The Federal Government has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle and other military chiefs to move to Sokoto State to rid the North-West of the menace of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. This is contained in a statement issued…
…Information sharing is key to securing nation’s maritime space — NIMASA DG By Seun Ibiyemi Minister of State, Defence Hon. Bello Matawalle has declared Federal Government’s commitment to integrating the operations of the Command Control Computer Communication Information System of the Nigerian…
Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle says the Nigeria Navy has recruited 1,486 personnel to boost the manpower needed for effective internal security operations in the Niger Delta. Matawalle said this during the Passing Out Parade (POP) of…
..Dismisses threats as ‘reprehensible and naive’ …Apply wisdom in National discourse, behave like elders — CCNG tells NEF By Sodiq Adelakun and Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has condemned the Northern Elders Forum’s…
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has reiterated the ban on unauthorised use of camouflage uniforms in the country. Matawalle said the present security situation warranted that only the Armed Forces and the Police should use camouflage…
…As mixed reactions trail safety assurance situation …We’ll deal decisively with any noise maker — Defence Minister …Army, DSS identify, warn threat actors …Insecurity creates an atmosphere of fear — IPAC calls stakeholders to desist from violence …Political actors trade…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has raised an alarm over the invasion of the home of the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle by police officers. Fani-Kayode alleged that policemen invaded Matawalle’s residence…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has tackled the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle for alleging that the chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa demanded a two million dollars bribe from him. The governor who is under investigation over…
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has appointed a 41-man transition committee to work on peaceful transition to the incoming administration of the Governor-elect, Dr Dauda Lawal. Secretary of the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe, stated in Gusau on Thursday that…
Gov. Bello Matawalle on Monday received five daughters of a former Accountant-General of Zamfara, abducted and held for seven months. They were presented to Gov. Matawalle by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 10, Mr Bello Sani-Deljan, accompanied by the…
