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UPDATED: Kano 2027: Play along, Kwankwaso tells supporters under pressure to defect

Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- The former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has advised his supporters, who are being pressured to join a political movement in the All Progressives Congress (APC), to sign an... Read More


BREAKING: Kwankwaso makes u-turn, endorses Governor Yusuf, NNPP members' defection to APC

Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- In a stunning reversal of his stance, former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has endorsed the planned defection of Governor Abba Yusuf and other elected Kano officials, fr... Read More


Kano govt probes death of woman over alleged surgical negligence

Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- The Kano State Hospitals Management Board has launched a formal investigation into the death of a woman, Aishatu Umar, following allegations of medical negligence during a surgical... Read More


Reactions as deputy senate president launches empowerment scheme in Kano

Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- Residents of Kano North Senatorial District are reacting to a sweeping new empowerment initiative announced on Monday in Kano State by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jib... Read More


Kaduna governor's ex-campaign DG resigns from APC, joins ADC

Nigeria, Jan. 10 -- The former Director-General of Governor Uba Sani's 2023 Campaign Council in Kaduna State has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Muhammad Bello joined th... Read More


SSS detain officer accused of abducting, raping Jigawa muslim girl

Nigeria, Jan. 10 -- The State Security Service (SSS) has detained its officer who was accused of abducting a teenage girl in Jigawa State. PREMIUM TIMES reported how a magistrate's court in Jigawa St... Read More


Kwankwaso's son, other Kano commissioners vacate offices, ahead of planned defection, cabinet reshuffle

Nigeria, Jan. 10 -- Mustapha Kwankwaso, the Kano State commissioner for youth and sport, is set to vacate his office ahead of the imminent defection of Governor Abba Yusuf from the New Nigeria People'... Read More


Court orders arrest of SSS official over alleged abduction, rape, conversion of Jigawa muslim girl

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- A magistrate's court in Jigawa State has issued an arrest warrant for Ifeanyi Festus, an official of the State Security Service (SSS), following allegations that he abducted a teena... Read More


JNI condemns terrorist massacre in Niger State

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- The Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar, has condemned the recent massacre of villagers at a market in Kasuwar Daji, a community located in the ... Read More


Kano Assembly speaks on planned defection of Governor Yusuf to APC

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- The Kano State House of Assembly stated on Wednesday said the potential defection of Governor Abba Yusuf from the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has become necessary due to escal... Read More