Mubanga, Author at Zedvirals

Sanwo-Olu: Lagos to partner World Bank on key sectors

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reaffirmed his administration’s readiness to partner with the World Bank Group in key sectors, including energy, agriculture, tourism and human capital development.

The governor said the Lagos State Government remains committed to attracting investments and strategic partnerships that will improve the living standards of residents, stressing that the state is prepared to meet all requirements to access increased World Bank support for infrastructural development.

Sanwo-Olu made this known on Sunday during a courtesy visit by a World Bank Group delegation led by the Managing Director (Operations), Ms Anna Bjerde, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Regional Vice President for Africa, Mr Ethiopis Tafara, at the Lagos House, Marina.

Mubanga
Feb 2, 2026

Benue killings: FG arraigns nine suspects in Abuja court

The Federal Government, on Monday, arraigned nine suspects arrested in connection with the killings in Yelwata community, Benue State.

The suspects were brought before Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on charges linked to the violent attack on Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), led the prosecution.

Mubanga
Feb 2, 2026

Benue killings: FG arraigns nine suspects in Abuja court

The Federal Government, on Monday, arraigned nine suspects arrested in connection with the killings in Yelwata community, Benue State.

The suspects were brought before Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on charges linked to the violent attack on Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), led the prosecution.

Mubanga
Feb 2, 2026

Police foil alleged cult initiation, arrest two in Uyo

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of the Black Axe Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation in Uyo, the state capital.

The arrests were made on Saturday, February 1, 2026, at about 4:30 p.m., following credible intelligence that a group of suspected cultists were carrying out initiation activities at a secondary school along Oron Road (name withheld).

DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, said police operatives who stormed the area reportedly met the suspects fleeing the scene upon sighting the patrol team, abandoning a red mini-bus with number plate NYA-164XA.

Mubanga
Feb 2, 2026

Police foil alleged cult initiation, arrest two in Uyo

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of the Black Axe Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation in Uyo, the state capital.

The arrests were made on Saturday, February 1, 2026, at about 4:30 p.m., following credible intelligence that a group of suspected cultists were carrying out initiation activities at a secondary school along Oron Road (name withheld).

DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, said police operatives who stormed the area reportedly met the suspects fleeing the scene upon sighting the patrol team, abandoning a red mini-bus with number plate NYA-164XA.

Mubanga
Feb 2, 2026

Police to arrest, prosecute one-way traffic offenders in A’Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has warned motorists and other road users to immediately stop driving against the flow of traffic, popularly known as one-way driving, or face arrest and prosecution.

It was learnt that the command is deeply worried by the growing incidence of traffic violations involving motorists, commercial drivers, tricyclists, motorcyclists and cyclists who deliberately flout traffic rules by driving against oncoming traffic, a practice it described as reckless and dangerous.

Police noted that one-way driving is a serious breach of traffic regulations and a leading cause of road crashes, resulting in avoidable injuries, loss of lives and extensive property damage.

Mubanga
Feb 1, 2026

Witness tells court Kogi LG funds routed through multiple private accounts

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, 30 January 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness testifying that deposits from Kogi State local governments were paid into multiple private bank accounts in a structured manner to evade regulatory reporting.

The seventh prosecution witness (PW7), Olomotane Egoro, a compliance officer with Access Bank Plc, told the court that the transactions were deliberately broken into amounts below the reporting threshold to avoid Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).

Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Friday, said Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering involving the sum of ₦80,246,470,088.88.

Mubanga
Jan 30, 2026

Witness tells court Kogi LG funds routed through multiple private accounts

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, 30 January 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness testifying that deposits from Kogi State local governments were paid into multiple private bank accounts in a structured manner to evade regulatory reporting.

The seventh prosecution witness (PW7), Olomotane Egoro, a compliance officer with Access Bank Plc, told the court that the transactions were deliberately broken into amounts below the reporting threshold to avoid Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).

Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Friday, said Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering involving the sum of ₦80,246,470,088.88.

Mubanga
Jan 30, 2026

EFCC arraigns man over alleged ₦150m land fraud in Asaba

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Ndubuisi Iheukwumere John before Justice Agbaje Olufunmilola Adetutu of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, over an alleged ₦150 million fraud.

According to the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement issued on Friday, 30 January 2026, the defendant was arraigned on Monday, 26 January 2026, on a two-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud and obtaining money by false pretence.

One of the charges alleged that Ndubuisi Iheukwumere John conspired with Emmanuel Emifoniye and Salt Adaeze Udoka, both currently at large, in November 2024 in Asaba, Delta State, to commit the offence of obtaining by false pretence, contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.

Mubanga
Jan 30, 2026

EFCC arraigns man over alleged ₦150m land fraud in Asaba

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Ndubuisi Iheukwumere John before Justice Agbaje Olufunmilola Adetutu of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, over an alleged ₦150 million fraud.

According to the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement issued on Friday, 30 January 2026, the defendant was arraigned on Monday, 26 January 2026, on a two-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud and obtaining money by false pretence.

One of the charges alleged that Ndubuisi Iheukwumere John conspired with Emmanuel Emifoniye and Salt Adaeze Udoka, both currently at large, in November 2024 in Asaba, Delta State, to commit the offence of obtaining by false pretence, contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.

Mubanga
Jan 30, 2026

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