Nigeria Unveils Five-Year Defence Strategy to Combat Insecurity
Nigerian Minister Bello Matawalle announced a new five-year defence strategy aimed at ending the country's widespread insecurity through stronger collaboration with state governments.
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Nigerian Minister Bello Matawalle announced a new five-year defence strategy aimed at ending the country's widespread insecurity through stronger collaboration with state governments.
Minister Bello Matawalle inaugurated the DICON Technology Institute in Kaduna, Nigeria, aiming to boost indigenous defence production and reduce the country's reliance on foreign imports.
An aide to Minister Bello Matawalle has denied claims by a Zamfara senatorial aspirant who accused the minister of attempting to assassinate him, calling the allegations baseless.

The governor of Zamfara State was officially welcomed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) by Vice President Kashim Shettima, ten governors, and several former governors of Zamfara State, including Abdulaziz Yari and Muhammad Bello Matawalle.

Alhaji Bello Matawalle urged Muslim communities across Nigeria to utilize the religious Maulud observance period to pray for national stability and harmony ahead of the scheduled 2027 general elections.
Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, condoled with victims of recent terrorist attacks in Zamfara State and directed the military to intensify counter-terrorism operations.
A Nigerian-American group has condemned US lawmaker Kimberly Daniels' call for the removal of Bello Matawalle, citing misinformation and potential threats to national stability.

Vice President Kashim Shettima officially welcomed Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal into the All Progressives Congress (APC) following his defection, promising to tackle insecurity. Ex-governor Bello Matawalle has dropped his 2027 ambition to support Lawal's re-election.

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has called on Defence Minister Christopher Musa and State Minister Bello Matawalle to immediately withdraw from President Tinubu’s campaign council to prioritize addressing national insecurity.

Nigeria's Minister of Defence, Bello Matawalle, has denied reports of his resignation and threatened legal action against those spreading the rumours, following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
A US lawmaker, Kimberly Daniels, has called for Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to redeploy Minister Bello Matawalle, citing a security report and concerns over his alleged links to banditry.

As senior politicians gathered for a lavish celebration, mass killings underscored the country’s deepening security crisis It has been described as Nigeria’s wedding of the year – and it is only February. This month, five sons and five daughters of the junior defence minister Bello Matawalle married their spouses in an opulent six-day celebration in Abuja. The sheer scale of the extravaganza in the capital prompted one of the comperes to exclaim on Instagram: “First of its kind … @guinnesswor...