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Zamfara Crisis: Matawalle Denies Leaving Only ₦4m in Treasury

Former Zamfara governor and current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has refuted claims by Governor Dauda Lawal that he left only ₦4 million in the state’s treasury. Speaking through his former Information Commissioner, Ibrahim Dosara, at a press...

Why Matawalle Was Not Removed from Cabinet – Presidency

Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has explained why the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, remained unaffected by the recent cabinet reshuffle. In an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday, Onanuga addressed...

Don’t Sack Matawalle, Arewa Groups tell Tinubu.

A coalition of two groups from Northern Nigeria, the Northern Awareness Network (NAN) and the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) are advocating that the Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle, remains in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet to sustain...

Matawalle Left Me an Empty Treasury – Dauda Lawal.

Governor of Zamfara state, Dauda Lawal, has accused his predecessor and current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mattawalle, of leaving the state’s treasury dry. Lawal who spoke in an interview said when he assumed office, he realized that...

Matawalle Orders Military Chiefs to Relocate to Sokoto Over Insecurity.

The Minister of state for defence, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and other security chiefs to immediately relocate to Sokoto as base of operation to curb the spread of insecurity in the North-West. Sokoto is...

Matawalle Directs Army Chief to Fish Out Killers of Sokoto Monarch.

The Minister of state for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has condemned the death of the District Head of Gatawa in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Bawa and directed officials of the military to investigate the...

Nigeria Now Supplies Weapons to Other African Countries – Matawalle.

The Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle, has revealed many other African countries now depend on Nigeria for supply of military hardware because of the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON). The former Zamfara state governor disclosed this in...

Nigerian government calls for intelligence sharing with united states on terrorism.

The minister of state for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged the United States government to always share with Nigeria, information on impending terror attacks on the country. He said such information and intelligence the U.S.A sends to its citizens in...

Defend Tinubu or Quit, Matawalle Tells Northern Appointees.

The minister of state for defence and former governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle, has challenged political appointees of the federal government from Northern Nigeria to either support President Bola Tinubu or relinquish their positions. Matawalle made the call after...
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