The former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called for scrutiny of his Kaduna counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai, after the latter linked him to the disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. Mr Ganduje, in a statement signed by former Kano Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, described the allegation “as reckless,…
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed confidence that Northern Nigeria will strongly support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Ganduje said those assuming the region would not vote for Tinubu are mistaken, adding that the North is poised to deliver overwhelming support for the…
A prominent Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima, has called on the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to ensure that corruption cases against his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and his close associates are fully pursued. Mr Hikima, a rights advocate, fears that several pending cases of alleged financial impropriety and unlawful acquisition of public assets could be quietly…
The Kano State Government has filed a lawsuit against former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, two of his sons, and several others before the State High Court over an alleged N4.49 billion fraud. The suit seeks to recover the state’s 20 per cent equity stake in Dala Inland Dry Port Limited and to reclaim public funds totalling…
Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, insisted that the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, must follow due process if he wishes to return to the ruling party. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday,…
Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed reports suggesting that he plans to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Ganduje described the reports as fake news, stressing that he remains a loyal member of the ruling party. The former Kano State governor, who became APC’s National Chairman…
Former Governor of Kano State and APC national chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, reportedly rushed to the emergency department of specialist doctors in London. This report was disclosed by human rights activist and humanitarian, Sir Engr. AY, on X (formerly Twitter). Abdullahi Umar Ganduje According to him, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is in a critical health condition,…
The former National Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, was absent on Friday when President Bola Tinubu visited Kano due to an ongoing engagements in the United kingdom. The former Chief of Staff to the APC National Chairperson, Muhammad Garba, said this in a statement on Friday. “He was unavoidably absent during…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has inaugurated the new board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), with former Kano State Governor and ex-APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as Chairman. The inauguration ceremony took place in Abuja and brought together officials from key ministries and stakeholders in the aviation…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has commended the resignation of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as a timely and honourable decision. Obi, in a statement titled ‘Ganduje’s Timely Challenge to Leaders’, said he had read reports of Ganduje’s resignation and noted…