MUSK DEALT BLOW OVER GROK DEEPFAKES, REGULATORY FIGHT FAR FROM OVER
By Micah JonahJanuary 16, 2026 Elon Musk's Grok chatbot is facing regulatory pressure in Europe after xAI restricted image editing following the creation of thousands of sexualized images of women…
ABBA ATIKU ABUBAKAR JOINS APC
By Micah JonahJanuary 16, 2026 Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rally support for the reelection…
ATIKU COMMENTS ON SON’S MOVE TO APC
By Micah JonahJanuary 16, 2026 Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has described his son Abba Abubakar’s decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a personal choice. In a…
NETFLIX INKS GLOBAL DEAL TO STREAM SONY PICTURES FILMS AFTER THEATRICAL WINDOW
By Micah JonahJanuary 16, 2026 Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment have reached a multi-year agreement that will bring films such as Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse to Netflix subscribers worldwide, following…
NIGERIA TO OPEN WOMEN’S AFCON 2026 CAMPAIGN AGAINST ZAMBIA
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 16, 2026 Defending champions, Nigeria, will begin their quest to retain the title at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 in Group C, alongside…
BRAZIL SHUTS DOWN SIGMA LITHIUM WASTE PILES OVER SAFETY CONCERNS
By Micah JonahJanuary 16, 2026 Brazil’s Labor Ministry has ordered the closure of three waste piles at Sigma Lithium’s flagship Grota do Cirilo mine in Minas Gerais state, citing a…
NEC APPROVES COMMITTEE TO DRIVE TINUBU’S LEGACY PROJECTS
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 16, 2026 National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the formation of a committee to oversee the implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s directive on key legacy projects, notably the…
BOLSONARO MOVED TO LARGER CELL IN BRASILIA PRISON AFTER JUDGE’S ORDER
By Micah Jonah16 January 2026 Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been transferred to a more spacious cell in Brasilia’s Papuda Penitentiary Complex, following an order from Supreme Court Justice…
SEC RAISES CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CAPITAL MARKET OPERATORS
RismadarVoice ReportersJanuary 16, 2026 Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced a comprehensive revision of minimum capital requirements for nearly all categories of capital market operators, marking the most…
ETHIOPIA ACCUSES ERITREA OF ARMING REBELS AS TENSIONS ESCALATE
By Micah JonahJanuary 16, 2026 Ethiopian authorities have accused neighbouring Eritrea of supplying ammunition to rebels operating in the Amhara region, a claim Eritrea has strongly denied, as relations between…
