Minister of state for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has called for more intelligence sharing between Nigeria and the United States in order to fight banditry and terrorism in Nigeria. The minister made the call when he hosted the assistant secretary for Defence for African Affairs at the US Department of Defence, Jennifer Zakriski and her team at Ship House. …

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says the Federal Government has achieved a lot in the fight against oil theft. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, Matawalle said many practical gains had been recorded in the resolve to end oil theft in the Niger Delta region. He also said the country was hopeful of producing …

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said it is deeply concerned about the ongoing rift between eminent political and business leaders of Northern Nigeria which is reflecting negatively on the region’s economic and political stability. In a statement by the convener, Professor Ango Abdullahi, in Abuja, yesterday, said the current conflicts between Aliko Dangote and Abdussamad Isiyaku Rabiu over cement …

The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of two new ships to help increase its capacities to protect the maritime domain of the country, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle said on Saturday. Matawalle, who did not state the number of the ships recently bought by the Navy, said the platforms would also be of immense help in the …

With the yet-to-be-verified list of ministerial nominees, the media is awash with the potential appointment of some former governors as Ministers in the coming cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Some of those prominently touted as possible ministerial nominees include but not limited to ex-governors Bello Matawalle, Abdullahi Ganduje and Atiku Bagudu, who were immediate past governors of Zamfara, Kano …

Anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied declaring the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Bello Mattawale wanted as reported by some news media. In a statement on Sunday by the commission’s Head, Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, the commission said it never asked the Department of State Service (DSS) to arrest the former …

The Zamfara Police Command said on Saturday it had returned all vehicles it seized from the former governor of the state, Alhaji Bello Matawalle. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Yazid Abubakar said on Saturday via telephone conversation that the vehicles were returned in compliance with the order of the Federal High Court sitting in Gusau. Last Thursday, …

Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to approve any study leave or any similar application by “any officer critical to the take-off of the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu”. President Buhari has exactly two weeks to the end of his tenure. Matawalle specifically mentioned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), …

Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Bello Mohammed Matawalle has said that his administration has found 199 ghost doctors on the payroll of the state government. He said the state government was paying salaries for “280 doctors but there are 81 medical doctors” in the state in reality. In a chat with newsmen at his residence in Maradun town, the headquarters of …