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Paris Club refund: Consultant files contempt charge against CBN

6 days ago | newsexpressngr.com | Taiye Agbaje

News Express |19th Apr 2025 | 8By TAIYE AGBAJEA consulting firm, Melrose General Services Limited, has filed a contempt charge against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and its Director of Legal Services, Salam-Alada Kofo, over dispute on the Paris Club refund. The company instituted the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/532/2025 before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Insecurity: Traditional ruler calls for tightening of country’s borders, empowerment of traditional institutions

6 days ago | newsexpressngr.com | Olajide Idowu

News Express |18th Apr 2025 | 14Lowa Adimula of Ile-Ife, Oba Ademola AdeyeyeLowa Adimula of Ile-Ife, Oba Ademola AdeyeyeBy OLAJIDE IDOWUA traditional ruler, Oba Ademola Adeyeye, the Lowa Adimula of Ile-Ife, has called on the Federal Government to tighten the country’s borders to curb the influx of bandits and other criminals into the country. Adeyeye, the third in command to the Ooni of Ile-Ife, made the call on Friday in Ile-Ife during a news conference to herald his 70th birthday.
Gunmen kill man, abduct pregnant wife, sister in Edo

1 week ago | newsexpressngr.com | Usman Aliyu

News Express |18th Apr 2025 | 18Edo Police Spokesperson, CSP Moses YamuEdo Police Spokesperson, CSP Moses YamuBy USMAN ALIYUThe Police Command in Edo has confirmed the killing of one Friday Pius and the abduction of his pregnant wife and her sister by suspected kidnappers in Edo. The incident happened in Uluoke community, Uzairue, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Moses Yamu, said police operatives have been deployed to the area.
Plateau indigenes in diaspora seek urgent action over killings

1 week ago | newsexpressngr.com | Taiye Agbaje

News Express |16th Apr 2025 | 5The President of Plateau Association, USA, Inc, PSA-USA, Dr Bartholomew ShepkongThe President of Plateau Association, USA, Inc, PSA-USA, Dr Bartholomew ShepkongBy TAIYE AGBAJEA Diaspora group, under the auspices of Plateau Association, USA, Inc., (PSA-USA), on Wednesday, called for decisive action to end the killings in the state. The PSA-USA, in a statement signed by its President, Dr Bartholomew Shepkong, said: “enough is enough” of the continued killings.
‘Truth or Dare’ game: FCT residents raise concern

1 week ago | newsexpressngr.com | Joshua Olomu

News Express |16th Apr 2025 | 12By JOSHUA OLOMUConcerned Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed displeasure over the moral and cultural decline associated with the trendy ‘Truth or Dare’ game, particularly among young people. The residents spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interview on Wednesday in Abuja.
Soludo celebrates Onyechi Ikpeazu at 66, hails legal exploits

1 week ago | newsexpressngr.com | Pamela Eboh

News Express |16th Apr 2025 | 7By PAMELA EBOH, AwkaThe Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed warm felicitations to Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN) on the auspicious occasion of his 66th birthday. In a goodwill message signed by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo commended Dr. Ikpeazu's distinguished career as a proof of absolute dedication, intellectual prowess, and an unyielding commitment to the tenets of justice and the rule of law.
Anambra firefighter critically injured on duty, rushed to hospital for urgent medical attention

1 week ago | newsexpressngr.com | Pamela Eboh

News Express |16th Apr 2025 | 7Anambra State Fire ServiceAnambra State Fire ServiceBy PAMELA EBOH, AwkaA firefighter with the Anambra State Fire Service was on Tuesday rushed to the hospital following the severe injuries he incurred while battling a fire outbreak that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Onitsha, Anambra State.
Anambra South Senatorial bye-election to replace late Ifeanyi Uba likely to hold May/June

1 week ago | newsexpressngr.com | Pamela Eboh

News Express |16th Apr 2025 | 57 The late Senator Ifeanyi Uba who represented Anambra South Senatorial District The late Senator Ifeanyi Uba who represented Anambra South Senatorial DistrictBy PAMELA EBOH, AwkaThe Anambra South Senatorial District bye-election to replace late Senator Ifeanyi Uba will likely take place between May and June this year. This revelation came through a senior officer at the National Electoral Commission (NEC) in Anambra State, who pleaded anonymity.
Emergency rule: Reps inaugurate committee to oversee Rivers govt., charge Sole Administrator to be ‘highly transparent’

1 week ago | newsexpressngr.com | Ikenna Osuoha

News Express |15th Apr 2025 | 69Rivers Sole Administrator, Retired Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete IbasRivers Sole Administrator, Retired Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete IbasBy IKENNA OSUOHAThe House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated a 21-member ad-hoc committee to oversee the caretaker government in Rivers during the state of emergency. Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, said that the inauguration of the committee was in line with Section 11(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Lawmakers set to impose N100,000 fine for gunshot treatment without police clearance

1 week ago | newsexpressngr.com | Olajide Idowu

News Express |15th Apr 2025 | 3Osun Speaker Adewale EgbedunOsun Speaker Adewale EgbedunBy OLAJIDE IDOWUThe Osun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, proposed N100,000 fine to be imposed on any hospital which fails to report cases of gunshot victims to the police. The assembly made the preposition during deliberation by the Committee of the Whole on a bill titled “Osun State Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gun Shot Bill 2025”.