kwankwasiyya

The Digest: The Kwankwasiyya Movement has declared that the exit of Rabiu Kwankwaso from the New Nigeria Peoples Party means the party is "dead in Kano and beyond." Movement spokesman Habibu Mohammed stated that NNPP was synonymous with Kwankwaso, and his defection to the African Democratic...

The Digest: Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, son of former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and Secretary of the Kwankwasiyya movement, has officially resigned from the New Nigeria Peoples Party and announced he is joining the African Democratic Congress. In a statement on Monday, Mustapha said the...

The Digest: Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has formally resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) effective immediately. In a statement released on Sunday, Kwankwaso described the departure as a strategic necessity dictated by the...

The Digest: Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso will formally defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party to the African Democratic Congress on Monday, according to the Kwankwasiyya movement. The ceremony is scheduled to take place in Kano, where Kwankwaso will be accompanied by...

The Digest: The Kwankwasiyya Movement has directed its members to join the African Democratic Congress, as its leader Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has concluded plans to join the coalition seeking to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. In a statement on Saturday, the movement announced that...

The Digest: Supporters of Rabiu Kwankwaso chanted Peter Obi's name alongside the former governor's as the two opposition leaders appeared together at the annual Kwankwasiyya Eid festival in Kano on Sunday. The crowd, many wearing the movement's signature red caps, cheered as both men addressed...

The Digest: The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has labeled Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf's defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a profound betrayal. NNPP National Spokesperson Ladipo Johnson stated that party leader Rabiu Kwankwaso, the grassroots Kwankwasiyya movement, and...

The Digest: Following his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has dismissed his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Sunusi Surajo, a prominent member of the Kwankwasiyya movement. Surajo was replaced by a former aide to ex-Governor and APC National...

The Digest: The Kano State Government has issued a stern warning to supporters of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, cautioning them against making inflammatory statements or insulting Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement. The Director General of Media and Publicity, Sanusi...

The Digest: Following Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf's resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, some youth groups within the Kwankwasiyya political movement have expressed a willingness to align with him. However, they have set conditions, primarily demanding an end to their...

The Digest: Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), further reducing Nigeria’s opposition-held states from 15 to 7. Yusuf cited unresolved internal crises and legal disputes as reasons for his departure, which was followed by the...

The Digest: The Former Kano State Governor and Kwankwasiyya leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has firmly stated that he is not for sale in Nigeria’s political marketplace. Reflecting on loyalty, betrayal, and the state of politics, Kwankwaso emphasized that Kano’s electorate is politically...