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The Digest: Former APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje has expressed confidence that the party will defeat Rabiu Kwankwaso in Kano State, especially with Governor Abba Yusuf now in the APC. Speaking on BBC News Hausa, Ganduje described Kwankwaso as "a bird hopping from one tree to...

The Digest: The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has disowned an X account that claimed the party was offering its presidential ticket to Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement, the party said only communications through its verified platforms are authentic...

The Digest: The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has appealed to Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to join its platform and contest the 2027 elections. In an X post, the party hinted at a "two-week window" for the duo to join and secure the...

The Digest: Former Governors Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso are intensifying moves to secure a joint presidential ticket on the ADC platform by rallying northern leaders around a one-term power rotation deal. The duo are pushing a "one-term" agenda to persuade northern stakeholders to back...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has arrived in Ibadan for a high-level opposition political leaders' summit hosted by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. He joins an influential assembly including former Minister Rotimi Amaechi, former Kano Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former...

The Digest: The Kwankwasiyya movement has pushed back against recent remarks by Atiku Abubakar, suggesting a decline in Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso's political dominance in Kano. Spokesperson Habib Mailemo declared that only Peter Obi and Kwankwaso enjoy "organic" followership rooted in personal...

The Digest: Prominent opposition figures, including Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, attended the African Democratic Congress (ADC) national convention at Rainbow Events Centre in Abuja on Tuesday. Over 3,000 delegates gathered for the event themed "So the Nation May Work,"...

The Digest: Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused factional chairman Nafiu Bala of working against democracy. Kwankwaso said he invited Bala to resolve the crisis amicably, but he failed to show up. "I had been warned he wouldn't come, and...

The Digest: The People's Redemption Party (PRP) has invited opposition leaders Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso to unite under its platform following a leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress (ADC). INEC recently derecognised two ADC factions, citing a Court of...

The Digest: Top opposition leaders including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Peter Obi, and Senator David Mark have gathered at the Yar'Adua Center in Abuja to address the crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress following its derecognition by the Independent...

The Digest: Veteran journalist Reuben Abati says Rabiu Kwankwaso's defection to the African Democratic Congress could significantly reshape Nigeria's opposition dynamics ahead of the 2027 elections. Abati noted that Kwankwaso's move, alongside his supporters from the NNPP, has strengthened the...

The Digest: Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has declared that the opposition African Democratic Congress will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, describing the recent defection of Rabiu Kwankwaso to the ADC as a "political earthquake." Melaye argued that the...

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: The African Democratic Congress has welcomed the defection of former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, describing him as a "game-changer" whose move signals a growing coalition for change ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement, the party said Kwankwaso has directed his...

The Digest: Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has officially joined the African Democratic Congress, registering as a member and receiving his party card at Gidan Kwankwasiyya in Kano on Monday. The event drew prominent political figures, including...

The Digest: Top opposition leaders, including Peter Obi, Aminu Tambuwal, and Rotimi Amaechi, have arrived in Kano to witness the formal defection of former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso to the African Democratic Congress. Kwankwaso announced his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party...

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: The potential alliance between Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 elections has sparked widespread conversation, with many Nigerians viewing it as the opposition's best chance to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress. The excitement follows a spontaneous chant...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso met in Abuja on Saturday as opposition realignment talks intensify ahead of the 2027 elections. Atiku announced the meeting on social media, stating they had "a robust discussion on the state of 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...