Twenty-one members of the Kano State House of Assembly have officially moved from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their defection on Monday. Why Lawmakers Defect Abba Yusuf, Governor of Kano State, resigned from the NNPP. He cited issues of “deepening internal crises” and “prolonged leadership…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party expresses profound anguish over Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s resignation. The party’s National Working Committee issues a strong statement. They call his action a cold betrayal of sacred trust. Furthermore, the NNPP highlights Yusuf’s long loyalty to the Kwankwasiyya Movement. This loyalty helped him win the governorship. Now, his defection shocks…
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf announced his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party on January 23, 2026. He sent a letter to the party’s ward chairman in Gwale Local Government Area. The resignation takes effect on January 25, 2026. This move surprises many observers. Yusuf won the 2023 election under the NNPP banner….
NNPP national leader Rabiu Kwankwaso has set firm conditions for any political merger ahead of the 2027 general elections. He said such an alliance must offer him either the presidential or vice-presidential slot. Kwankwaso spoke while addressing supporters at his Miller Road residence in Kano over the weekend. He stressed that the NNPP would not…
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf will formally defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, according to sources familiar with the plan. Yusuf, the only serving governor elected on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has arrived in Abuja to finalise arrangements for the defection. APC Leaders Prepare to Receive Yusuf…
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf is reportedly set to defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the first week of January. Sources cited by Daily Nigerian said consultations around the move have intensified in recent days. The reported decision signals a major political shift in Kano State,…
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa-Kwankwaso, has raised concern over increasing bandit attacks in several Kano border communities. He warned that the situation could worsen without decisive action from the Federal Government. Speaking at the 4th Convocation Ceremony of Skyline University Nigeria (SUN) in Kano on Saturday, Kwankwaso highlighted recent attacks in Tsanyawa, Shanono, and…
