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News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: Jibrin reveals prediction for Nigeria’s 2027 election

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/jibrin-reveals-prediction-for-nigeria-s-2027-election/ar-AA24NY7E
Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

Ahead of the 2027 elections, Kano lawmaker Abdulmumin Jibrin shares his prediction on who is likely to win Nigeria’s forthcoming presidential contest.

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: Kano PDP backs Jonathan’s presidential bid

News channel or source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/01/kano-pdp-backs-jonathans-presidential-bid/
Published on: Tuesday 02 June 2026

The Kano State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it supports the presidential ambition of former President Goodluck Jonathan, adding ...

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: 2027: Mob Burns Obi-Kwankwaso Campaign Posters In Kano

News channel or source: https://leadership.ng/2027-mob-burns-obi-kwankwaso-campaign-posters-in-kano/
Published on: Monday 01 June 2026

The party had, on Saturday evening, announced Obi's emergence as its flagbearer. Shortly after securing the ticket, the former Anambra State governor unveiled ...

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: NDC’s vice-presidential slot: Kwankwaso says it’s Kano’s path to presidency

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/ndc-s-vice-presidential-slot-kwankwaso-says-it-s-kano-s-path-to-presidency/ar-AA23xPB4
Published on: Monday 18 May 2026

Rabiu Kwankwaso expressed confidence in securing the NDC vice-presidential ticket, saying it would give Kano state a historic chance to produce Nigeria’s president.

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: ANALYSIS: How Obi/Kwankwaso ticket could reshape 2027 contests in North-west Nigeria

News channel or source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/885161-analysis-how-obi-kwankwaso-ticket-could-reshape-2027-contests-in-north-west-nigeria.html
Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

The defection of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is reshaping the political contest, particularly in the North-west ...

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: Political Division In Kano A Mistake Nigeria Can’t Afford – Shettima

News channel or source: https://www.informationng.com/2025/04/political-division-in-kano-a-mistake-nigeria-cant-afford-shettima.html
Published on: Saturday 19 April 2025

Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed for unity among Kano’s political class, cautioning against allowing rivalry to tear apart the social fabric of the state. The Vice President gave this ...

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: Intrigues, tension in Kano as NDC, APC battle for 2027 governorship, presidential victories

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/intrigues-tension-in-kano-as-ndc-apc-battle-for-2027-governorship-presidential-victories/ar-AA24RzNA
Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/KanoIn Nigeria’s political landscape, there is a general saying that, “when Kano sneezes, everywhere catches cold.”‘ This popular political parlance, which positioned the ...

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: Yusuf, Kano politics and national integration

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/yusuf-kano-politics-and-national-integration/
Published on: Monday 26 January 2026

Kano State has long occupied a unique place in Nigeria’s political imagination. As the most electorally significant state in the North-West and one of the country’s most politically engaged societies, ...

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: Kwankwasiyya hails consensus aspirants, rallies support for NDC candidates ahead of Kano polls

News channel or source: https://businessday.ng/politics/article/kwankwasiyya-hails-consensus-aspirants-rallies-support-for-ndc-candidates-ahead-of-kano-polls/
Published on: Saturday 30 May 2026

The Kwankwasiyya Movement has praised aspirants who stepped down or accepted the outcome of its consensus candidate selection process, describing ...

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: Nigeria 2027: Tinubu sacrifices Ganduje, eyes Kano’s 6 million votes

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/387229/nigeria-2027-tinubu-sacrifices-ganduje-eyes-kanos-6-million-votes/
Published on: Wednesday 02 July 2025

After two years as national chairman of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), 75-year-old Abdullahi Ganduje tendered his resignation, ostensibly to attend to his health. But those within ...

News Nigeria » Kano » Politics: Kano’s ‘Red Pants’ and the cost of political spectacle

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/kanos-red-pants-and-the-cost-of-political-spectacle/
Published on: Sunday 26 April 2026

Sir: Politics often produces strange moments, but every now and then a controversy emerges that says more about a society than it first appears. The recent uproar in Kano over viral images of women ...