The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has strongly condemned the proposed United States sanctions targeting prominent Nigerian Muslim figures including Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and the leadership of Miyetti Allah—describing the move as biased and “lopsided.” In a statement released on February 12, 2026, the group argued that targeting specific Muslim leaders while ignoring other “asymmetric threats” […]
United States Republican lawmakers have introduced a high-stakes legislative bill aimed at imposing targeted sanctions on prominent Nigerian political and social figures, including former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore. The bill, which cites alleged “human rights violations” and “asymmetric threats” to regional stability, signals a potential shift in […]
National leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has not endorsed the rumoured defection of the governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Kwankwaso’s media aide, Saifullahi Hassan, the claims is false and misleading. Recall that speculations in recent days are rife that […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Friday said that the ruling party remained the best bet for Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso and his New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). The Spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, said this in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. Oladejo said that the party had been watching ,with keen […]
Yekini Nabena, former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has tackled Rabiu Kwankwaso over comments suggesting the North is being sidelined in project distribution under the current administration. Nabena said Kwankwaso’s remarks were aimed at fuelling regional division and undermining the principle of power rotation, which, he argued, favours the South […]
By Agency Report The leader of the New Nigeria People Party, Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso has accused the members of the NNPP that recently defected to the APC of betraying the party and the masses that brought them to power. He spoke at his Bompai residence in Kano State. when he received supporters of Senator Abdulraham […]
By Samue Luka As Nigeria continue to witness political permutations ahead of the 2027 general elections, a political analyst, Shu’ayb Mustapha Kano has declared that the incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu does not require the support of former Kano state Governor, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to win majority votes in the state. Speaking to newsmen […]
Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) and leader of the Northern Caucus, has responded to Rep Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa’s warning against insulting former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. In a statement, Doguwa described Kwankwaso as the “grandfather of insults” and said he respects […]
The hearing of a lawsuit filed by leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, along with seven others, was postponed due to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) failure to submit court documents at a Kano High Court. The other applicants in the case include the NNPP, Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, […]
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has revealed the reason for the defection of its former National Chairman, Prof Rufa’i Alkali, and other members of the party, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. A statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq, on Wednesday said that Alkali, Prof Bem Angwe, Senator Othman Hunkuyi and […]
By Tom Okpe The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has asserted that former Governor of Kano State and Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso would remain a serial loser in presidential elections in the country. Ganduje made this assertion in Abuja at […]
The National Executive Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expelled its 2023 presidential candidate and national leader, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Naija News reports that the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Abdulrasaq, Kwankwaso, the former Governor of […]
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has said he is willing to accept his political rival, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), if he decides to defect to the ruling party. The immediate past Kano state governor said this was the best time for his predecessor […]
Former Kano Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has revealed that he might be among the ministers of President Bola Tinubu. Kwankwaso, in an interview with BBC Hausa, on Saturday, June 10, said he and the President are in the final stage of the discussion on the role he will play in the present government. He […]
By Saka Bolaji The former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has advised Niger state governor – elect, Umar Mohammed Bago to hit the ground running immediately after his swearing in for the socio economic development if he must be a performing governor Kwankwaso who is the chairman of the event, gave the declaration […]
By Idibia Gabriel The presidential candidate of the of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, said the governor-elect ,Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf will revisit the dethronement of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, 14th Emir of Kano. Speaking in a viral video, on Saturday. Senator Kwankwao disclosed that the dethronement and balkanisation of the […]
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 presidential election, is reportedly seeking to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). POLITICS NIGERIA reports that AbdulMajid Dan Bilki Kwamanda, an ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, made the disclosure recently while addressing journalists at the Nigerian Union of […]
Media scholar, Farooq Kperogi, on Saturday said the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, did not contest the 2023 election because he wanted to win. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that writing in his weekly column, Kperogi said the former Kano State governor “only wanted to leverage his presidential run to help […]
…Asks Port users, operators, Nigerians to vote for NNPP BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE Dr. Boniface Anaebonam, Founder, BoT Chairman and Spiritual Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party, NNPP, has reiterated that the party’s candidate in this year’s Presidential Election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, will emerge as the next elected president of Nigeria. He stressed that his […]
BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s latest policy allegedly targeting politicians was a waste of time. Kwankwaso said that all the big time politicians, particularly, the presidential candidates either had controlling shares in the big banks or have […]