It was a crowdy Sunday in Kano as thousands of residents converged at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, to receive Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf back home from Abuja. Governor Yusuf was warmly…
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Supreme Court Reserves Judgement In Kano Guber Case
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal by governor, Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) seeking to upturn the decisions of Tribunal and Appeal Court nullifying his…
Kano Guber Case: NAKSS Denies Endorsing APC, Demands Supreme Court Uphold Justice
The National Association of Kano State Students (NAKSS) has refuted claims of endorsing the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing gubernatorial election dispute before the Supreme Court. In a statement released…
Rivers lawmakers rescind impeachment against Fubara
The Rivers State House of Assembly has pulled the plug on their impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. 26 of the lawmakers pronounced the withdrawal notice during a sitting presided over by…
Supreme Court Announces Date for Kano Governorship Appeal Hearing
The Supreme Court has scheduled Thursday for the hearing of the Kano State gubernatorial appeal. Both parties involved were officially notified of this decision by the Apex Court. Recall that on November…
Kano Guber: NNPP Denies Rumours Of Deal With APC, Tinubu
By Abdullahi Yusuf Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party(NNPP) in Kano State,Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, has dismissed rumours that the NNPP had entered into an agreement with President Bola Tinubu and the…
INEC may conduct 2023 re-run, by-elections in February
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is considering the first week of February for the conduct of re-run and by-elections arising from the 2023 general elections. Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, INEC…
Court stops INEC from conducting fresh election into 26 defected Rivers lawmakers’ seats
A Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting fresh election to fill the seats of the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected…
Former APC chair retires from politics
Abdullahi Adamu, the ex-national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared his withdrawal from political activities. Adamu spoke on Saturday in Lafia, Nasarawa state capital, during the launch of a…
Rivers’ Slide into Anarchy: Peterside Calls on Tinubu for Urgent Intervention
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, a prominent figure in Rivers State politics, has accused certain actors of plunging the state into “a shameful state of anomie,” characterized by anti-democratic actions and disregard for public…
Rivers APC woos Wike to join party
The All Progressive Congress(APC)in Rivers, on Monday urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, to join the party in the state. Its Caretaker Committee Chairman, Tony Okocha, made…
Tinubu : I won’t be satisfied until insecurity ends
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said he would not be satisfied if insecurity ends in the country. He also expressed his condolences to the families of Nigerians who lost their lives in…
Kwankwaso: ‘There’s Plot To Weaken Northern Politicians Ahead Of 2027’
The Coalition of Northern Youths Movement Initiative (CNYMI) has alleged plot to weaken prominent politicians from the Northern region ahead of the 2027 election. The group also called on the judiciary, security…
NNPP denies coalition says reports are false
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has officially denied any involvement in the recently announced Coalition of Concerned Political Parties. In a statement released on December 8th, 2023, by their acting national…
NNPP denies membership of Coalition of Concerned political parties
The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has denied membership of Coalition of Concerned Political Parties. The NNPP said this in a statement by its acting National Chairman,…
President: Nigeria has sufficient manpower for economic, national development
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria has the requisite and sufficient manpower to spur development across all sectors of the economy. Receiving a report titled, ‘Industrialisation, Energy Security, and Climate Change: Issues, Challenges…
Kano Guber Case: Islamic clerics warns against subverting peoples will
… Foreclose crisis in Kano if injustice is meted against the popular mandate Group of Islamic leaders from Tijjaniyya, Kadiriyya, and Izala Islamic sects have called on the stakeholders not to subvert…
Ganduje Confident of APC Victory in Anambra Guber, NASS Polls
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, expressed conviction that APC will win the Anambra next governorship, and National Assemblies elections. Ganduje said President Bola Tinubu…
Kano Concern Youths Plead With President Tinubu to Intervene in Kano Election Matters
The Coalition of Kano Concern Youth has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene and call to order judges handling election cases in Kano State. The group worry that Kano is…
Gbajabiamila debunks reports of N10b budget for renovation of official residence
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, debunked reports on Wednesday suggesting that N10 billion had been budgeted for the renovation of his official residence in Abuja. Gbajabiamila in a…
Upholds popular mandate of Kano, Plateau, Zamfara-Northern groups cries out to supreme Court
….kick against one party system in Nigeria Following the Election Petition Appeal Tribunal verdict in respect to Kano, Plateau and Zamfara states governorship seats, a group known as Northern Initiative for Peace…
Gov Yusuf Is Our Party Member, He Will Win At Supreme Court – NNPP Founder
Dr Boniface Aniebonam, Founder, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has appealed to forces within and outside the party to allow Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State to face governance in a peaceful…
Alleged Judiciary Scandals: Abuja communities in solidarity rally for Kano, Zamfara, Plateau, others
The incident of open judiciary’s compromise in Court of Appeal judgments in Zamfara, Plateau, Nasarawa and particularly Kano has continued to elicit resistance, as solidarity rally has now reached Abuja in their…
500 private lawyers to defend Gawuna in Supreme Court
No fewer than 500 private legal practitioners have volunteered to defend Alhaji Nasir Gawuna, the Kano governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Supreme Court. Mr Joseph Onwudiwe, a…
APC Condemns Kano Riots, Says Protests Violate Peace Accord
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the lingering protests in the state capital, describing them as a violation of the Peace Accord signed…