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Aso Rock’s Kano Dilemma: Abba Is Not the Prize

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is someone known to have a very big ego, but beyond that, he also has a formidable organic structure who are at his beck and call, one he built based on the Kwankwasiyya ideology. And I think it is now clear to Mr. President that the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf

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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

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, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, stems from claims that Kwankwaso allegedly mobilised

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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 […]

Politics

Just In: Abiya Emerges Acting NNPP State Chairman in Kano

Daily Dispatch December 30, 2025

…as Dawakin Tofa Exco Submits Report on Dungurawa’s Sacking Hon. Abdullahi Zubairu Abiya has emerged as the Acting State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State, following the sacking of the former State Chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa. The appointment was endorsed by the NNPP State Executive Committee after an emergency meeting held […]

COLUMNS

If Kano Falls, Nigeria Becomes Lagos

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo There is a running joke in Nigerian political circles: once Lagos sneezes, the rest of the country catches a cold. Today, that joke feels less like satire and more like prophecy. “If the Kano bloc collapses, Nigeria is now Lagos.”It sounds exaggerated—until you trace the political trail of the last few months. […]