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Kano By-Election: NNPP Reaffirms Candidacy of Late Lawmakers’ Sons

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

The interim leadership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has insisted that the nominations of Nabil Sarki Aliyu Daneji for Kano Municipal and Saadu Aminu Saadu for Ungogo state constituencies remain valid for the February 21 by-election into the Kano State House of Assembly. The party said the names of the two candidates had...

Another Kano Commissioner Joins APC After Exiting NNPP

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 1, 2026

The Kano State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children, and Persons with Special Needs, Hajiya Amina Sani, has joined the All Progressives Congress. The commissioner, popularly known as Amina HOD, was one of the pillars of the Kwankwasiyya grassroots movement and was recognised for her strong principles and ideological convictions. A statement on Sunday by the...

Senator Hanga Orders NNPP Chairmen to Hand Back Vehicles After APC Defection

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 1, 2026

The Constituency Office of the Kano Central Senatorial District has directed all chairmen of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) across the district’s local government areas to return vehicles earlier provided to them by Senator Rufa’i Sani Hanga for party activities. The directive was contained in a letter dated January 28, 2026, signed by the...

Deputy governor should resign over loyalty concerns — Kano commissioner

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 29, 2026

Ibrahim Waiya, the Kano commissioner for information and internal affairs, has called on Aminu Gwarzo, the deputy governor, to step down if he can no longer align politically with Abba Yusuf, the governor. Yusuf recently resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Waiya noted that political divergence...

Yusuf’s Defection Is About Kano’s Interests, Not Kwankwaso, Says Aide

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 27, 2026

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media Monitoring and Innovation to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Hon. Ramadan Yusuf, has downplayed suggestions that the governor’s resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and subsequent alignment with the All Progressives Congress (APC) amounts to a betrayal of the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa...

Kano Governor Formally Rejoins APC in Major Political Move

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 26, 2026

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has officially rejoined the All Progressives Congress. Yusuf defected to the ruling party on Monday at the Coronation Hall of the Kano Government House. He was made received into the party by former National Chairman of the APC and ex-Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje; the Deputy President of...

Kano government slams Buba Galadima over Yusuf’s re-election chances

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 26, 2026

The Kano State Government has dismissed claims by elder statesman Buba Galadima that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf cannot secure a second term in office without the backing of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, describing the assertion as misleading and a poor reading of Kano’s political history. In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday, the Commissioner...

Back from London, Ganduje lines up crucial political meetings in Kano

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 26, 2026

The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has returned to Nigeria from London, where he attended the graduation ceremony of his daughter, Fatima, at King’s College, London. Fatima, who is married to Idris Ajimobi, son of the late former Governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi, graduated on Thursday...

Gov. Yusuf scheduled to return to APC in Kano Monday

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 25, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, is set to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, 26 January 2026, following his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) last Friday. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Sunday. The statement recalled that Governor...

Mass Exit: 22 Kano Lawmakers, 8 Federal Reps Resign from NNPP

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 25, 2026

Twenty-two members of the Kano State House of Assembly and eight of their colleagues in the House of Representatives have resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). The lawmakers announced their departure from the party and affirmed their commitment to the administration of Governor Abba Yusuf. The development was confirmed on Saturday in separate...

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Kannywood Actress Samha Inuwa Arrested by EFCC Over Alleged Naira Mutilation

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 3, 2026

The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 arrested a Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa over alleged Naira mutilation. Inuwa was arrested following a viral video circulated on social media platforms where she was seen conspicuously cleaning mucus from her nose using Naira notes. Following the release...

Fried Yam Seller Allegedly Killed Following ₦200 Clash in Kano

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 3, 2026

A fried yam and egg seller, identified as Sulaiman Muhammad, has been killed following an altercation over N200 in Unguwar Medile Turba, Kumbotso local government area of Kano State. The incident occurred on Sunday night when a group of youths reportedly approached the vendor to buy N200 worth of fried yam. According to eyewitness accounts,...

More than 200 mentally ill individuals removed from Kano streets, says official

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to evacuating mentally challenged persons from streets across the Kano metropolis and environs. Speaking to journalists on the development on Monday in Kano, the executive secretary of the Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Isyaku Kubarachi, said the measure was in line with the...

Fire razes multimillion-naira goods at Kano market

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

A fire outbreak has destroyed three big stores at the popular Singer Market in Kano metropolis, resulting in significant loss of goods and property worth millions of naira. Our sources gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, affecting two market blocks identified as Gidan Mazaf and Gidan Mangwaro. The fire reportedly started at...

Kano By-Election: NNPP Reaffirms Candidacy of Late Lawmakers’ Sons

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

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