•Idris and Matawalle The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has swiftly reacted to a press statement by the Zamfara State government, which alleges that the Hon. Minister of State for Defence, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, illegally arrested one Saleem Abubakar, a technical assistant in the office of the governor. Th...
•Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle Retired Army intelligence officer and national security strategist, Captain Umar Babangida Aliyu, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against what he describes as creeping political control of Nigeria’s defence architecture, warning that recent administrative decisions could limit the effectivene...
•Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said that the N50.44 billion total allocation to the Ministry of Defence in the 2025 budget proposal is insufficient to address the security needs of the nation. This is as the minister sought the support of the House of […]
•Matawalle and bandits The APC Akida Forum, a faction within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), staged a protest at the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja today, calling for an investigation and possible suspension of Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence, over alleged links to banditry. The group, w...
•Matawalle and Lawal The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, today, challenged the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, to swear with the Holy Quran to prove his innocence in banditry affecting the state. Matawalle gave the charge on Channels TV while debunking the governor’s claim which linked him to banditry in the state. [&he...
•Matawalle and Lawal Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says sponsoring people to “lie and say despicable things” about him won’t get him removed as a minister. Matawalle, the immediate former governor of the Zamfara State, said this while reacting to corruption allegations leveled against him by the state government, reports Dail...
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