Justice Maryam Sabo of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano has convicted and sentenced Ebonine Rita Uzoamaka to seven years imprisonment for obtaining the sum of N5.6million by false pretence. The convict was arraigned on August 18, 2021, on five-count charges of dishonest misappropriation of funds totaling N5,600,000.00 Uzoamaka bagged her imprisonment when…
A 22-year-old woman, Walida Abdullahi from Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has narrated a harrowing account of how she was allegedly abducted, abused and exploited, before finally escaping into freedom. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Walida, who said she left home in 2023 while still a Senior Secondary School 2 student…
A young woman identified as Precious Chinyere has allegedly absconded with boyfriend’s car and other personal belongings after they checked into a hotel in the Asokoro area of Abuja. The incident occurred on Thursday, when the man and the woman reportedly visited the hotel for a short-time stay. According to the victim, events took a…
A 23-year-old woman, identified as Grace Godwin, was found dead on Saturday morning in the Jabi area of Abuja, in what police suspect to be a case of abduction and possible murder. Godwin, a fuel attendant at the Mobil Filling Station in Mabushi, was discovered unconscious by the roadside near Iya Abubakar Street around 6:00…
A lady, Aladi Offikwu Johnson, who was brutally k!lled in an Abuja hotel, is to buried on Tuesday June 24. According to the family of the 24-year-old Benue girl, the wake keep will hold on Monday, June 23. Aladi was killed on Monday, June 15, by a yet-to-be-identified person in a hotel located on 3rd…
A lady, Ajanaku Oluwatomilola is to spend three years imprisonment for fraud to the tune of N14.5m. Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, convicted and sentenced her after finding her guilty of the said offence. The judge also ordered her to make restitution to the petitioners to…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Adeola Adewale, for allegedly poisoning and killing a 65-year-old man, Mr. Adebayo, in a service apartment located in the Abule-Egba area of the state. According to a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the incident occurred on March 27, 2025, when Adeola…
A 22-year-old lady identified only as Bimpe (not her real name) during an interview with The Punch correspondent, shared her ugly experience in the hands of three men who gang-raped her in the Igando area of Lagos State. Narrating how it happened, she said it happened on Sunday, January 26, 2025. She left Ayobo in…
A young woman identified as Ifeoluwa Adekalu has been reportedly killed by accidental discharge from a policeman who was said to be celebrating his promotion. The incident happened at Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital at the Okela Police Station in the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday. The yet-to-be-unveiled police officer, who was on a…
