Poultry Division without a hen

In 2001, Borno State Governor Mala Kachallah sought advice from a state editor regarding the challenges he faced in implementing a new national minimum wage due to the state's large civil service workforce of 30,000. The Poultry Division of the Borno State Ministry of Agriculture had no hen since 1981, despite employing 571 staff members, who each year presented promotion lists.

Later, Governor Kashim Shettima faced issues after banning motorcycles and distributing tricycles discounted at installment payments, which many beneficiaries then resold at lower prices. In 1993, Niger State Governor Musa Inuwa proposed retrenching skilled civil servants for bank loans to start businesses, but the employees rejected the idea and threatened a strike.

Governors have been known to face hunger, such as in 1993 when then Governor Musa Inuwa waited for two hours for a guest who was also the Abia State Governor Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu. Similarly, in 2002, Jigawa State Governor Ibrahim Saminu Turaki arrived late for an interview at New Nigerian and requested hot roasted meat. In 2000, then Editor of New Nigerian accompanied his managing director to Sokoto to pacify Governor Attahiru Bafarawa, who was angry over an article featuring him.

In 1991, as a Citizen magazine reporter, the editor interviewed military governor Colonel John Yahaya Madaki, who became agitated when he saw the reporter on a CCTV camera, questioning his motives. In 2001, Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State met the editor in Abuja, accusing him of hate towards the people of Adamawa due to his family's lack of cattle.

Lastly, Katsina State Governor Umaru Musa Yar'adua was noted for his gentle demeanor during an interview in 2001, despite asking questions about his expenses and religious practices.