Rabiu Kwankwaso
17 Apr
Former Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, has called on President Bola Tinubu to wade into the face-off between former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, and his predecessor, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
26 Mar
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has transmitted a list of fresh commissioner-designates to the state assembly for confirmation. Yusuf had recently issued performance and evaluation of forms to members of the state executive council with a view to drop those with a poor performance rating. During the inauguration of the commissioners, the Governor reminded…
29 Jan
National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said he is determined to end politics of bitterness in the country, hence his move to get together with a former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.
22 Jan
The recent disclosure by the political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, that leading opposition parties in Nigeria are closing ranks to form a formidable party to sack All Progressives Congress (APC) has been generating mixed reactions from Nigerians.
19 Jan
There is another apprehension in the air as former Governor of Kano State and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, declared that the creation of the five emirates councils will "definitely be revisited". Immediate past governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, had split the Kano emirate into five after he dethroned the 14th Emir…
5 Dec
National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said that some of its expelled members have been hired to dent the image of Governor Abba Yusuf and leader of the party, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
24 Nov
Since pre-independence, Kano’s politics has been radical and non-aligned. Even when the state finds itself pitching tents with the center, its leftist tendency never dies. Both Sardauna of Sokoto and Shagari did not find favours with Kano politics despite sharing similar...
22 Oct 2023
Kano State governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has felicitated with the presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on the occasion of his 67th birthday anniversary. Governor Yusuf described Kwankwaso as a man of principle, courage, patience, perseverance and political foresight that transform human and social development of Kano state. "Your…
11 Oct 2023
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to reintroduce himself to Nigerians over an alleged identity crisis.
5 Oct 2023
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has beckoned on the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi and his New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso as well as Nigerians, to support him in his fight for justice.
28 Sep 2023
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has explained why he believes the presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, may never clinch the country’s exalted seat. Speaking in Abuja, yesterday, when the Bauchi State NNPP governorship candidate in the 2023 poll, Senator Haliru Jika, defected to the APC, he…
22 Sep 2023
.Rejects verdict, says democracy under threat New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has blames its presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, Rabiu Kwankwaso, for the loss of Kano State Governor, Yusuf Abba, at the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. The party alleged that Kwankwaso sold NNPP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for a ministerial slot…
Latest
2 mins ago
A Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 17 for a ruling on a bail application filed by the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi, SAN, adopted their processes and argued their case against…
6 mins ago
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has notified the public and all stakeholders that runway 18L/36R has been reopened for flight operations at about 8.00 p.m. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, FAAN on Tuesday in Lagos. Orah said the development followed…
14 mins ago
Greek police on Monday made 60 arrests over hooligan violence that killed a riot officer during a volleyball game in December, the country's police chief said. "Our commitment to combating sports violence is absolute," Dimitris Mallios said in a statement on the operation. Yiorgos Lyggeridis, 31, was fatally injured by a marine flare fired outside…
2 hours ago
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has appealed to the 15 aspirants who contested for the gubernatorial ticket of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the primary elections held last Saturday to sheathe their swords.
2 hours ago
Lagos State Government, yesterday, said that about 856,680 traffic infractions were captured by the state’s automatic number plate recognition cameras.
2 hours ago
Following the success of its 'Back to School project' at St. Michael's African School, Ipari-Nla, Ogun State, in February, the Angel Foundation has completed another transformative project at the school, which was commissioned on Monday.
3 hours ago
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, said that the state’s Agro-Cargo International Airport would soon begin scheduled and non-scheduled flights.
3 hours ago
Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, yesterday presided over a signing ceremony in Abuja endorsing the Consolidated Guidelines for the implementation of Fiscal Incentives for the Oil & Gas Sector - a cornerstone of the Presidential Directive aimed at enhancing the oil & gas sector's global competitiveness.