches by individuals and organisations in the state. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi made this known in a press statement issued on Friday in Enugu. He directed that individuals and organizations intending to engage in medical services, including other health…

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) blocked its officials from accessing their office in Lagos , leading to cases scheduled  on Monday to be aborted. DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, had in a statement, said that there was no problem between the two law…

An Osun State High Court has found popular hotel owner and school proprietor, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, and three others guilty in the murder case of Timothy Adegoke whose death occurred between November 5 and 7, 2021 at Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife. Adegoke, a former Masters student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.was killed at Hilton…

By Newslineglobal Transition Committee established by the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah to advise his administration on implementable and impactful programmes drawn from his campaign manifesto, has recommended a 365-Day Plan, being a sector-by sector target of his government in the next one year. On water resources, the committee recommended that Mbah administration…

By Newslineglobal Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) Enugu State Council  has felicitated with the Governor of Enugu state, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah  on his assumption of office as the fifth democratically elected Governor of Enugu State, following his successful inauguration on May 29, alongside his deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai. A Press release by the state Chairman of the…