The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has called for increased funding for the defence sector to effectively combat and eliminate banditry and other forms of criminality across the nation. Henzodaily reports that Matawalle stated this during the 2025 budget defence with the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Defence at the … Read more
The former Governor of Zamfara State and Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle, has urged Northerners to ignore those trying to oppose the country’s unity. He argued that none of President Bola Tinubu’s policies are against northern interests. The minister stated this while addressing his teeming supporters in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, during … Read more
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged those criticising President Bola Tinubu and his administration to put a stop to their actions. Matawalle, in a statement on Thursday by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, Henshaw Ogubike, observed that several of the criticisms against President Tinubu are coming from … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has directed the allocation of funds to address pension arrears, salary increments, and other benefits owed to retired military personnel. Henzodaily reports that the President’s directive comes two days after peaceful demonstrations by military veterans at the Federal Ministry of Finance. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, confirmed President Tinubu’s … Read more