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Panic as Fulani Herdsmen Abduct Four Farmers at CRIN, IDIAYUNRE Facility in Ibadan

  BREAKING: Panic as Fulani Herdsmen Abduct Four Farmers at CRIN, IDIAYUNRE Facility in Ibadan Panic erupted at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, after suspected terrorists invaded the facility and abducted four cocoa farmers. Eyewitness footage shared on X (formerly Twitter) by a user identified as Chuks shows staff and farmers—many dressed in traditional attire—fleeing in fear as chaos broke out across the institute परिसर. The incident has raised serious concerns, given CRIN’s strategic importance as a federal agricultural research hub central to Nigeria’s cocoa production and development. The Oyo State Police Command confirmed the attack, stating that investigations are underway. However, authorities have yet to disclose details about the identities of the attackers or the condition and whereabouts of the abducted victims. The attack has since triggered widespread reactions online, with many Nigerians e...
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A Resignation That Raises Bigger Questions

  A Resignation That Raises Bigger Questions In a brief but powerful letter to Donald Trump , Joseph Kent resigns as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, citing moral concerns over U.S. actions in Iran. His message questions the direction of foreign policy and highlights the human cost behind national decisions.

Jimoh Ibrahim, in broad daylight

Jimoh Ibrahim, in broad daylight I have spent time on the Third Floor of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where the press corps works. It is not a gentle place. The journalists there are seasoned professionals drawn from every region of the world: people who have reported wars, corruption scandals, and the fall of governments. They are interested in facts, not impressed by titles. They ask the question behind the question, and they do not move until they have an answer. When a Permanent Representative walks into that building to speak for 220 million people, the world watches. And so, on behalf of those 220 million people, I am watching too. I am watching with grief. Last week, President Bola Tinubu appointed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim to New York as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN. The  congratulatory messages  arrived immediately, as they always do in Nigeria, where appointment is confused with achievement and proximity to power as evidence of character. ...

Current standings of political parties at the Nigerian Senate

  Current standings of political parties at the Nigerian Senate  - APC : 87 - ADC : 9 - PDP : 7 - APGA : 1 - NDC : 1 - NNPP : 1 - SDP : 0 - LP : 0 - YPP : 0

Middle-East crises: Nigeria’s poor to face more hardships as experts list impacts

  Middle-East crises: Nigeria’s poor to face more hardships as experts list impacts Amidst escalation in the Middle-East crises, financial and economy experts have indicated that the spill-over effect will worsen economic hardship in Nigeria especially amongst the vulnerable households. Though they noted some positive impacts of the crises on the country’s macroeconomic outlook and fiscal position, the overall outcome, they believe, would be largely negative. The positive outlook according to them includes, higher crude export receipts, improved foreign exchange inflows, strengthening of external reserves, and increased revenue allocations to all tiers of government. Visit:  https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/03/middle-east-crises-nigerias-poor-to-face-more-hardships-as-experts-list-impacts/  to read more. 

Iran’s new supreme leader says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed in first purported message to public

Iran’s new supreme leader says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed in first purported message to public JUST IN: The first message from Iran's new leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has been read out on Iranian state TV. Visit:  https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trumps-03-12-26?utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsappCNN&utm_content=2026-03-12T13:45:35  to read more.  Source: CNN

Five Reps Defect From YPP, LP to ADC

  Five Reps Defect From YPP, LP to ADC Twelve members of the house  of representatives  have defected from the Labour Party (LP), Young Progressives Party (YPP), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house, read the defection notices during plenary on Thursday.  Victor Afam (Ogbaru federal constituency, Anambra), Peter Anekwe (Anambra east and west federal constituency), and Lilian Obiageli (Awka north/Awka south federal constituency, Anambra) moved from the LP to the ADC.  Visit:  https://www.thecable.ng/five-reps-defect-from-ypp-lp-to-adc/  to read more!  Source: The Cable NG