The Nigeria Anti-corruption and Integrity Movement has praised Dr Bello Matawalle, Honourable Minister of State for Defence, for his transformative reforms in security, military innovation, and industrial growth, according to a statement released in Lagos on Thursday. “Dr Matawalle has redefined Nigeria’s national security architecture,” said Abiola Yusuf, chairman of the group, highlighting the minister’s…
The Coalition of Good Governance has called on Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal to cease blaming his predecessor,Dr Bello Matawalle for the state’s financial and administrative challenges and focus on delivering effective governance. In a statement on Thursday, the coalition’s spokesperson, Muhammed Ibrahim Usman, criticised Lawal for repeatedly highlighting inherited debts on national television. Lawal,…
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in Zamfara State has urged the party’s National Chairman, Umar Ganduje, to reject any attempt by Governor Dauda Lawal to defect to the APC ahead of the 2027 elections. The group, operating under the banner of Zamfara APC Supporters (ZAS), issued a strongly worded statement on Wednesday,…
A political pressure group, the Zamfara Movement Democrat (ZMD), has lambasted Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State for what it describes as a complete failure to protect lives and properties in rural communities, two years into his administration. The group claims that the governor has done little to address the alarming security situation ravaging the…
The Peoples Democratic Party Young Leaders Alliance (PDP- YLA) has issued an apology and retracted its protest against Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, over allegations of misappropriation of funds during his tenure as Zamfara State governor. The group had staged a demonstration on Friday at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
A member of Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has publicly disavowed his role in a recent protest targeting Bello Matawalle, the country’s Minister of State for Defence, claiming the demonstration was a politically motivated scheme orchestrated by the Zamfara State Government. Kamilu Ibrahim, who identified himself as an active PDP member and one of…
Residents of Talata Mafara Local Government Area in Zamfara State have expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, Minister of State for Defence Dr Bello Matawalle, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, and Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa for their roles in the elimination of two notorious bandit leaders The operation, which targeted Jajji…
The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, MON, has engaged in a high-level security meeting with a leading Chinese manufacturer of advanced anti-terrorism and high-tech defence equipment, aimed at enhancing Nigeria’s defence capabilities. The meeting, which took place in China, underscores the Federal Government’s commitment to modernising the nation’s security apparatus…
A Zamfara-based group, Zamfara Concerned Citizens, has called on Governor Dauda Lawal to cease blaming his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, for the state’s challenges and focus on delivering on his 2023 campaign promises. The group also urged Matawalle, now Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, to contest the 2027 governorship election, citing his efforts in tackling…
The Zamfara State Lawyer Forum has endorsed the Nigerian House of Representatives’ decision to summon Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal and leaders of the state’s House of Assembly, amid a deepening crisis within the legislature and escalating insecurity across the northwestern state. The forum, a prominent legal advocacy group, described the summons as a constitutionally…
