Rabiu Kwankwaso – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:46:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Rabiu Kwankwaso – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 PDP Dismisses Rabiu Kwankwaso as Politically Irrelevant Amid Ongoing Disputes https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-dismisses-rabiu-kwankwaso-as-politically-irrelevant-amid-ongoing-disputes/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-dismisses-rabiu-kwankwaso-as-politically-irrelevant-amid-ongoing-disputes/#respond Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:30:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388750 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), calling him an insignificant figure in Nigeria’s political landscape. This sharp rebuke came after Kwankwaso’s claim that the PDP is a “dead” party, prompting a heated response from PDP’s spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba. Ologunagba argued that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-dismisses-rabiu-kwankwaso-as-politically-irrelevant-amid-ongoing-disputes/feed/ 0 Rabiu Kwankwaso Confident in NNPP’s Prospects for 2027 Presidential Election https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-confident-in-nnpps-prospects-for-2027-presidential-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-confident-in-nnpps-prospects-for-2027-presidential-election/#respond Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:00:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388680 Rabiu Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has expressed strong confidence in the party’s prospects for the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, who was the NNPP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, made these remarks during the inauguration of the NNPP Secretariat along IBB Way in Katsina on Saturday. His visit [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-confident-in-nnpps-prospects-for-2027-presidential-election/feed/ 0 Kano Emirate and The Irony of Innocence by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-emirate-and-the-irony-of-innocence-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-emirate-and-the-irony-of-innocence-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 08:34:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379849 There is a ticking time bomb in Kano and President Bola Tinubu has to move in quickly in a statesmanlike way to diffuse it. f centuries of upholding the tradition have brought peace to the ancient city just as we have in Ibadan, why uproot hundreds of years of history? Of course, that’s why Abdullahi [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-emirate-and-the-irony-of-innocence-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 2023 Presidential Election: How PDP Won The Battle, While APC Won The War https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidential-election-how-pdp-won-the-battle-while-apc-won-the-war/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidential-election-how-pdp-won-the-battle-while-apc-won-the-war/#respond Sun, 10 Sep 2023 07:50:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=354413 We spotted these thought-provoking analyses on WhatsApp written by an unidentified public analyst and thought we should share them with you. Ten years ago, specifically on 31st August 2013, senior members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which included former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Governors Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Abdulfatah [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidential-election-how-pdp-won-the-battle-while-apc-won-the-war/feed/ 0 Peter Obi Won’t Accept Being Kwankwaso’s Vice – Reno Omokri https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-wont-accept-being-kwankwasos-vice-reno-omokri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-wont-accept-being-kwankwasos-vice-reno-omokri/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:50:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326492 Ex Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has come out to react to the reports of a possible merger between Labor Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and NNPP presidential candidate, Engr. Rabiu Kwankwaso. He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, he wonders who among the presidential [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-wont-accept-being-kwankwasos-vice-reno-omokri/feed/ 0 Internal Crisis Tearing PDP Apart — Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/internal-crisis-tearing-pdp-apart-kwankwaso/ https://www.theinfostride.com/internal-crisis-tearing-pdp-apart-kwankwaso/#respond Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:00:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307170 Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State, has cautioned members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against the lingering crisis within the party, stressing that he has no hands in the internal rancour. Kwankwaso warned that the present crisis would weaken the PDP and possibly tear the party apart. Speaking with BBC Hausa on Friday, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/internal-crisis-tearing-pdp-apart-kwankwaso/feed/ 0 Kwankwaso, Babangida Aliyu Not Suspended— PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/kwankwaso-babangida-aliyu-not-suspended-pdp/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kwankwaso-babangida-aliyu-not-suspended-pdp/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:00:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=290815 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed as false, the purported suspension of former Kano State Governor, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso from the party. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Sunday, the PDP also said former governor of Niger, Babangida Aliyu was also not suspended. Financial expert, Derin [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kwankwaso-babangida-aliyu-not-suspended-pdp/feed/ 0 PDP Debunks Purported Suspension Of Kwankwaso, Babangida Aliyu https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-debunks-purported-suspension-of-kwankwaso-babangida-aliyu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-debunks-purported-suspension-of-kwankwaso-babangida-aliyu/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:00:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=290802 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked claims that former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has been suspended from the party. This was contained in a statement on Sunday. The statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan National Publicity Secretary of PDP said “The PDP states clearly that Senator Kwakwanso is not suspended from the party [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-debunks-purported-suspension-of-kwankwaso-babangida-aliyu/feed/ 0 Supplementary Elections Did Not Hold In Kano State – Rabiu Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/supplementary-elections-did-not-hold-in-kano-state-rabiu-kwankwaso/ Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:03:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=229765 Ex Governor of Kano State and PDP leader, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has asked INEC to conduct new elections in the state. INEC fixed Saturday, March 23, 2019 for the supplementary governorship election which it declared as inconclusive. But Premium Times reports that, the former Governor said elections did not hold in Kano. His words, “It [...]

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]]> Buhari Defeats Atiku In Rabiu Kwankwaso’s Local Government, Kano https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-defeats-atiku-in-rabiu-kwankwasos-local-government-kano/ Sun, 24 Feb 2019 20:41:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=227702 President Muhammadu Buhari has recorded a remarkable win over his closest rival Atiku Abubakar in the presidential poll in results of 10 of the 44 local governments in Kano state declared so far by INEC. President Buhari defeated Atiku in the Madobi local council, where Kwankwaso is from. Buhari scored 26,110 votes, while Atiku got [...]

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]]> Rabiu Kwankwaso Must Not Win Re-election – Abdullahi Ganduje https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-must-not-win-re-election-abdullahi-ganduje/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 23:45:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=223269 Abdullahi Ganduje has vowed to ensure that his predeccessor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, does not win re-election to the National Assembly in the 2019 general elections. Kwankwaso was Kano State governor first between 1999 and 2003 and later between 2011 and 2015 before he paved the way for Ganduje to become his successor while they were [...]

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]]> Rabiu Kwankwaso Diverted Funds To Run For Presidency – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-diverted-funds-to-run-for-presidency-buhari/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:02:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=221111 Muhammadu Buhari has accused former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, of diverting funds meant for projects in the state to run for the presidency. Until he defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in August 2018, Kwankwaso was a member of President Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) and was one of his most influential supporters [...]

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]]> Rabiu Kwankwaso Set To Quit PDP? https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-set-to-quit-pdp/ Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:09:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=218495 Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano Central – PDP) has threatened to dump the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) just months after he rejoined the party, according to a report by Daily Trust. The lawmaker has reportedly threatened to dump the party if the party’s leadership removes any member of his Kwankwasiyya movement from the list of aspirants contesting [...]

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]]> I Have Massive Support From The North West – Rabiu Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/i-have-massive-support-from-the-north-west-rabiu-kwankwaso/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:34:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217758 Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Kano governor and PDP presidential aspirant, says he will “easily beat President Muhammadu Buhari” if given his party’s ticket to face the APC candidate in 2019. Kwankwaso, who spoke on Thursday in Jos, during a consultation visit to the North-Central state, said that he had the electoral value to wrestle power [...]

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]]> I Will Easily Beat Buhari In 2019 – Rabiu Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-easily-beat-buhari-in-2019-rabiu-kwankwaso/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 17:07:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217334 Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Kano governor and PDP presidential aspirant, says he will “easily beat President Muhammadu Buhari” if given his party’s ticket to face the APC candidate in 2019. Kwankwaso, who spoke on Thursday in Jos, during a consultation visit to the North-Central state, said that he had the electoral value to wrestle power [...]

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]]> I Am For Anything That Would Promote The Country’s Progress – Rabiu Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-for-anything-that-would-promote-the-countrys-progress-rabiu-kwankwaso/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 11:19:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216826 Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Friday said the country would witness accelerated development if restructured. Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, expressed the view in Lagos while addressing party delegates at the PDP secretariat. Kwankwaso said he was a strong advocate of restructuring, and would speed up the development of the country, if elected president. [...]

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]]> The Square Kwankwaso Was Denied Was Built With Public Funds – Bukola Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/the-square-kwankwaso-was-denied-was-built-with-public-funds-bukola-saraki/ Wed, 05 Sep 2018 20:08:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=215042 Bukola Saraki has said that denying Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso use of the Eagle Square in Abuja for his presidential declaration, “sends a wrong message about the tolerance level” in Nigerian politics. Former Governor of Kano, Kwankwaso, had applied for the use of the Eagle Square days ahead of his presidential declaration billed for Wednesday, [...]

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]]> Rabiu Kwankwaso Should Not Be Denied Usage Of The Eagle Square – Bukola Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-should-not-be-denied-usage-of-the-eagle-square-bukola-saraki/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 17:19:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=214691 Bukola Saraki has said that denying Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso use of the Eagle Square in Abuja for his presidential declaration, “sends a wrong message about the tolerance level” in Nigerian politics. Former Governor of Kano, Kwankwaso, had applied for the use of the Eagle Square days ahead of his presidential declaration billed for Wednesday, [...]

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]]> I Will Defeat Buhari Next Year If I Am Given The Chance – Rabiu Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-defeat-buhari-next-year-if-i-am-given-the-chance-rabiu-kwankwaso/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 04:35:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=210002 Rabiu Kwankwaso has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will easily defeat President Buhari in the 2019 presidential elections. Kwankwaso revealed that he will be joining the PDP, added that he can beat Buhari in the upcoming presidential elections, if the PDP gives him the chance. He said “I’m a free man now and [...]

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]]> PDP Will Easily Defeat APC In 2019 – Rabiu Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-will-easily-defeat-apc-in-2019-rabiu-kwankwaso/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 03:14:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209928 Rabiu Kwankwaso has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will easily defeat President Buhari in the 2019 presidential elections. Kwankwaso revealed that he will be joining the PDP, added that he can beat Buhari in the upcoming presidential elections, if the PDP gives him the chance. He said “I’m a free man now and [...]

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]]> I Shunned APC Convention For A Valid Reason – Rabiu Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/i-shunned-apc-convention-for-a-valid-reason-rabiu-kwankwaso/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:16:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209517 Rabiu Kwankwaso has issued a statement explaining why he shunned the All Progressives Congress (APC) Convention. According to Kwankwaso, the former APC chairman, John Oyegun did not accept the results of the ward and Local government elections which his loyalists held in Kano state. He said “I wish to inform the leadership of the party [...]

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]]> Rabiu Kwankwaso Congratulates Adams Oshiomole https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-congratulates-adams-oshiomole/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:46:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209426 Rabiu Kwankwaso has issued a statement explaining why he shunned the All Progressives Congress (APC) Convention. According to Kwankwaso, the former APC chairman, John Oyegun did not accept the results of the ward and Local government elections which his loyalists held in Kano state. He said “I wish to inform the leadership of the party [...]

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]]> Rabiu Kwankwaso Hopes To Rejoin PDP – Musa Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-hopes-to-rejoin-pdp-musa-kwankwaso/ Sat, 18 Mar 2017 08:05:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159414 A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Kano State, Musa Kwankwaso has said that former governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso is planning to rejoin the party. Kwankwaso left the PDP in 2014 to join current ruling party, APC. Musa Kwankwaso made the claim on Monday, March 13, while speaking to Daily Trust. “I heard from reliable sources [...]

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]]> Rabiu Kwankwaso Planning To Return To PDP? https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-planning-to-return-to-pdp/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 05:11:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159167 A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Kano State, Musa Kwankwaso has said that former governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso is planning to rejoin the party. Kwankwaso left the PDP in 2014 to join current ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). Musa Kwankwaso made the claim on Monday, March 13, while speaking to Daily Trust. “I heard [...]

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]]> Rabiu Kwankwaso Promises No Reprisal Attack In North After Ile-Ife Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/rabiu-kwankwaso-promises-no-reprisal-attack-in-north-after-ile-ife-crisis/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 04:47:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159148 Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, (APC- Kano Central) on Tuesday said there would be no reprisal attacks against the Yoruba living in the North following the crisis in Ile-Ife on March 8. Kwankwaso said this in Sabo area of Ile-Ife after meeting with members of the Hausa community inside a mosque. The former Kano State governor, who [...]

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]]> Fayose Blast APC Over Police Invasion Of Kwankwaso’s House https://www.theinfostride.com/fayose-blast-apc-over-police-invasion-of-kwankwasos-house/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fayose-blast-apc-over-police-invasion-of-kwankwasos-house/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2016 21:28:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=141830 Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has berated the Nigerian Police for invading and sealing off the Kano residence of the state’s former governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Armed policemen had on Tuesday, August 23, laid siege at Kwankwaso’s house located on Lugard road to prevent an alleged mass wedding being planned by the former governor. Fayose said [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fayose-blast-apc-over-police-invasion-of-kwankwasos-house/feed/ 1 No One Will Be Spared By Buhari’s Dictatorship – Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/no-one-will-be-spared-by-buharis-dictatorship-fayose/ Sun, 28 Aug 2016 21:12:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=141821 Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has urged Nigerians to rise in condemnation of what he described as President Muhammadu Buhari’s emerging dictatorship. Fayose made the comment in reaction to the recent police invasion of the home of former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. The Ekiti governor’s comments were contained in a statement released by his [...]

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]]> Police Invasion Of Kwakwanso’s House Was Wrong – Governor Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/police-invasion-of-kwakwansos-house-was-wrong-governor-fayose/ https://www.theinfostride.com/police-invasion-of-kwakwansos-house-was-wrong-governor-fayose/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:35:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=139689 The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the Tuesday’s invasion and seal off of the residence of former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso by armed policemen to prevent a mass wedding programme, reiterating his earlier warning that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its supporters have built dictatorship round President Muhammadu [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/police-invasion-of-kwakwansos-house-was-wrong-governor-fayose/feed/ 2 Abdullahi Ganduje And Rabiu Kwankwaso End Beef https://www.theinfostride.com/abdullahi-ganduje-and-rabiu-kwankwaso-end-beef/ Sat, 07 May 2016 09:01:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127906 The feud between Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and his predecessor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, may be put to rest soon as the All Progressives Congress (APC) has waded into the matter. The APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, who spoke to newsmen after a meeting, said that the party has made progress in the reconciliation of the [...]

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]]> I Will Expose Kwankwaso’s Atrocities – Umar Ganduje https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-expose-kwankwasos-atrocities-umar-ganduje/ Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:44:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=122999 Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano state has threatened to expose the atrocities of his former boss and ex-Governor of the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Ganduje and his former boss have been locked in a battle of supremacy for some time now. Recently, Kwankwaso’s supporters at the funeral of the Kano Governor’s late mother, called for the [...]

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]]> Prince Abubakar Audu Buried Amid Rumours Of Resurrection https://www.theinfostride.com/prince-abubakar-audu-buried-amid-rumours-of-resurrection/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:01:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108446 Contrary to speculation that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in last Saturday’s governorship election, Prince Abubakar Audu, has woken from the dead, we can authoritatively confirm that is not the case as he has been buried, in accordance with Islamic rites. Rumours were rife on Monday that Audu, who passed away yesterday, had resurrected [...]

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]]> 2019 Presidential Elections: PDP In Talks With Bukola Saraki, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/2019-presidential-elections-pdp-in-talks-with-bukola-saraki-rabiu-kwankwaso-others/ Sun, 15 Nov 2015 11:42:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107262 Ahead of the 2019 presidential elections, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has initiated discussion with notable political figures mainly from the northern part of the country in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to woo them back to the former ruling party. The PDP is also using its presidential ticket, which has [...]

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]]> How Senator Saraki Is About To Make Lai Mohammed A Minister https://www.theinfostride.com/how-senator-saraki-is-about-to-make-lai-mohammed-a-minister/ Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:57:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=106814 The year was 2013. The principal actors were certain displeased governors. The act was a breakaway. The party was the “New PDP.” This was the picture of the political landscape at the time, as occasioned by a certain Goodluck Jonathan who would not look a certain Bukola Saraki in the face over what eventually turned [...]

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]]> Kano Tribunal Upholds Rabiu Kwankwaso’s Election As Senator | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/tribunal-upholds-kwankwasos-election-as-senator-nigeria/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:30:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/tribunal-upholds-kwankwasos-election-as-senator-nigeria/ States and National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano, Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Alhaji Bashir Garba Lado of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress as Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District. Dismissing the petition, the presiding judge, Justice Cornelius Akintayo said [...]

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