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Farmer

December 20, 2022

Gombe farmers decry hippopotamus’ attacks, seek government intervention 

One of the farmers, Hussaini Malleri, said he had been cultivating his farmland for the past 25 years, adding that hippos attacks were a source of concern to the farmers.

A photo of hippopotamus used to illustrate story.
December 2, 2022

Farmer arraigned for stealing yams worth N80,000

Mr Jimoh said that the defendant forcibly entered into the farmland of Olayinka Emmanuel to commit felony to wit: stealing.

Tubers of Yam
October 19, 2022

Farmer sentenced to jail for stealing pot

An area court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced a 35-year-old farmer, Victor Ibrahim, to 30 days’ imprisonment for stealing a 50-litre three-legged aluminium pot.

HREE-LEGGED ALUMINIUM POT
September 29, 2022

2023: Atiku says he ‘ate failure like yam’ in commercial targeted at voters

Since 1993, the PDP candidate has sought five times and failed to be Nigeria’s president.

Atiku Abubakar
September 4, 2022

Jigawa teenager drowns rescuing cattle

“A rescue team brought the cattle out of the pond alive.”

Cattle
August 29, 2022

Kaduna farmer remanded for defiling 13-year-old girl

The farmer allegedly lured the victim to his farm and raped her there.

Court symbol used to tell the story
April 18, 2022

Man stabs farmer to death in Jigawa over firewood tango

The deceased had reportedly challenged 25-year-old Saminu Muntari for trespassing into his farm to fetch firewood.

Heap of firewood used to illustrate the story
April 13, 2022

Farmer sentenced for leaving cattle to die of starvation

The judge at the Bavarian court gave the farmer a suspended sentence of one and a half years and a life-long ban on keeping animals.

Herd of Cattle [Photo Credit: New York Times]
November 22, 2020

Why Southwest farmers are abandoning food crops: Experts

An expert alleged that government’s ‘Anchor Borrowers’ Programme has been hijacked by cabals.