A massive crowd received Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano on Sunday.Kano is the stronghold of President Muhammadu Buhari. He secured 1.9 million votes, his highest, in Kano in 2015 when Rabiu Kwankwaso was the governor.But Kwankwaso, who led Atiku’s team into the ancient city on Sunday, declared that it was all over for the [...]
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Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is now like the PDP of 2015.Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, Kwankwaso said he and other members of the PDP defected from the party in 2015 because of its arrogance and impunity.The senator representing Kano central returned to the PDP in [...]
Police have denied sealing off Eagle Square, venue of the presidential declaration of Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central.The allegation was made in a statement signed by Ikenga Ugochinyere, spokesperson of Coalition of United Political parties (CUPP).The CUPP is a coalition of no less than 38 political parties.Ugochinyere had said: "The information reaching the secretariat of the CUPP is that the Buhari-led [...]
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, says the defection of Rabiu Kwankwaso, his predecessor, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will have no effect on President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election.In an interview with journalists on Saturday, Ganduje said the defection would not change the political mood in Kano state.“I want you to go and study [...]
Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central, says the alleged underage voting in the state's local government polls could only have happened because "only one party" contested the election.Kwankwaso said it would be impossible to rig an election if several political parties are involved.Images of ineligible voters had surfaced on social media after the February 10 election which was overwhelmingly won by the [...]
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, says his history as a politician is incomplete without Rabiu Kwankwaso, his predecessor.Ganduje succeeded Kwakwanso in 2015, having served as his deputy for eight years.Speaking on the sidelines of high-table dialogue on ethical values and national security held at the state house conference center, Abuja, he said he and Kwankwaso were good friends who fell [...]
Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central district, says so far, there has been no reprisal attacks against the Yoruba living in the north, following the crisis which erupted in Ile-Ife last week.Kwankwaso said this in the Sabo area of the ancient city after meeting with members of the Hausa community inside a mosque.Accompanied by Rauf Aregbesola, governor of Osun and [...]
Four students hostels at Government Secondary School Gwarzo in Kano state were razed down by fire on Tuesday.Witnesses told NAN that the incident happened while students were in their classes.According to the witnesses, property worth millions of naira, were also destroyed by the inferno.The sources said though no life was lost, the four hostels were completely destroyed.With the help of [...]
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