Tag: kwankwaso
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BREAKING: [2019] Saraki, Dogara, 52 others meet on exit from APC
The President of the Senate Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, among other former members of the New PDP, have met to decide their political future. Recall that the nPDP members had earlier stated to make their stand…
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Buhari’ll win 2019 election without support of Saraki, Kwankwaso, others in nPDP – El-Rufai
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Tuesday said members of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party were not capable of stopping President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election. He made the disclosure during an interview session with newsmen at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor said since 2003, Buhari had been winning elections in Adamawa, Kano and…
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DSS arrest Kwankwaso’s former chief of staff
Operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) on Thursday arrested the former Chief of Staff to Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Yunusa Adamu Dangwani. A source in the agency said that Dangwani was arrested while he was trying to flee to Saudi Arabia, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA)…
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2019: Obasanjo in crucial meeting with Kwankwaso, Duke, Agbakoba, 35 political parties in Lagos
As the 2019 general elections approaches, former President Olusegun Obasanjo is leaving no stone unturned to strategise on a quality performance for his movement. As part of the strategies, the former president met with the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Governor of Cross Rivers State, Donald Duke and representatives of…
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2019: The men who want Muhammadu Buhari’s job
By Mideno Bayagbon As at the last count, no woman has expressed intention to be president of Nigeria come 2019. It is still a man’s world. So far, nine men are known to be eyeing the seat of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in 2019.The field is still open though for more…
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Kwankwaso calls Kano LG election ‘Mago-Mago’
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso 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. In an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, Kwankwaso said it was…
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I will never reconcile with Kwankwaso – Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of settling the rift between him and his predecessor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Ganduje said at a function in Kano that he was completely disillusioned by the attacks against his leadership at the inception of his government. He said, “We have had enough of…
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Presidency wades into Ganduje, Kwankwaso face-off
Ahead of the controversial visit to Kano by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso on Tuesday, the Presidency on Monday summoned Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the senator to avert breakdown of law and order in Kano State. The governor, accompanied by two serving senators and two members of the House of Representatives from the state, met with the…
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Kwankwaso suspends planned visit to Kano amidst security concerns
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has suspended his planned visit to Kano earlier scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Chairman of Kwankwaso Visit Reception Committee, Dr Rabi’u Bichi, announced the suspension while addressing newsmen in Kano on Monday. He said the decision followed the intervention of some well-meaning Nigerians who called from home and abroad. “This standoff…
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Homecoming: You can’t stop me from going to Kano — Kwankwaso tells Police
Former Governor of Kano State Rabiu Kwankwaso has said no one including the police can stop him from travelling to his home state. Kwankwaso, now a Senator is scheduled to visit the state on January 30. However, the Kano State Police Command had advised Mr. Kwankwaso on Friday to shelve the visit, warning that it…