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US President, Joe Biden has announced $770 one-time payments for victims of the California wildfires as part of the efforts to provide federal support amid the raging fires.   “We’re not waiting until those fires are over to start helping the victims. We’re getting them help right now, as you all know. People impacted by these fires are going to receive …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Jigawa State Command has rescued 10 suspected victims of human trafficking in the state.   The NIS Comptroller, Mr Tahir Musa, who disclosed this during a news briefing in Dutse on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, said that the victims were intercepted on Sunday at Tsamiyar Kwance area, Babura Local Government Area of the state.   …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have dismantled terrorists hideouts, k!lled 25 bandits and rescued kidnapped victims in Zamfara State.      Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, January 12, 2025, said some of the camps cleared include that of wanted bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji.    “Troops …

Kidnappers have k!lled two young men, Babangida and Usama, in Sokoto State after collecting ransom.    Unconfirmed reports stated the victims were k!lled by notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, after their families paid the ransom he demanded.    Crisis and conflict journalist, Bakatsine, who confirmed the sad incident on Friday, January 10, 2024, said the victims were held captive for …

Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have raided a kidnappers’ hideout in Karu Local Government Area of the state and rescued three abducted travellers.  The spokesperson of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 29, 2024 said the victims were kidnapped along the Kaduna-Keffi highway.  “Police operatives attached to the Gitata Division …

President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his official events in Lagos today, December 21 in honour of the stampede victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra State.   The two tragedies claimed many lives and left many others injured. A statement released by presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, says President Tinubu was scheduled to watch the boat parade in Lagos and …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued four kidnap victims from a hideout in Ugbolu forest in Oshimili Local Government Area of Delta State.      Major Emmanuel Onoja, Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, said the victims had been held captive in the forest for several days, with …

  A lawyer representing several of his alleged victims of s3xual abuse has claimed there could be as many as 300 civil legal cases against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.     Tony Buzbee, who has already issued 20 lawsuits from people seeking damages from the disgraced hip-hop mogul, said his team has received around 3,000 calls since he asked potential victims to come forward …

Men of the Nigerian Police Force in collaboration with a private security outfit engaged by the Kogi State Government, have arrested four suspected kidnappers and rescued 10 victims in the Ajaokuta area of the state.   The state Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, said the arrest and rescue operation …

Operatives of the Anambra State Police attached to the Anti-Cultism Squad located at Enugu-Ukwu in Njikoka local government area of the state have arrested two suspected r@pists and armed bandits.   The security operatives also rescued two female victims suspected to have been r@ped by the randy hoodlums. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed …