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The Digest: The political realignment in Kano State has been solidified with the official defection of 21 members of the state House of Assembly from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers made their move public on Monday, following Governor...

The Digest: The Kano State Government House has been visibly transformed, with the flags of the All Progressives Congress (APC) replacing those of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). According to a report and photographs by Daily Trust, this physical change at the seat of power comes ahead...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate and New Nigeria Peoples Party leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared January 23 a "Day of Betrayal" in response to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf's resignation from the NNPP. Addressing supporters in Kano, Kwankwaso stated the day should be...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate and New Nigeria Peoples Party leader Rabiu Kwankwaso has firmly declared he will not compromise his principles for personal gain. This statement follows the resignation of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, several local government chairmen, National...

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 New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has described the resignation of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf from the party as a “betrayal of sacred trust” and a disappointment to voters. In a statement issued by National Publicity Secretary Ladipo Johnson, the party rejected Yusuf’s...

The Digest: NNPP chieftain Buba Galadima has stated that President Bola Tinubu will not win the 2027 presidential election if it is conducted freely and fairly. Speaking on Trust TV’s Daily Politics programme, Galadima claimed no APC candidate can secure the people’s mandate in a credible...

The Digest: Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has formally resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing prolonged internal crises and leadership disputes. In a statement issued by the Government House, the governor explained that the decision was taken in the best interest of...

The Digest: The Boniface Aniebonam-led faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has called on Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to formally resign from the party if he intends to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The faction’s Kano State Chairman, Senator Masu’d el...

The Digest: NNPP leader Rabiu Kwankwaso has stated that any potential move to the All Progressives Congress must be preceded by concrete guarantees for the future of the Kano state government and the protection of his political structure Key Points: Rabiu Kwankwaso says joining the APC...

The Digest: Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has advised pressured supporters in Governor Abba Yusuf's administration to temporarily align with the governor's planned move to the APC to ease rising tension. Key Points: Kwankwaso addressed supporters in Hausa, referencing the "Gandujiyya" movement...

The Digest: NNPP national leader Rabiu Kwankwaso has extended warm birthday wishes to Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, praising their long political partnership while subtly invoking a wish for "clarity of purpose" as rumours intensify about the governor's potential defection to the APC. Key...

The Digest: Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, founder of the Kwankwasiyya movement, has publicly demanded that his political protégé, Kano Governor Abba Yusuf, relinquish his position if he chooses to defect from the NNPP, framing the internal crisis as a nightmarish battle for the soul of the state...

The Digest: Rabiu Kwankwaso, leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has publicly declared his primary condition for any political merger ahead of the 2027 elections, stating he will only align with a party willing to cede its presidential or vice-presidential ticket directly to him...

The Digest: Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is reportedly in high-level talks to defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as opposition leaders orchestrate a potential mega-alliance to challenge the ruling APC in the 2027...

The Digest: Rabiu Kwankwaso, leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has told supporters that history shows those who abandon the group have never found lasting political success, directly addressing reports of a faction planning to join the APC. Key Points: Kwankwaso’s remarks...

The Digest: Kano State’s New Nigeria Peoples Party has strongly rejected Governor Abba Yusuf’s rumoured defection to the All Progressives Congress, with Chairman Hashim Dungurawa labelling the move a “betrayal” of voters who elected the NNPP into power. Key Points: NNPP Kano Chairman Hashim...

The Digest: A fresh crisis has erupted within the New Nigeria Peoples Party following reports that Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf is planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress, a move strongly opposed by the party’s national leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and the NNPP leadership in Kano. In...

The Digest: The Director-General of Protocol at the Kano State Government House, Abdullahi Rogo, has stated that citizens and stakeholders have agreed that former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and current Governor Abba Yusuf should defect from the NNPP to the All Progressives Congress. In a viral...

The Digest: NNPP National Chairman Ajuji Ahmed has dismissed recent party defectors as "renegades," offering them a sharp, metaphorical farewell during the party's NEC meeting in Abuja. He described their move as jumping from "calm waters" directly into a "burning fire." Key Points: Ahmed...