Gov. Babagana Zulum has expressed shock and sadness over the killing of eight farmers in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State by the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP).The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the killing occurred in Shuwarin, Tomsu Ngamdu, Baram Karauwa, and Muna on Thursday at about 1 p.m. while the farmers were working on their farms.Zulum, who visited Mafa, described the attack as unfortunate.He said the state government...

Ondo State farmers farming in the Oluwa Forest Reserve, South-West Nigeria have sued the state government, Sao Agro-Allied Services Limited, and others over the continued clearing of their farmland despite a subsisting restraining order from the court.The claimants are a coalition of cocoa farmers, dwelling in the Oluwa Forest Reserve in various settlements grouped into camps of Temidire, Adeleye Itamerin, Ikawo, Ijoba, Ayeleso, Isero and their sub-camps, within the...

There are ominous signs that food insecurity will likely deteriorate in Benue State and other parts of the country this year if the lingering crisis between farmers and armed herders continues unabated.Prior to the mayhem being unleashed on unsuspecting citizens, Benue State, since its creation on February 3, 1976, has been named the Food Basket of the Nation due to its bountiful harvests of cassava, groundnuts, rice, and melons, among other food items.However, the...