THE Federal High Court in Abuja has greenlit a lawsuit demanding the Federal Government investigate Alhaji Bello Matawalle, the current Minister of State for Defence, over alleged connections to banditry in Zamfara State. The case, filed by human rights activist Abubakar Dahiru, seeks to probe Matawalle’s suspected role in the rise of bandit activities during … Read more
ZAMFARA State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has alleged that the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, is involved in the banditry plaguing the state. Governor Lawal revealed that both President Bola Tinubu and National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, are aware of Matawalle’s alleged ties to bandit groups operating in Zamfara. Lawal’s accusation follows a … Read more
PURSUANT to the directive given to the military by President Tinubu, for the top hierarchy of the army, including the Minister of State, Defense, Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Sakwato, and flush out the bandits, particularly the notorious Bello Turji Kachalla, the bandits’ machinery of mercilessness is beginning to crumble. Bello Turji is the notorious … Read more
ON Wednesday, Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence, announced that the Armed Forces of Nigeria needs an annual supply of 200 million rounds of ammunition to effectively carry out its operations and it will cost the government almost N600 Billion. He mentioned that this expense incurred by the government amounted to no less … Read more
THE former chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Cross River State, Goddie Akpama, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Police for demanding the suspension and arrest of the Minister of Defence, Bello Matawalle. Trojan News learnt that Akpama was arrested around 5 pm on Thursday at Chinese Restaurant Calabar, the venue where … Read more