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Mr Matawalle dissolved his cabinet on Tuesday, reportedly as part of his move to defect to the APC on Democracy Day.

Zamfara gov sacks SSG, Chief of Staff, Commissioners, others On Kindly Share This Story: Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Alhaji Bala Bello and all 23 commissioners with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser Public Enlightenment, media and Communications, Malam Zailani Bappa. The governor also approved the sack of his Chief of Staff rtd. Col. Bala Mande and the Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr Bashir Maru. The governor also approved the removal of all Chairmen and members of the state Commissions an...

. Advertisement The governor also approved the sack of Bala Mande, his chief of staff, and Bashir Maru, the deputy chief of staff. According to a statement signed Zailani Bappa, his spokesman on Sunday, chairmen and members of the state commissions and boards of various agencies were also relieved of their duties. Matawalle ordered the sacked commissioners to hand over affairs of their ministries to their respective permanent secretaries, except that of the ministry of security and home affairs. Advertisement The statement, however, did not give the reason for the directive. “His Excellenc...

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian soldier arrested in motor park with 2,000 rounds of ammunition A military insider says the army is waiting on the Borno State Police Command to hand over the erring soldier to it for a detailed investigation of the matter. A Nigerian Army personnel, Sanni Mohammed, has been arrested with two boxes containing about 2,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, those familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES. The soldier, a lance corporal, was arrested at the Borno Express park in Maiduguri on Monday by officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) as he was...

The Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier and his girlfriend over alleged supply of food, weapons and uniforms to bandits in Zamfara State.