BAIN CAPITAL’S ACQUISITION OF MANAPPURAM FINANCE FACES REGULATORY HURDLES IN INDIA
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 Mumbai-U.S.-based investment firm Bain Capital is encountering regulatory obstacles in its planned acquisition of a controlling stake in Manappuram Finance, one of India’s prominent non-bank…
EU STATES’ NOD ON MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL ENDS 25 YEARS WAIT
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 European Union ambassadors have given a provisional nod to the bloc’s largest ever free trade agreement, paving the way for tariff free trade with the…
POPE LEO DECRIES WORLD’S ZEAL FOR WAR IN FIERY VATICAN ADDRESS
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 Pope Leo XIV has strongly criticized the growing reliance on military force in global affairs, warning that the world is witnessing a dangerous return to…
TRUMP SAYS HE IS NOT CONSIDERING A PARDON FOR SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 US President, Donald Trump has confirmed that he is not considering granting a presidential pardon to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, despite receiving a formal…
REAR ADMIRAL ESEN EFANGA ASSUMES DUTY AS FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING, NAVAL TRAINING COMMAND
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 In furtherance of the Headquarters Nigerian Navy redeployment of senior officers aimed at strengthening operational effectiveness, Rear Admiral Esen Paul Efanga has officially assumed duty…
UUTH RESIDENT DOCTORS JOIN NATIONWIDE STRIKE
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 9, 2026 National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), has resolved to join the nationwide strike declared by the National Association of Resident…
LEBANON ARMY SAYS PHASE ONE OF DISARMING NON-STATE GROUPS IN SOUTH COMPLETED
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 The Lebanese army says it has completed the first phase of its plan to bring all non state weaponry in southern Lebanon under government control,…
AKWA IBOM SUMMONS DOCTOR, PHARMACIST OVER ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
By RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 9, 2026 A medical doctor and the head of the pharmacy unit at the Cottage Hospital, Ukana, in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State,…
IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS COUNTRY IS READY FOR WAR IF FORCED DURING LEBANON VISIT
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 Iran is prepared for war if pushed into confrontation but does not seek conflict, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday during a visit to…
NIGERIAN ARMY WARNS PUBLIC AGAINST FAKE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS CLAIMING TO BE THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
By Micah JonahJanuary 9, 2026 The Nigerian Army has observed a growing number of fraudulent social media accounts, falsely claiming to represent or be linked to the Chief of Army…
