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Niger State, Badeggi FM settlement talks collapse as judge recuses self

An attempt at an out-of-court settlement between the Niger State government and Badeggi FM radio station has collapsed, prompting the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Mohammed, to step aside from the case. Recall that the settlement attempt was initiated by the Niger State government, with its counsel, Jacob Johnson Usman SAN, informing the court in case
Niger State, Badeggi FM settlement talks collapse as judge recuses self

An attempt at an out-of-court settlement between the Niger State government and Badeggi FM radio station has collapsed, prompting the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Mohammed, to step aside from the case.

Recall that the settlement attempt was initiated by the Niger State government, with its counsel, Jacob Johnson Usman SAN, informing the court in case number NSHC/M/0296/2025, filed on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, that the government had decided to pursue an amicable out-of-court resolution.

In view of this, both parties agreed to explore the option and were scheduled to report back to the court on September 3, 2025.

Usman had told the court at the time that he had informed the counsel for the plaintiffs, Philip Emmanuel, that he had discussed the matter with his clients, the Governor of Niger State and the Attorney General of Niger State, and that Emmanuel had agreed.

However, during the resumed hearing on September 3, Badeggi FM’s counsel, Philip Emmanuel, revealed that the negotiations between his clients and the state government had broken down.

According to him: “My Lord, it’s unfortunate that the out-of-court settlement as requested in the last sitting has failed.”

Another lawyer for the plaintiff, Philip A.O., confirmed the failed talks but noted that they were still exploring other options for an out-of-court resolution.

Given the breakdown of the settlement, Justice Mohammed Mohammed, a vacation judge of Minna High Court 4, recused himself from the case.

He directed that the case file be returned to the Chief Judge of Niger State for reassignment while adjourning the matter indefinitely until the Chief Judge decides on the next course of action.

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US pledges $32.5 million to ease hunger in Borno, northern Nigeria

The United States has approved $32.5 million in humanitarian aid to Nigeria, targeting hunger in the country’s conflict-torn north, particularly Borno state. The U.S. mission to Nigeria said the funding will deliver food and nutrition support to internally displaced people in the northeast, where communities have been battered by more than a decade of insurgency.
US pledges $32.5 million to ease hunger in Borno, northern Nigeria

The United States has approved $32.5 million in humanitarian aid to Nigeria, targeting hunger in the country’s conflict-torn north, particularly Borno state.

The U.S. mission to Nigeria said the funding will deliver food and nutrition support to internally displaced people in the northeast, where communities have been battered by more than a decade of insurgency.

The aid package is expected to reach more than 764,000 people, including 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and 43,235 children.

Borno state has been hardest hit, with aid agencies warning that an “unprecedented hunger crisis” could leave 1.3 million people without food and force the shutdown of at least 150 nutrition clinics. In Maiduguri, Intersos, an Italian humanitarian group, now runs the only in-patient malnutrition facility still open.

Margot van der Velden, the World Food Program’s regional director for West Africa, warned in July that funding shortages had pushed the agency to suspend food assistance in parts of West and Central Africa, leaving millions vulnerable. Food stocks in Nigeria and other affected countries were projected to run out by September.

Northern Nigeria is also reeling from rising insecurity that has killed about 35,000 civilians and displaced over two million, violent clashes between farmers and herders in the northwest and north-central regions have further strained food supplies.

US pledges $32.5 million to ease hunger in Borno, northern Nigeria