Kwankwaso after the Supreme Court, By Azu Ishiekwene

In 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. […]

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Labour Party, Obi deny planned merger with Atiku, Kwankwaso

National 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. […]

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See ex-Kano governors Kwankwaso and Ganduje on a Vespa ride in 1981 (Photos)

An 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 […]

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NNPP presidential candidate, Kwankwaso casts his vote

Presidential 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 […]

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Atiku sent former Heads of State to beg Kwankwaso to step down ―Buba Galadima

A 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 […]

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Peter Obi, Atiku, Kwankwaso and 2023, By Olusegun Adeniyi

The 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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Obi leads Tinubu, Atiku, Kwankwaso in presidential election survey

A survey conducted this month (September) by Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Polls and commissioned by the Atedo N. A. Peterside (ANAP) Foundation has shown that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) would win if Nigeria’s presidential election was held today. Nigeria’s presidential elections will hold  in February 2023. The survey which described Rabiu Kwankwaso of […]

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Kwankwaso picks Bishop Idahosa as his running mate

Preparatory to the 2023 presidential elections, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwanso has called on Nigerians to sack leaders that have continuously blamed victims of insecurity in the country. Kwankwanso said, instead of fixing the insecurity challenges, the leaders who have failed are now blaming the victims […]

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Kwankwaso may accept to be Peter Obi’s Vice ―NNPP’s spokesman

National Publicity Secretary of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Agbo Major has given an update on the alliance talks between the party and the Labour Party (LP). Agbo in an interview with Daily Trust, said, talks are progressing smoothly and Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso or Peter Obi may accept to be each other’s running […]

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Kwankwaso, Galadima, Tanko Yakasai, others form National Movement to rescue Nigeria from APC and PDP

Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Tuesday announced the formation of Third Force, under the aegis of The National Movement (TNM), thereby lightening the political temper of Nigeria towards the 2023 Presidency. Others in the team with him include Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi of Kaduna State; former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon […]

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No deal between video publisher and me – Kwankwaso

Former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has distanced himself from the video indicting the State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje of allegedly collecting 5million dollars as bribe. Two separate videos had emerged online of the Governor allegedly collecting bribe from contractors in the state. As a result of the videos in circulation, Ganduje’s Commissioner for […]

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Kwankwaso gets alternative venue for presidential declaration (Photos)

It is tit for tat and a hit below the belt as ex-Kano state governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has to move his presidential declaration venue to Chida Hotel Evenet center after the Nigerian government denied his application to use the Eagles Square Abuja for the declaration. A press release by Kwankwaso’s campaign organization, says the […]

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