NEWS

Alleged impeachment plot deepens rift between Abba Yusuf and Kwankwaso

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2026

Tensions within the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State have reportedly escalated following allegations of an impeachment plot against Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. According to an insider within the NNPP camp, the widening rift between Governor Yusuf and the party’s national leader,

NEWS

Abba Yusuf: I left because Kwankwaso was not honest with me

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2026

Gov. Abba Yusuf says he decided to defect to APC after uncovering a plot against him by kwankwaso A source revealed that Abba Kabir defection to the APC is his fight for his political survival and in response to his discovery of Kwankwaso’s insincerity with him. “The governor discovered that his political mentor was clandestinely […]

NEWS

Tinubu Congratulates Kano Governor Abba Yusuf on 63rd Birthday

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on his 63rd birthday, describing him as a leader of integrity, humility and strong commitment to public service. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President praised Governor Yusuf’s […]

COLUMNS

The Sun Is Setting on the Red Cap Era: The Rise of the “Maliya” Momentum in Kano

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2026

For more than a decade, Kano’s political identity was inseparable from a single symbol: the red cap. The Kwankwasiyya movement did not merely win elections; it defined loyalty, belonging, and political relevance. But politics, like history, does not stand still. Across Kano today, a quiet but unmistakable shift is underway. The sun is gradually setting […]

Politics

Finally, Governor Yusuf to defect to APC Monday

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

The governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, of Kano State will formally join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday, DAILY NIGERIAN can report. Mr Yusuf, who is the lone governor of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, is already in Abuja for the final preparations of his defection. Sources familiar with the governor’s defection […]

FEATURES

Nigeria’s Political Triangle: Lagos, Rivers, and Kano—A Pattern on the Verge of Breaking

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

By Sunday OladapoNigeria’s political history is often written in patterns, alliances, and shifting loyalties, but few patterns have been as consistent—or as intriguing—as the divergent governance of its three most politically significant states: Lagos, Rivers, and Kano. For over six decades, these states have never been simultaneously governed by a single political party.