The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced an ongoing investigation into Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, for an alleged N70 billion fraud. Speaking through the Director of Public Affairs of the commission, Osita Nwajah, Bawa explained that the EFCC was not obligated to dignify Matawalle with a response, but it chose to…
The Electoral Officer and the Returning Officer for the Zamfara state governorship election in Maradun local government area of the state have been kidnapped. The local government area is the hometown of the state Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bello Matawalle who is seeking reelection. The spokesperson of INEC in the…
A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamafara State has barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from fielding a governorship candidate in Zamfara for the 2023 elections. The court according to an order to Tuesday by Justice Aminu Bappa ruled that the PDP does not have a valid candidate for the Zamfara governorship election. It…
Nigerian troops on Wednesday repelled an attack by terrorists at Faru Village near their base in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. This is just as 21 children and five women in the community drowned in a river at Bukuyum Local Government. PRNigeria gathered that the deceased were fleeing an attack by the…
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has concluded plans to join the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending months of speculation around his rapport with the ruling party that was deemed too close for comfort by his fellow members of the opposition. Mr Matawalle’s planned move from the opposition to the…
Portal for Survival Fund Second Batch Registration Portal 2021 has opened and interested individuals can apply now via www.survivalfund.gov.ng. Truetells Nigeria reports that Survival Fund Second Batch Registration is now open for all to register successfully and also for those that were not able to complete their registration to do that now. Survival Fund…
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, says he is ready to resign if that will end insecurity in the state. TruetellsNigeria understands that Matawalle made the statement on Wednesday while responding to questions on the abduction of over 200 Jangebe schoolgirls by bandits in the state last week on Channel Television’s Politics Today programme. When…
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state. This comes after 300 schoolgirls were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe in the early hours of of Friday, February 26. More details soon …………………….
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi has been mentioned amidst the kidnap of GSS Students in Zamfara. This publication gathered that some Nigerians have started calling on the Sheikh Gumi to meet with the bandits in order to secure their release as he has done in the last two kidnaps in the north. Some have also…
US president, Joe Biden ordered a series of US military strikes in Syria on Thursday February 25, against sites used by two Iranian-backed militia groups in response to rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that the strikes took place “at President Biden’s direction”…
