The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle has challenged political appointees from the north to give total support to President Bola Tinubu. Matawalle’s call came...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has lambasted apex northern socio-political group, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), following their statement that they regretted voting for...
Bello Matawalle, the minister of state for defence, has alleged that conflict entrepreneurs, who profit from the region’s security issue, are connected to the persistent banditry...
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday fixed August 30 for ruling on the suit filed by a former Governor of Zamfara...
Zamfara State government has recovered over 40 vehicles from ex-Governor Bello Matawalle in the state Police operatives on Friday morning stormed the former governor’s residence in...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced last week that the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, was under investigation for alleged corruption. This and four...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed the bribery allegation leveled against its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa by the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle. The...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Wednesday, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to limit its focus on the ongoing anti-corruption campaign...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Monday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, from...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has approved the reinstatement of the Emir of Yandoto, Alhaji Aliyu Maraca. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has reinstated the Emir of Birnin Yandoto, Alhaji Aliyu Garba, who was suspended by the state government for conferring a traditional...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has blamed the Federal Government of working against his re-election bid in the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. Matawalle...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, cleared the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Bello Matawalle to participate in next Saturday’s...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, and other...
The Zamfara State government has uncovered 199 ghost doctors on its payroll. The State Governor, Bello Matawalle, disclosed this to journalists to journalists in the Maradun...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara has dismissed claims on the defection of some personal aides of Governor Bello Matawalle to the Peoples Democratic Party...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has pardoned 46 inmates in the state. The state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Junaidu Attahiru, who confirmed the...
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, has dismissed the contempt of court proceedings against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed...
Zamfara State Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has offered to let the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigate the house where it claims to have discovered...
Justice Aminu Bappa-Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Gusau, on Thursday adjourned the alleged perjury suit against the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, to November 7....
Justice Aminu Bappa-Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Gusau, on Thursday adjourned to October 31 hearing on the alleged perjury suit against the Zamfara State Governor,...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the immediate reopening of some media houses the government had shut down on Saturday for allegedly covering the political...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, retrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from confiscating six properties traced to the...
The Zamfara Government has declared total lockdown in Anka, Bukkuyum and Gummi Local Government Areas of the state as a result of resurgent insecurity. Governor Bello...
A committee set up by the Zamfara State government to review activities of bandits and terrorists in the state has revealed that between 2011 and 2019,...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has terminated the appointment of one of his Special Advisers, Kabiru Sahabi Liman, over alleged gross incompetence. In a press...
Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the state’s task force on security to conduct house-to-house searches across the 19 emirates of the state to root out...
A charity organisation based in Saudi Arabia, Atta’arif Fil-Islam Charity Organisation, has concluded plans to establish a Qur’anic and Islamic University in Zamfara State. The development...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has made a pledge to wipe out bandits and terrorists in the state and make it a paradise for all. Matawalle...
A Northern group under the aegies of the Arewa Development Forum for Peace and Justice (ADFPJ), has thrown its weight behind the call by Zamfara State...
The Northern Elders Forum last week expressed doubt on the ability of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the state of scuttling security measures being put...
The Zamfara State Government has clarified its directive issued to residents over the procurement of arms in the fight against banditry and terrorism. Bello Matawalle, the...
Rotimi Akeredolu, the Ondo State Governor has backed calls by the Zamfara State Government regarding the rights to bear arms by residents in the fight against...
The ban on firearms licenses is still in effect, according to Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkana, who also noted that the police have halted...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, said on Saturday the All Progressives Congress (APC) would record a landslide victory in the 2023 general elections. Matawalle stated...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has declared five days as work-free next week to enable civil servants in the state to take part in the...
The phantasmagoric kerfuffle the good people of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria found themselves in the past few years is cavernously monstrous, with rise in out of...
Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, the former governor of Zamfara, has stated that the recent reunion between him and Gov Bello Matawalle was not for personal benefit but...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, said on Monday the crisis rocking the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state was now a thing of the...
The chairmen of 14 local government areas in Zamfara State on Friday urged the Federal High Court, Abuja, to join them in a suit challenging the...
The Zamfara State government has dethroned two traditional rulers and one district head for allegedly aiding banditry in the state. The affected monarchs are the Emir...
Despite widespread insecurity occasioned by bandits attacks, Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara, on Wednesday, distributed expensive vehicles including Cadillacs and Hyundai cars to traditional rulers...
Alhaji Aliyu Gusau, the former Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, on Wednesday, announced his intention to vie for the Governorship post of the state in the...
Despite the internal security challenges being faced in different parts of Zamfara State as a result of the deadly activities of bandits and terrorists, the Governor...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed April 8 for adoption of final written addresses in a suit filed by the...
Ranking Nigerian Governors, a special monthly publication from Ripples Nigeria dedicated to the review of the performance of Nigerian state governors, returns for the month of...
The Zamfara State government on Sunday dismissed reports that Governor Bello Matawalle was behind the move to impeach the state’s Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, by...
The Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, on Monday explained why bandits and other criminals have intensified their activities in the state. Matawalle, who addressed State House...
The Zamfara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the resignation of Governor Bello Matawalle due to recurring banditry and abductions in...
