LASSA FEVER KILLS ONE, INFECTS TWO IN KANO
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 17, 2026 Kano Centre for Disease Control (KCDC) has confirmed one death and two additional infections following a Lassa fever outbreak in the state. Director-General of the agency,…
ISRAEL APPROVES WEST BANK LAND REGISTRATION IN AREA C, SPARKS ANNEXATION FEARS
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 The Israeli government has approved a plan to restart land registration in parts of the occupied West Bank, a move critics say could formalise the…
NBA, ECOWAS COURT RAISE CONCERN OVER NON-ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 17, 2026 The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, on Monday hosted the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, at the…
TARIQUE TAHMAN, LAWMAKERS SWORN IN AFTER BNP LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN BANGLEDESH
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 Newly elected lawmakers in Bangladesh have been sworn into parliament following a decisive electoral victory by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in last week’s general…
HEALTH MINISTRY ORDERS IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT OF OUTSTANDING DIRECTORS
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 17, 2026 The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has ordered the immediate disengagement of directors who have spent eight years in the directorate cadre, in line with the…
US CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, REV. JESSE JACKSON DIES AT 84
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 17, 2026 Veteran American civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the United States’ most influential Black leaders, has died at the age of 84. Jackson passed…
IRAN CRITICIZES EUROPEAN ROLE IN NUCLEAR TALKS
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi has sharply criticized European powers, calling them “irrelevant” in nuclear negotiations with the United States. Writing on X, he dismissed…
AUSTRALIA REFUSES REPATRIATION OF ISIL-AFFILIATED NATIONALS FROM SYRIA
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese has announced that his government will not repatriate Australian women and children identified as relatives of suspected ISIL fighters currently…
GISELE PELICOT PUBLISHES MEMOIR ON MASS RAPE ORDEAL
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 Gisele Pelicot, the 73-year-old French woman whose husband, Dominique Pelicot, orchestrated the mass rape of her over several years, has released her memoir, A Hymn…
FEDERAL HIGH COURT GETS ACTING CHIEF REGISTRAR
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 17, 2026 The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced a change in its administrative leadership - following the elevation of its Chief Registrar, Sulaiman Amida Hassan, to…
