Bello Matawalle

Nigeria Decides: Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle Loses Re-Election Bid to PDP’s Dauda Lawal

Matawalle is the first governor in the 2023 poll to fail in his second term bid.

2 years ago

In New Zamfara Law, Terrorists, Informants, Kidnappers Face Death Penalty

Matawalle also banned all political activities, including gatherings and rallies, pending the official commencement of electioneering,.

2 years ago

Nigeria: Banditry Not Ending in Zamfara Any Time Soon, Governor Matawalle Warns

Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle, on Monday, gave a gloomy forecast about Nigeria’s fight against banditry and terrorism, saying there…

3 years ago

Nigeria Orders Telcos to Suspend Calls, Internet Services in Bandit-ravaged Zamfara State

Following growing insecurity in northern Zamfara State, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has instructed telecommunications companies in the country to…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Zamfara Governor Matawalle Orders Closure of Schools after Gunmen Kidnap Over 70 Students

Governor of Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, Bello Matawalle has ordered the immediate closure of all secondary and primary schools…

3 years ago

Nigeria: PDP Asks Supreme Court to Sack Zamfara Governor Matawalle Following Defection to APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a legal battle at the Supreme Court to reclaim its mandate from Zamfara…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Opposition PDP Asks Court to Sack Zamfara Governor Matawalle Over Defection to APC

Nigeria's main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked an Abuja division of the Federal High Court to…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Zamfara State Governor Gives Bandits Two-month Ultimatum to Surrender

Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has given a two-months ultimatum to armed bandits to surrender their weapons and embrace the state’s peace initiative,…

4 years ago

Bandits Were Offered Money Not to Release Schoolgirls, Zamfara Governor Matawalle Alleges

Zamfara State Governor, Mr. Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday accused some alleged sponsors behind the abduction of almost 300 schoolgirls of…

4 years ago

Name Schoolgirls’ Abductors, Nigerian Socio-cultural Groups Tell Zamfara Governor

Zamfara State Governor, Mr. Bello Matawalle, came under fire on Monday over his statement that he knew the abductors of…

4 years ago

In Bid to Free Schoolgirls, Zamfara Governor Consults Mastermind of Kankara Abduction

In a desperate bid to secure freedom for the 317 female students abducted Friday morning at Government Girls Secondary School,…

4 years ago

Governor Matawalle Orders Immediate Closure of Boarding Schools in Zamfara

Hours after the abduction of 317 schoolgirls in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, the Governor, Bello Matawalle has ordered…

4 years ago

Katsina Schoolboys’ Kidnapping: Insecurity Prompts Nearby Zamfara State to Shut Schools

Following last weekend's abduction of more than 300 boys in a government secondary school in Katsina state, the governor of Zamfara State Bello Matawalle,…

4 years ago