DICKSON DENIES DEFECTION TO ADC, SAYS HE REMAINS IN PDP
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 9, 2026 Former Governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has dismissed reports claiming he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the…
BACKLASH FORCES MUSK’S GROK TO PULL BACK AS AI IMAGES IGNITE GLOBAL OUTCRY
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has moved to curb parts of its image-generation feature on the social media platform X after widespread criticism over…
RUSSIA SAYS U.S. AGREES TO RELEASE TWO CREW MEMBERS FROM SEIZED OIL TANKER
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 Russia said the United States has agreed to release two Russian crew members detained following the seizure of the oil tanker Marinera in the North…
WARSHIPS CONVERGE AT THE CAPE AS GLOBAL POWER LINES HARDEN
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 Naval vessels from China, Russia and Iran have entered South African waters ahead of joint maritime exercises; a move that comes amid rising global tensions…
ABUJA CP WARNS WOMEN AGAINST ACCEPTING FREE RIDES
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 9, 2026 The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Mr Miller Dantawaye, has warned residents, particularly women, against accepting free rides from strangers, as part of…
PAKISTAN MOVES TO ARM SUDAN IN $1.5BN DEFENCE PUSH
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 Pakistan is close to finalizing a defence agreement worth about $1.5 billion to supply military aircraft, drones and air defence systems to Sudan, according to…
POLICE ARREST THREE SUSPECTED FEMALE KIDNAPPERS IN OYO
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 9, 2026 The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected female kidnappers in Ikoyi-Ile, Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were identified as Fathia…
ABIA NUT SUSPENDS PLANNED STRIKE AFTER TALKS WITH STATE GOV’T
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 9, 2026 Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Abia State chapter, has suspended its planned indefinite strike action, following a two-day technical meeting with the Acting Secretary to the…
GOV. ENO EMPHASIZES PEACE, DEVELOPMENT AS ARISE WITH RENEW HOPE INITIATIVE IS LAUNCHED
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 9, 20226 Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD, has stressed the need for the state to remain on the path of peace and development as political…
FG MOURNS NIGERIANS KILLED IN UK, CANADA
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 9, 2026 The Federal Government has expressed deep sadness over the deaths of two Nigerians in separate violent incidents in the United Kingdom and Canada in the early…
