Tag: Bello Matawalle

The governor says the abduction of the Jangebe schoolgirls was politically motivated.

The Zamfara governor calls on all the affected states to adopt a uniform strategy against banditry

The federal and Niger State governments say they are hopeful of securing the release of the Kagara abduction victims soon ...

Earlier on Saturday, in an attack on a community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna, bandits killed a man ...

The governor says most of the bandits take up arms due to the injustice meted on them by some members ...

On Wednesday afternoon, the Zamfara caucus of the National Assembly called on the federal government to grant amnesty to repentant ...

The Zamfara governor urges President Buhari to take decisive action to stem inter-ethnic violence in the South-west

"If we cannot come together for the federal government to provide us with soldiers and police to enter the bush ...

Governor Matawalle thanks Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gunmi, for visiting Zamfara forests to speak with bandits

Governor Matawalle orders the release of food and other items to victims of the attack.

Governor Matawalle says traditional rulers aiding illegal activities of vigilante groups were provoking reprisal attacks by bandits.

Zamfara, Niger, Kaduna, Katsina and Sokoto States have seen more frequent attacks from bandits in recent years, despite heightened security ...

The schools could operate if they met comprehensive guidelines recently developed by the government, an official said.

The APC recently called for investigation of "a North west governor" for fraternising with the bandits, in what some believed ...

There were deadly clashes in parts of the state

Mr Matawalle attributed Mr Umahi's decamping to "bad blood in the present Peoples Democratic Party.

Many in the areas, including traditional rulers, have expressed fear that the presence of the herders might lead to unrest ...

The community said the girls were released after payment of ransom contrary to the claim by Mr Matawalle.

This latest rescue brings the total number of those released by bandits in the last one week to more than ...

She said the CCT which commenced in 2016, was aimed at responding to deficiencies in capacity and lack of investment ...

The state government explained that it does not directly mine the gold for itself, but purchases the gold from the ...

The governor said SARS is a vital necessity and should not be scrapped.

The NGO said it has been taking note of the unlawful use of force to disperse protesters

The funds were said to have been misappropriated between 2011 and 2019

Nigeria's coronavirus pandemic curve might be making a downward curve