KIDNAPPERS REDUCE RANSOM FOR 20 ABDUCTED NYSC MEMBERS TO ₦100M AS FAMILIES RAISE ALARM
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 Families of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State have raised fresh concerns over their safety, alleging that…
RIVERS SHUTS 21 HEALTH FACILITIES, ARRESTS THREE OVER ALLEGED QUACKERY
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 The Rivers State Ministry of Health has shut down 21 health facilities and arrested three persons as part of its 2026 inspection, enforcement and anti-quackery exercise…
LIBYAN TEACHERS CONTINUE NATIONWIDE STRIKE OVER PAY, UNPAID BENEFITS
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 Teachers across Libya are continuing an open-ended nationwide strike over salaries, unpaid financial entitlements and working conditions, disrupting public education weeks after the new academic year…
NAFDAC SEIZES ₦300M BANNED ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN LAGOS
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has seized alcoholic beverages estimated at ₦300 million during enforcement operations across major markets in…
2027: COURT ORDERS INEC TO RECOGNISE OLAWEPO-HASHIM AS ACCORD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognise and upload the name of Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the…
MANUFACTURERS RAISE LOCAL RAW MATERIAL SOURCING TO 57.1%
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 Nigerian manufacturers increased their use of locally sourced raw materials from 51.5 per cent in 2021 to 57.1 per cent in 2024, reflecting growing efforts to…
HANKS ANUKU URGES NIGERIANS TO GIVE TINUBU MORE TIME
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 Veteran Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku has urged Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu more time to address the country’s challenges, arguing that many of the problems…
YEMENI FORCES CLAIM DHUBAB CAPTURE IN MAJOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST HOUTHIS
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 Yemeni government forces say they have captured Dhubab district and strategic positions near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait as part of a renewed military offensive against the…
ISWAP COMMANDER KILLED IN ONDO FOREST OPERATION
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 A senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, Abdussamad Ohida, also known as Anwar, has been killed during a joint security operation in…
TWO MIGRANTS DIE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL
RismadarVoice ReportersOctober 5, 2026 Two migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, while two women were rescued with serious burns, French authorities have…
