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Nigeria: Amid Kano Government's Silence, Deputy Governor Tells Us to Remove Kwankwaso From Sanction Bill

All Africa 14 Feb 2026
The deputy governor of Kano State, Aminu Gwarzo, ...
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US Sanctions: Kano Deputy Gov, Buba Galadima, Idahosa, Kwankwasiyya Defend Kwankwaso

This Day 13 Feb 2026
Congress to remove Kwankwaso from the proposed bill that sought to impose sanctions on him over alleged religious persecution, describing the claims against the former presidential candidate as unfounded and misleading.
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Nigeria: U.S. Mulls Visa Ban, Asset Freeze Against Kwankwaso, Miyetti Allah

All Africa 12 Feb 2026
Five United States lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a bill seeking to ...
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NNPP Expresses Shock over  US Proposed Visa Ban, Asset Seizure Against Kwankwaso, Others

This Day 12 Feb 2026
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Kwankwaso’s party, yesterday expressed shock over the reports that the US Congress is considering a bill, which named the party’s national leader,  alongside others for potential targeted sanctions.
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Nigeria: US Lawmakers Propose Bill to Sanction Kwankwaso, Miyetti Allah Over Violence in Nigeria

All Africa 11 Feb 2026
The new bill seeks to require the US Secretary of State to impose a visa ban on Mr Kwankwaso, freeze his assets, and implement other targeted sanctions against him ....
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New US Bill Targets Kwankwaso, Miyetti Allah for Sanctions over Alleged Christian Persecution

This Day 11 Feb 2026
The bill specifically names former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Fulani-ethnic nomad militias, and associations such as the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) ...
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2027: Supporters Push for Obi-Kwankwaso Presidential Ticket

This Day 07 Feb 2026
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, yesterday, proposed a joint ticket pairing former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi with the former Kano Governor ... “We, as Kwankwaso supporters and loyalists and we have ...
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Kwankwaso Group Says NNPP National Leader Not Joining APC

This Day 04 Feb 2026
The Kwankwasiyya Movement founded by the National leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed rumours of his imminent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Yusuf’s Defection, Kwankwaso and the 2027 Kano Election 

This Day 01 Feb 2026
His departure is a big blow to Kwankwaso and the Kwankwasiyya Movement ... For Kwankwaso, former Minister of Defence in the President Obasanjo’s administration, the disappointment is difficult to mask.
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Will Kwankwaso Lose Grip on Kano Politics?

This Day 01 Feb 2026
There is no doubt that the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is currently facing one of the greatest tests of his political career ... Kwankwaso was so hit by ...
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BETWEEN GOV ABBA KABIR YUSUF AND RABIU KWANKWASO

This Day 01 Feb 2026
The fallout of the conflict echoes familiar patterns from Kwankwaso’s past, particularly his bitter split with Abdullahi Ganduje ... Compounding this is Kwankwaso’s long history of party switching.
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Kwankwaso: Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf, Will Face Consequences of Defecting to APC

This Day 29 Jan 2026
Kwankwaso said this during an interview on BBC Hausa Service ... Leaving the party that worked tirelessly to build you and brought you to power is not something that can be easily explained,” Kwankwaso said.
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Kwankwaso’s loyalists resign, deplete Yusuf’s cabinet in Kano

Business Day Online 28 Jan 2026
gov’s defection to APC means nothing – NNPP There is a major crack within the Kano State Government following Governor. read more Kwankwaso’s loyalists resign, deplete Yusuf’s cabinet in Kano ....
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NNPP says Kwankwaso, Kano voters feel betrayed by Abba Yusuf’s defection to APC

Business Day Online 27 Jan 2026
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has accused Abba Yusuf, the governor of Kano State, of betraying both the party’s. read more NNPP says Kwankwaso, Kano voters feel betrayed by Abba Yusuf’s defection to APC ....
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ABBA YUSUF, KWANKWASO AND THE POLITICS OF MANDATE

This Day 27 Jan 2026
His ascent to the Kano Government House was inseparable from the Kwankwasiyya political machinery, a movement painstakingly built by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso over two decades ... Kwankwaso’s influence in Kano politics is undeniable.

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