EXPERTS URGE FG TO PRIORITIZE ANTIVENOM AS NIGERIA RECORDS 43,000 SNAKEBITE CASES ANNUALLY
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 8, 206 Health experts have called on the Federal Government to prioritize the production, subsidization, and nationwide availability of antivenom, as Nigeria records an estimated 43,000 snakebite cases…
TINUBU TO EMBARK ON TWO-DAY UK STATE VISIT
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 8, 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will embark on a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom from March 18 to 19, 2026, following an official invitation from…
NOT ITALY’S DEVIL’S ISLAND: SARDINIA BRISTLES AT MAFIA INMATE PLAN
Micah JonahFebruary 8, 2026 Residents and officials on the Italian island of Sardinia are pushing back against a government plan that could see hundreds of high risk mafia inmates transferred…
THOUSANDS MOURN VICTIMS OF SHI’ITE MOSQUE SUICIDE BOMBING IN ISLAMABAD
Micah JonahFebruary 8, 2026 Thousands of mourners gathered in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Saturday as burial rites began for victims of a deadly suicide bombing at a Shi’ite Mosque that…
FG APPROVES REOPENING OF KEBBI BORDER FOR REGIONAL TRADE
Micah Jonah8 February 2026 The Federal Government has officially approved the reopening of the Tsamiya land border in Kebbi State to facilitate trans-border trade, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi,…
CUBA TO PROTECT ESSENTIAL SERVICES AS US MOVES TO CUT OFF OIL SUPPLY
Micah JonahFebruary 8, 2026 Cuba has announced wide ranging fuel rationing measures aimed at protecting essential services as the United States steps up efforts to restrict oil supplies to the…
ACTIVIST CALLS FOR DECENTRALIZED PIPELINE SURVEILLANCE CONTRACTS IN NIGER DELTA
By Olugbenga IgeFebruary 8, 2026 A human rights activist from the Niger Delta, Fejiro Oliver, has urged the Federal Government to align pipeline surveillance contracts with the Nigerian Local Content…
SPORTS TOURISM BOOMS WITH SUPER BOWL DRIVING DEMAND FOR EXPERIENCES
Micah JonahFebruary 8, 2026 Sports tourism is emerging as the fastest growing segment of the global travel industry, with the Super Bowl increasingly driving demand for premium, experience focused packages…
CHINA CONDUCTS NAVAL, AIR PATROLS AROUND DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA
Micah JonahFebruary 8, 2026 China has carried out a series of naval and air patrols across the South China Sea, reinforcing its military presence in the disputed waters amid rising…
NBA DEMANDS MANDATORY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION RESULTS
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 8, 2026 The Nigerian Bar Association has called on the National Assembly to pass a proposed amendment to the Electoral Amendment Bill that would make the electronic transmission…
