Eight members of the House of Representatives from Kano State on Tuesday announced their defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party to the All Progressives Congress. Their defection was formally announced during plenary, presided over by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas. In separate letters read on the floor of the House, the lawmakers…
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has issued a stern warning over the defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from the party. The former Kano governor spoke in an interview on BBC Hausa. He cautioned that the governor’s exit from the party will lead to consequences,…
The Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s choice of Prof. Joash Amupitan as INEC chairman. Aniebonam spoke against the background of controversies surrounding Amupitan’s appointment on Sunday in Lagos. Recalls that, the National Council of States approved the appointment of Amupitan to take over…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party and the All Progressives Congress have conducted their primary elections for the forthcoming by-election for the House of Representatives, representing Garki/Babura Federal Constituency in Jigawa State. PUNCH Online reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission scheduled August 16, 2025, for the by-election for the constituency following the death of Isa…
The Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Bangari, has cleared air on the controversies surrounding the judgement delivered by the court on the Kano Governorship Election dispute. In a reaction, Bangari said that what happened in the judgement body was a typo error that did not in anyway invalidate or change the findings…
The Kano State Police Command confirmed the arrest of seven suspects on Wednesday for protesting the Court of Appeal judgment that affirmed the sacking of Governor Abba-Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party. The State Police Commissioner, Mr. Hussaini Gumel, who confirmed the arrest on Wednesday night, said the seven protesters were arrested around…
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia has dismissed the petition filed by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) challenging the declaration of Governor Abdullahi Sule as the duly elected Governor of Nasarawa state for lacking in merit with no cost awarded. On March 20, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Sule of…
The National Executive Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expelled Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, following his alleged refusal to appear before the party’s Disciplinary Committee. Newsmen recall that Kwankwaso, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of NNPP, had been earlier suspended by the party’s leadership at the National Convention on August 29 in Lagos. Recall…