Court adjourns Matawalle's case against Mungadi, others to Dec 12 The Kano State High Court sitting in Bichi has set December 12, 2024 for hearing of a case between the Minister of Defence (State) Honorable Bello Mattawalle and two prominent Northern Journalists, Shuaibu Mungadi and Tijjani Ramalan. In a move perceived to restrict media freedom, Matawalle has filed a defamation lawsuit against the journalists, for alleged defamation, malicious reporting and seeking damages of N10 billion from each. The case, marked K/M2102/2024 and presided over by Justice Musa Ahmad of Kano State High...