Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) on Saturday announced that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) swept all the 44 local government chairmanship seats and 484 councillorship seats in the council polls held on Saturday. KANSIEC Chairman, Prof. Sani Lawal Malurnfashi, who briefed reporters on the outcome of local government election at the commission’s headquarters in Kano, described the election …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended the Secretary to the Kano State Government, Dr Abdullahi Bichi, and the Commissioner for Transport, Muhammad Diggol. The Kano State NNPP chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, announced the suspension of the two government officials on Monday evening. According to Dungurawa, the suspension came after the party received multiple complaints from the ward and local …

The chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State received yet another major boost on Monday with the defection of hundreds of members of other parties, notably from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Labour Party (LP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and other fringe parties joining the ruling party in …

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Friday announced a change in its logo and slogan, saying the confusion brought about by the old logo was partly responsible for its loss in the 2023 general elections. The party has dropped the old logo with a largely green background and a touch of blue with a basket of agricultural produce in …

A former Ondo State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olugbenga Edema, who defected to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Wednesday, rejected an offer to return to the ruling party. The politician was among the 15 aspirants who lost the APC governorship ticket to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Online platforms and social media were awash with the …

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) yesterday told President Bola Tinubu to tread with maximum caution over an alleged signing of defence pact with the French Government or United States. The NNPP national publicity secretary, Ladipo Johnson, who raised the alarm over such a pact, said it would have disastrous implications for Nigeria’s internal peace as well as her relationship …

The faction of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) under the leadership of Major Agbo on Tuesday suspended the Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf, for six months over his failure to appear before a disciplinary committee to defend an alleged infraction against the party’s constitution. Yusuf’s suspension was announced by the National Secretary of the faction, Ogini Olaposi, at a …

The Chairman of Dawakin Tofa Local Government of Kano State, Alhaji Ado Tambai has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje is from the council area. Ganduje served as the state governor between 2015 and 2023. Tambai, who defected alongside other APC local council chairmen, said he is …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano on Saturday traded blame over the disruptions and irregularities that marred the House of Assembly rerun polls. The disruptions and irregularities, including the hijacking of electoral materials resulting in violence, led to the suspension of the election in the Kunchi/Tsanyawa constituency of the State by the …

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday, rejected the call by the acting National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, to join the ruling party. Yusuf’s reaction came barely 24 hours after Kano APC stakeholders in their majority, resolved to reconcile with the Kwankwasiyya movement. To this extent, it appeared Ganduje may have finally complied with President …