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Kano Governor Abba Yusuf resigns from NNPP amid internal party crisis

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing deepening internal crises and persistent leadership disputes within the party. The governor’s decision was announced in a statement issued on Friday by his spokesperson,

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Tinubu open to meeting Kwankwaso amid defection talks

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly open to meeting with Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso following recent discussions with the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, over possible political realignments. According to political sources, the President recently held talks with Governor Yusuf—widely regarded as Kwankwaso’s political godson—during which the issue of

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Family Name, New Direction: Atiku’s son backs Tinubu, joins APC

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2026

In a move that has stirred Nigeria’s political space, Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging to work for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Popularly known as Abba, the younger Atiku was […]

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Just In: Atiku rules out consensus in ADC 2027 Presidential Race

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no aspirant in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will be compelled to step down ahead of the party’s 2027 presidential contest. Atiku made this known while speaking on the party’s internal democratic process, stressing that all interested presidential hopefuls will be given equal opportunity to present themselves

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Tinubu orders security agencies to hunt down perpetrators of Kasuwan Daji attack

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the military, the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) to track down and arrest those responsible for the recent terrorist attack on Kasuwan Daji community in Niger State. In a directive issued on Sunday, the President instructed the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence […]

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‘Changing the Narrative’:Lai Mohammed and the Buhari Legacy

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

By Olusegun Adeniyi (Text of my review of ‘Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined an Administration,’ written by the former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the public presentation in Abuja on 17th December 2025) With a first degree in French before going on to read Law, Alhaji Lai Mohammed is one […]