Former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has welcomed former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, into the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). Dickson, who is the national leader of the NDC, described the entry of the two politicians as a major boost to …
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, and his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, held talks with key political figures, including former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, amid a breakdown in reconciliation efforts within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Makinde and Mohammed, who chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum, first met behind …
The defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), did not come without drama, triggering a wave of resignations by commissioners and senior government appointees loyal to the Kwankwasiyya movement led by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The resignations, which began quietly and gathered momentum …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed calls for him to withdraw from the race for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket and accused President Bola Tinubu of allegedly interfering in the internal affairs of opposition parties. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku urged Nigerians to resist …
A member of the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sam Nkire, has called for reconciliation between President Bola Tinubu and the leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso. Nkire also urged President Tinubu to consider initiating outreach that could pave the way for Kwankwaso’s return to the ruling party …
