Eight Zamfara State lawmakers who recently left the All Progressives Congress (APC) have returned to the party after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House. The lawmakers, who were led to the presidential meeting by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, resolved to...
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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, is passionately pushing a President Tinubu agenda on national security. On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Matawalle, was in Kaduna to inaugurate the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Institute of Technology. The trip was without fanfare but it was loud...
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, recently made a statement that was profound in all contexts. Matawalle, an unflinching supporter of President Bola Tinubu said any political pitch to the effect that the north will not vote for Tinubu is both untrue and defective. Such su, he...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has said that overcoming Nigeria’s security challenges will require a combination of divine intervention, collective prayers, and sustained efforts by both citizens and security agencies. Speaking during an interview with BBC Hausa, Matawalle stressed that insecurity remains a national concern that...
lection As Matawalle renews hope for Tinu The 2027 election is barely nine months away. But unlike in 2023 election, President Bola Tinubu’s popularity in the north is gradually fading. The sad reality is that unlike in 2023 when he got grand support from the north because northern governors...
In the political theatre of Nigeria’s North-West, where allegiances shift like desert winds and influence is measured by the depth of grassroots penetration, Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has emerged as a central architect in the ongoing consolidation of support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s anticipated...
Professor Luqman Zakariyah, the officiating Imam at the Wedding Fatiha of the children of the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, on Friday, described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a father of all and prayed that his tenure would restore hope to the hopeless in society. Prof. Zakariyah...
Arewa Joint Initiative for Peace has condemned what it described as a coordinated smear campaign against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, accusing the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) of engaging in divisive and unpatriotic conduct. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, the group...
By Jack Okude It’s all too obvious that Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence, is one of the most misunderstood public officials in the country. He was governor of Zamfara state from 2019 to 2023. Matawalle came under intense media attacks recently and from the same sources...
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at Governor Dauda Lawal over his alleged demand that President Bola Tinubu sack the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, before he would consider joining the ruling party. In a statement released in Gusau...
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State over the abduction of 24 schoolgirls in the state. Matawalle, who was formerly governor of Zamfara State, was asked to remain in the state to monitor security efforts to secure the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former Zamfara State Governor and Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has formally invited Governor Dauda Lawal to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Matawalle made the call while receiving thousands of supporters at his residence in Maradun, urging Lawal to join the...
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated three Nigerian Navy Ships (NNS) – NNS SHERE, NNS FARO and NNS IKOGOSI and three AW109 Trekker helicopters: 501, 502 and 503 into the Nigerian Navy fleet. Tinubu, speaking at the inauguration on Saturday in Lagos, said that the addition of the three Fast...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it would conduct a comprehensive investigation into the air strike that led to the death of 10 people Sokoto State. The air strike had occured in Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area in the state. This is contained...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said President Bola Tinubu has lifted the ban on mining in Zamfara to boost economic activities and raise the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state. The minister made the disclosure at a dinner session organised to host stakeholders of All...
Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has said President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to tackle all forms of insecurity in the country by 2025. The minister made the disclosure while addressing the gathering of All Progressive Congress (APC) supporters that welcomed him in Gusau on...
The Federal Government has began payment of military salary increase including three months arrears. The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known in a statement in Abuja issued by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. Matawalle said that already...
The Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, and his State counterpart, Bello Matawalle, on Thursday, led service chiefs to pay a condolence visit to the family of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the death of Lagbaja was...
The Federal Government will get rid of bandits, terrorists and other criminal gangs terrorising the Northwest. The Minister of State Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known while speaking to newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday. Matawalle said he was in Sokoto to lead another onslaught against bandits, terrorists and...
The father of Bashir Hadejia, who was allegedly unlawfully detained on the directive of Defence Minister of State Bello Matawalle, has expressed grave concerns for the safety of his family. In a press statement obtained by PRNigeria, Alhaji Umar Hadejia revealed that the Inspector General of Police had unlawfully...