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Followers of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and ex-Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, have launched a new political pressure group, the Obi–Kwankwaso Movement, as permutations intensify ahead of the presidential primaries of the African Democratic Congress. The group, which announced its emergence in Abuja on Monday, said it had established structures across the 36 […]
Continue ReadingLeaders and members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) joined a large demonstration in Abuja on Wednesday, protesting decisions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that they said undermined democracy and the party’s internal leadership. The protest, tagged #OccupyINEC, the protesters, who included former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso and […]
Continue ReadingAPC’S Extended Insomnia: It becomes obvious each day that Mr Peter Obi is the abiding nightmare of the ruling party. Indications are clear that the All Progressives Congress has switched into a panic mode in the last few weeks. Like a man who’s suffering acute nightmares, the party’s top echelon seems to be in severe […]
Continue ReadingFormer Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has intensified consultations with key opposition figures following the defection of former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to the African Democratic Congress. In a statement posted on his X handle on Wednesday, Atiku said he paid courtesy visits to Kwankwaso and the party’s National Chairman, David Mark, in Abuja, describing […]
Continue ReadingFormer presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and ex-Minister of Defence, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The former Governor of Kano State, also registered with the party and received his membership card on Monday at Gidan Kwankwasiyya, Miller Road, Bompai, Kano. Recall that yesterday, Kwankwaso announced […]
Continue ReadingNoticeable indications came out on Tuesday that former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, may formally obtain his membership card of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday. Sources within the ADC leadership disclosed that Kwankwaso is expected to register as a member of the opposition party in his hometown, Kwankwaso, located in Madobi Local Government […]
Continue ReadingThe All Progressives Congress, Kano State chapter, has expressed surprise over the recent Eid-el-Fitr gathering hosted by the National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, which brought together former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson. Held on Sunday at Kwankwaso’s residence on Miller Road […]
Continue ReadingKwankwaso Support Group 2027 has proposed a joint presidential ticket pairing former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, with Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso. Leader of the group, Abba Gwale, while speaking in Kano on Friday, stated that as loyal supporters of Senator Kwankwaso, they found it necessary to appeal to Nigerians to support the Obi-Kwankwaso alliance, describing […]
Continue ReadingThere are reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has met with the National Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yabagi Yusuf Sani, and other senior executives. The meeting reportedly took place at Atiku’s residence in Abuja on Saturday. The meeting is coming on the heels of rumours of an alliance between some opposition […]
Continue ReadingMustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, one of the children of 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has resigned his appointment as Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development. Mustapha announced his resignation as a member of the State Executive Council in a statement posted on his official Facebook account on […]
Continue ReadingIntended alliance between the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, and a former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, for a joint 2027 presidential ticket has reached an advanced stage. Punch reports that its finding revealed that both Obi and Kwankwaso have jointly set up a committee for the actualisation […]
Continue ReadingThose of us who love competitive democracy can only take a positive view of the defection of Mr Peter Obi to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the platform adopted by key opposition figures for the 2027 elections after the cannibalisation and factionalisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party by a blend […]
Continue ReadingEach time this country discounts tribe and tongue, region and religion, it wins. Nigeria’s stunning victory in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final on Saturday was more than a football triumph. Trailing 2-0 in Rabat at half-time, the Super Falcons initially looked outmanned and outgunned by Morocco. Yet, unity of purpose, unwavering belief, and […]
Continue ReadingThe New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, do not have its platform to contest against President Bola Tinubu and or any other presidential candidate at the moment in 2027. The NNPP National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major, made this known in a statement on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingIn the last one and a half decades, Rabiu Kwankwaso has been the most charismatic politician out of Kano after the passing of Abubakar Rimi. Kwankwaso is not just charismatic; he is consequential, with a cult-like following that responds twice, even when he calls once. He is facing yet another defining moment in his political career. […]
Continue ReadingNational Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Umar Farouk, and Tai Obasi, media aide to the LP flag bearer, Mr. Peter Obi have denied knowledge of any ongoing merger arrangement with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart in the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. […]
Continue ReadingAn old photo shared online has captured former Kano governor, Umar Ganduje giving ride to another former Kano governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso in a motorcycle. The photo was shared on Facebook in 2018 and captioned: “Let us not allow politics to destroy our hard earned relationships. This is Ganduje giving ride to Kwankwaso on a Vesper […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso has cast his vote in the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. Kwankwaso vote at about 11:00 am at his Tandu Pooling Unit, in Madobi Local Government Area, Kano state. The NNPP presidential candidate, struggled to reach the polling booth as he […]
Continue ReadingA chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, keeps sending prominent people to Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, the NNPP presidential candidate, to quit the race and support him. This was disclosed by Galadima during an interview aired on Trust TV’s Daily […]
Continue ReadingThe editorial board of THISDAY newspaper on Monday hosted the flagbearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi in continuation of our presidential dialogue series. After the session, we all came out for group photograph, just as we did when we hosted the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in […]
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