Umar Bago

The International Press Institute (IPI) has announced plans to launch a global campaign against the governors of Niger and Akwa Ibom states, Mohammed Umaru Bago and Umo Eno, as well as former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun,…
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The Niger Government has given a two-month notice to people living in hamlets around Kainji Lake to vacate the area so as to be resettled by the Emirate Council. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by Mr Bologi Ibrahim, the Chief…
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Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has declared a two-day holiday – Thursday and Friday – for the forthcoming Local Government Election exercise slated for Saturday, November 1. Recalls that the governor has already given all…
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The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) strongly condemns the arrest of Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student of the Department of Agricultural Economy and Extension at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University,…
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Niger State Governor Umar Bago has said it is mandatory for preachers to submit their sermons for approval. Bago, while speaking on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, clarified some aspects of the law seeking to regulate preaching in the state.…
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Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger says the dissolution of his cabinet is a mid-term review of his administration’s performance. Bago stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Minna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the closure of Badeggi 90.1 FM, a private radio station based in Minna, Niger State, on August 1, 2025, on the orders of the Governor, Mr. Mohammed Umaru Bago, describing the action as illegal,…
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) National Secretariat strongly condemns the closure order of Badeggi FM 90.1, a privately owned radio station based in Minna, by Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State. Also, the threat to demolish its…
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The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the recent order for the closure of Badeggi Radio by Gov. Mohammed Bago of Niger. The apex body of editors in Nigeria said in a statement that the governor’s action was a “blatant attack on…
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Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has ordered the commissioner of police to seal off Badeggi FM radio station over alleged incitement of violence. SolaceBase reports that Bago issued the directive on Friday during a meeting of the All…
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