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A 38-year-old woman, name given as Blessing Igwe, has been brought before a Gudu Upper Area Court in Abuja.

Mrs. Igwe was dragged to the court for the habit of allegedly using her disabled husband as a punching bag.

The woman, who appeared in court on Wednesday, was also alleged to have resisted arrest.

Mrs Igwe, who lives at CBN Estate at Apo in Abuja, is facing a three-count charge of assault, criminal intimidation and resisting lawful arrest.

The Police Prosecutor, Fidelix Ogbobe, told the court that the complainant, one Robinson Igwe of Choos Estate, Apo reported the matter at the Apo Police Station on Aug. 2. Ogbobe alleged that the defendant was always taking advantage of her husband’s physical challenge to assault him all the time.

The prosecutor said, “The defendant always takes advantage of her husband’s disability to assault him. The complainant is a physically challenged person, who uses crutches to walk.

“He has been admitted in hospital because of a head injury as a result of assault and battery from his wife.

“Despite police intervention the accused had repeatedly beaten her husband at the slighted provocation.’’

Ogbobe explained further that the complainant had petitioned the commissioner of police in Abuja on the matter.

He said the defendant had also absconded with two children produced by the union for over a year to an unknown destination.

The defendant only reappeared on Aug. 1, after more than a year since she left her matrimonial home and sent the complainant out of his house for days.

Ogbobe added, “But when the complainant reported the matter to the police, the defendant resisted arrest on three different occasions until she was finally arrested on the fourth attempt by the police.”

According to the prosecutor, the defendant had also threatened to kill the complainant.

He revealed that the offences contravene Sections 265, 397 and 172 of the Penal Code. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty.

However, the Presiding Judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N20, 000 with one surety in like sum.

Kagarko adjourned the case until Oct.17

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US Will Take Over Gaza And Level It — Donald Trump

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President Donald Trump announced that the United States would take control of the Gaza Strip to “dismantle and develop it.”

Trump made the statement at the Oval Office, during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was visiting Washington on Tuesday.

Gaza had been left in ruins following the escalation of hostilities between Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, and Israel since October 7, 2023.

“Gaza is a hellhole,” Trump remarked.

The president outlined his vision for the US holding a “long-term ownership position” over the strip, believing it could transform into “the Riviera of the Middle East.”

“The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too,” he declared.

Trump mentioned that everyone he spoke to “loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land.”

“We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. Level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings. Level it out,” the former real estate developer elaborated.

He also outlined plans to “Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area.”

“Do a real job. Do something different.”

When asked who would reside on the strip, he responded, “The world’s people.”

Trump additionally suggested the idea of deploying US troops to the region.

Netanyahu commended Trump for his “history-changing” idea.

“And I think it’s really worth pursuing this avenue,” Netanyahu added.

Neither leader addressed the legalities surrounding whether the US could lawfully take control of the territory.

Hours before signing an executive order to withdraw the US from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Trump stated that Palestinians had no option but to leave Gaza.

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JUST IN: Trump Takes Oath Of Office As 47th US President

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Donald John Trump took the Oath of Office as the 47th President of the United States in a ceremony attended by his immediate predecessor Joe Biden, ex-presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and former Vice President Mike Pence.

Kamala Harris, the immediate past Vice President and Democratic nominee during the last election, also attended the event.

The ceremony took place indoors at the Capitol Rotunda due to dangerously cold temperatures, making it the coldest Inauguration Day since 1985.

It was also the 60th presidential inauguration in the 250-year-old US democracy.

Newly sworn-in US Vice President JD Vance was ushered into the Rotunda at exactly 5:40 PM Nigerian time, while Trump entered at 5:43 PM for the one-hour ceremony.

Trump was sworn in at exactly 6:02 PM Nigerian time with two Bibles by Chief Justice Roberts. One was a personal Bible given to him by his mother in 1955, and the other was the historic Lincoln Bible.

Michelle Obama won’t attend Trump’s inauguration because she refuses to “be fake” about her loyalties.

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Five Arrested As Police Bust Female-Led ‘Phone-snatching Syndicate’ In Kano

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The Kano state police command has announced the arrest of members of a female-led phone-snatching syndicate operating within the Kano metropolis.

In a statement released on Thursday by Haruna Kiyawa, the police spokesperson in Kano, five members of the group, including its leader, 19-year-old Shamsiyya Adamu, were apprehended.

Kiyawa stated that Adamu was arrested on December 21, 2024, following reports of stolen mobile phones in Unguwa Uku Quarters, Kano.

He named the other suspects as “23-year-old Idris Yusuf, a tricycle rider who aided in transporting the principal suspect to commit crimes; Al’asan Dahiru, 24, who specialised in disposing of stolen items for the principal suspect; Abdulmajid Haruna, 27, who was buying stolen properties; and Salim Auwalu, 21, who was in charge of swindling money from victims’ bank accounts.”

“In the year 2024, the Kano State Police Command received numerous reports from residents of Kano Metropolis about a young lady who steals mobile phones from residential houses,” the statement reads.

“The reports indicated that the suspect was using a tricyclist and a cybercriminal to aid in her operations. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Dogo Garba, raised a special intervention squad, and the principal suspect was arrested on December 21, 2024.

“The syndicate, led by Shamsiyya, specialised in stealing mobile phones from residential houses, using a tricyclist and a cybercriminal to aid in their operations. The suspects would deceive housewives, steal their mobile phones, and swindle money from their victims’ bank accounts.”

“Six mobile phones have been recovered so far, and efforts are ongoing to recover more stolen phones. Thirty complainants, including 29 females and 1 male, have lodged complaints against Shamsiyya, who confessed to stealing their mobile phones on various occasions in 2024.

“Anyone with a complaint against the suspects can contact the investigation team at 08032617800.”

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