The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has pledged to investigate allegations of financial misconduct involving Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defense, following a petition submitted by the All Progressives Congress Young Leaders Alliance (APC-YLA). The allegations accuse Matawalle of embezzling over N528 billion during his tenure as Governor of Zamfara State. The assurance came during a protest …

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, is participating in a high-level security meeting with a leading Chinese manufacturer of advanced anti-terrorism and high-tech defence equipment. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by Jeff Promise, on behalf of the defence ministry’s director of information and public relations. The meeting is a significant move to enhance …

A Northern-based Civic group, the Concerned Northern Forum (CNF), has raised the alarm over what it describes as the deliberate delay by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate former Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, despite multiple petitions and earlier commitments by the agency. Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna on Monday, CNF Chairman, Alhaji Aliyu Muhammad …

The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, on Thursday, hosted a delegation from the United States Embassy in. Nigeria, led by Colonel Tom Brooks, the US Defence Attaché, at the Ministry of Defence in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement by the minister’s Personal Assistant for Media, Ahmad Dan-Wudil. The statement noted that the discussions centred …

The Nigeria Muslim League Group (NIMUL) has commended the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle for his generous donation of over N500 million and tonnes of food items to those in need during the Ramadan. The gesture was aimed at alleviating the hardship faced by the people in the state and other neighbouring states in the North West. …

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has strongly condemned former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over what he described as ‘reckless and inciting utterances’, against President Bola Tinubu’s leadership. Speaking at a recent conference in Abuja, Amaechi reportedly claimed that Nigerian politicians must ‘steal, maim, and kill’ to remain in power. In a statement by the Director …

The Federal Government has said that it would conduct a thorough investigation into Wednesday’s accidental bombing that killed 10 people in Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area, Sokoto State. While on a condolence visit to the state governor, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu in Sokoto, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mutawalle described the incident as …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian military to ensure that banditry is brought to an end in 2025, Minister of State for Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has said. Matawalle disclosed this on Saturday while addressing All Progressives Congress (APC), members at his Gusau residence, promising that the military would do everything to comply with the President’s directive. The former …

The Nineteen Seventeen Northern Consensus Movement for Peace, Unity, Empowerment and Development Initiative (NSNCM) has opposed the protest been carried out by some members of the All progressive Party (APC) at headquarters of Department of State Security Services (DSS). In a statement by its National President, Comrade Awwal Abdullahi Aliyu, the amalgamation of affiliated associations in the Northerners states and …

In his efforts to sustain the success recorded by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji against armed banditry in the Northwest part of the country, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has again arrived in Sokoto to monitor the activities. The minister, who arrived in Sokoto on Tuesday evening, is expected to hold meetings with troops, especially those at …