1 Newspapers’ Reportorial Analysis of Farmers-Herders Conflict in Southern Kaduna, Northwest, Nigeria By Faruk Nanoh Bello +234 067762799 nanohbello@gmail.com Mass Communication Department Faculty of Social Sciences Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria Abstract The protracted nature of farmers and herdsmen conflict in Southern Kaduna and the attendant destructions of lives and property have overtime been a source of concern. The media is a very powerful tool in creating understanding and deescalating conflicts. However, there are indications that the Nigerian media is sometimes used inadvertently to instigate conflicts due to its history of polarization. Consequently, this study analyzes the coverage of herdsmen and farmers’ conflict in Southern Kaduna by Daily Trust and Guardian newspapers from 2 nd January to 2 nd July 2016. The objectives are to analyze the level of prominence to the coverage of farmer-herders conflict in Southern Kaduna by the select newspapers, identify the frames used by the select newspapers. The study adopted content analysis as its research method, using coding sheet to obtain relevant data. Framing theory was adopted to underpin the study. Findings reveal that not much prominence is accorded the conflict and the frames are not completely positive. The study concludes that some stories reported on the farmers-herders conflict in Southern Kaduna by Daily Trust and The Guardian newspapers were conflict-inclined while some are solution-driven in their approach. The study therefore recommends that it is imperative to ensure that the public is not misled in conflict matters, because in conflict situations, false information can aggravate issues. Keywords: Reportorial, analysis, farmers-herders, newspaper, conflict. Introduction Conflicts in Nigeria constitute a major part of the recurring problems facing the sociopolitical landscape of Nigeria as a Nation (Eyekpimi, 2016). Human beings’ existence on earth to a large extent depends on how humanities manage the various conflict triggered by conflicting interests. (Faruk, 2019). Southern Kaduna has been characterized by lingering crises of religion and ethnicity and this has resulted in the loss of trust and peaceful coexistence among the inhabitants of the area.