AVIATION DEBATE ERUPTS AS PRESIDENCY SPOKESMAN WEIGHS IN ON NIGERIA–GABON COMPARISON

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 A heated social media exchange over Nigeria’s aviation sector has drawn the attention of the Presidency, after presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga joined the discussion on X,…

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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PARTIALLY LIFTS IMMIGRATION HOLD FOR DOCTORS, LEAVING OTHER SKILLED MIGRANTS IN LIMBO

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 The United States has begun selectively easing restrictions on immigration applications, allowing medical doctors with pending visa and green card cases to have their files reviewed,…

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NCDC STEPS UP SURVEILLANCE OVER GLOBAL HANTAVIRUS CLUSTER, REASSURES NIGERIANS OF LOW RISK

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has intensified national disease surveillance and public health monitoring following reports of a small cluster of Hantavirus cases…

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ENVOYS-DESIGNATE BACK TINUBU’S 2027 RE-ELECTION, ADVOCATE SOUTHERN PRESIDENCY CONTINUITY

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, and Ambassador-Designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, have thrown their weight behind the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

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NDLEA ZONE 8 COMMANDER VISITS OGUN COMMAND, COMMENDS PERSONNEL’S PROFESSIONALISM

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 The Zonal Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Zone 8, ACGN Anietie Inam Jack, recently paid a working visit to the Ogun State…

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NANS CAUTIONS CSO AGAINST ATTACKS ON JUDICIARY AFTER DSS-SERAP COURT RULING

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has warned civil society and advocacy organisations against promoting narratives capable of undermining public confidence in state institutions following…

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TROOPS REPEL ISWAP ATTACK ON BUNI GARI, KILL SCORES

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have repelled a coordinated attack by suspected ISWAP terrorists on the Headquarters of 27 Brigade and the Buni Gari Checkpoint in…

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NIGERIAN DOCTOR, WIFE FINED $1M FOR FELLING PROTECTED TREES IN US

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 The Oakland City Council in California, United States, has ordered a Nigerian medical doctor, Matthew Bernard, and his wife to pay nearly $1 million for cutting…

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THUNDERSTRIKE KILLS POLICE INSPECTOR IN BORNO

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 A dedicated inspector of police, Abdulkadir Garba has died after he was struck by lightning while on duty in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The…

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‘SHE HAS NO VEINS LEFT’: NIGERIAN PHARMACIST RAISES ALARM OVER PENTAZOCINE ABUSE

RismadarVoice ReportersMay 9, 2026 A pharmacist in Jos, Plateau State, has recounted a harrowing encounter with a 27-year-old woman allegedly addicted to Pentazocine, a powerful opioid painkiller, warning that prolonged…

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