Badeggi radio: Court grants interim order against Niger govt

Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Minna High Court number four(4 ) has granted an interim injunction restraining the Niger State government and its agencies from taking any unpleasant action against a Minna-based private broadcasting station, the Badeggi radio.

Justice Mohammed on Tuesday, 5th of August, 2025 granted the interim injunction in favour of the applicants, Badeggi, FM station, Badeggi Broadcasting Services Ltd and its Managing Director, Mohammed Shu’aibu Badeggi.

This follows a motion ex parte filed before the court. The application is backed by various sections and provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and the relevant provisions of the National Broadcasting Commission Act, among others.

The Court further restrained the respondents, which include the Executive Governor of Niger State, the Attorney General of Niger State, and the Niger State Urban Development Board, from taking any actions that could be detrimental to the Broadcasting license or business premises located at the NTA premises, Uphill, in Minna.

Delivering the ruling, Justice Mohammed underscored the importance of the status quo ante pending the determination of the substantive motion.

Specifically, the interim injunction prohibits actions that include the revocation, withdrawal, seizure, or forceful entry and demolition of the broadcasting house.

Counsel to the applicants, Barr. Philip Emmanuel Esq, while expressing his delight with the court’s ruling, highlighted its significance for the protection of the applicant’s Constitutional rights and interests.

The case has been scheduled for the 14th of August for further hearing into the matter.

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, at a caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), described the Private Radio’s activities as inciting the Public against his administration.

As a result, he ordered the Commissioner of Police, CP Abdullahi Adamu Elleman, and the state Commissioner for Homeland Security, Brig. Gen. Bello Mohammed (Rtd ) for the demolition of the Radio and the seizure of the Radio’s operational license by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a press statement, appealed to the governor to channel his grievances to the NBC for proper redress.

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