Tag: Gov Bello Matawalle

Hisbah arrests lovers for having sex in Zamfara motor park

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Officials of the Zamfara State Hisbah Commission and Shariah Board have arrested a middle-aged man and woman publicly ‘making love’ inside a commercial motor park in Gusau, the state capital.   PRNigeria reports that the two ‘actors’ committed their bizarre sexual affairs on an open field inside the motor park, caring less about people watching them.   But motorists, traders and park officials who were dumbfounded by the daring ‘lovemaking’ scene, quickly alerted officials of Hisbah, who wasted no time in storming the park and whisking the culprits away.  …

Togo University Honours Gov Matawalle, names campus building after him

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Zamfara state Governor, Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has been honoured by the Institute of Science, Administration and Commercial Studies (Bassabi Kagbara University) and names the English Campus building of the University after him. At a brief Ceremony in the City of Lome, the University cited the achievements of Governor Matawalle, including sponsorship of indigenous students abroad for undergraduate studies as reasons for recognising him by the University The Registrar of the University, Dr Mensah Jean-Hermann, said a lot of Nigerian students were studying various courses in the University and expressed…

Gov Matawalle empowers Community Protection Guards,calls for concerted efforts against banditry

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Zamfara state Governor, Bello Mohammed has provided the newly launched Community Protection Guards (CPG) with 1,500 specially equipped motorcycles and 20 specially treated vans, all equipped with lawfully allowed weapons for their take-off.   The Governor disclosed this in a state-wide broadcast at the Government House today 16th August,2022. He said the state Government will continue to improve on the newly established Community Protection Guards in order to have sufficient and efficient complement to the law enforcement agents working in the state.   He noted the relative peace recorded in…

Zamfara Govt orders Traditional rulers to seek approval before Awarding Titles

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Zamfara State Governor, Dr Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has directed traditional Institutions in the state to seek approval from the state Government before awarding and conferring traditional titles. “All Emirs, Senior District Heads and District Heads in the state are hereby directed to officially seek permission from the State Government before conferring traditional titles to anyone”, the Governor said. The directive became necessary in order to check indicriminate award and possible abuse of the traditional institution. “Henceforth, no Emir, Senior District Head or District Head must appoint anybody into any…

Letter To Gov Bello Matawalle By Bello Galadi,

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By Section 14(b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999 as amended), the primary responsibility of every government is to secure the live and property of its citizens. Whenever this responsibility is shifted by the government to its people, that government is arguably a failure. Your Excellency sir, I read the newest government policy on security today, 26th June, 2022 in which you made case for individuals to acquire guns to defend themselves from bandits attacks. As a citizen of the state who is keenly interested in…

BREAKING: NCC shuts down Telecommunication Services in Zamfara

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As part of the measures to address security challenges in Zamfara State, the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunication operators to immediately shutdown their services across the state. NCC said the shutdown would be reviewed after two weeks, which it would be considered whether to continue or relax the procedure across the state. The directives was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, and sent to the telecommunication operators on Friday for immediate compliance. In a letter addressed to the Managing Director/CEO,Globacom Nigeria,…

Breaking: How we secured release of 279 Zamfara schoolgirls – Gov Matawalle

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  Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State said repentant bandits in the state assisted security agencies in the operation that led to the rescue of the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe schoolgirls.   The governor, who received the girls at about 5am on Tuesday in Gusau, said the 279 girls were returned safely without paying any ransom. Matawalle said: “This is the result of our peace effort and putting to shame all those saying there is no security in this country. “We have been in discussion since Friday with…

Between a Peace Worker and Peace Wreakers in Zamfara By Sani Mafara

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Prior to May 2019 when Bello Matawalle assumed office as governor of Zamfara State, the northwestern state was under a seemingly endless siege. The state was a typical killing field, a boiling cauldron of bloodthirsty bandits and notorious kidnappers. Cattle rustlers and dare-devil miscreants were ruling over swathes of land with security forces battling tooth and nail to stop them. But since Matawalle took the seat of power in the state capital Gusau, the state has steadily experienced a new lease of life. A territory that was once awash with…