A coalition of fourteen local civil society organisations across Zamfara State has showered praises on the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, for what they termed a “monumental transformation” of the state’s education sector during his tenure as governor. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday, the coalition, led by Chairman Kamal…
The Honourable Minister of State for Defence and former Governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has called on the current governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, to formally declare his allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at his residence in Maradun during a Sallah homage visit by thousands of supporters, Matawalle said the…
The Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has cautioned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid acts of insubordination against the party in the state. Matawalle made the call on Sunday while receiving the executives of the party from Anka, Bakura, Maradun and Talata Mafara Local Government Areas who paid him…
The Minister of State for Defence and the immediate past Governor of Zamfara, Dr Bello Matawalle, has formerly invited Gov. Dauda Lawal to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara,former Commissioner for Information in the state. He said that the minister…
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has called on Nigerians to pray fervently for the safety, wisdom, and strength of the country’s armed forces and national leaders. In his Eid al-Adha message delivered on Thursday, Matawalle reminded citizens that the burden of national security is not for soldiers alone, but a collective…
In a major gesture of goodwill ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations,the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has donated 3,000 rams to communities across Zamfara State. The donation, announced on Tuesday, aims to support families and promote social unity during the Islamic festival, which is traditionally marked by the ritual slaughter…
A Zamfara-based advocacy group has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, for appointing Hon. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani as Managing Director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC). The commendation came via a statement signed by the group’s chairman, Mr Imran Usman Bore, who described the…
Residents of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto State have commended President Bola Tinubu, State Minister of Defence Dr Bello Matawalle, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, following the killing of Alhaji Shaudo Alku, a key ally of the notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. The operation, conducted by the Air Component of…
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 Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has lauded President Bola Tinubu, for what he described as his transformative reforms. Matawalle said that Tinubu’s initiatives will pave the way for a brighter future for Nigeria. Matawalle, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said that Tinubu’s reforms would pave for him to secure…
