RK
Rabiu Kwankwaso
Mohammed Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, FNSE FNIQS is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kano state from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. After he lost his re-election in 2003, he was appointed the first Minister of Defence of the Fourth Republic with no prior military background, from 2003 to 2007, under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was later elected to the Senate in 2015, serving one term under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Kano Central Senatorial District.
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30-day activity pulse
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21
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19
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Peak article volume on 2026-04-09.
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Event Timeline
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-25
Intent to meet/negotiate in Ibadan
Opposition parties move to field one presidential candidate for 2027
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-25
Host a visit in Ibadan
Olusegun Obasanjo chairs panel as Nigeria opposition leaders summit in Ibadan
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-21
Make visit in Nigeria
Peter Obi and Kwankwaso supporters launch OK Movement for Nigeria’s 2027
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-20
Reject material cooperation in Abuja
NNPP refuses privatization, official explains decision in Nigeria
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-20
Decline comment in Nigeria
ADC denies talks with PRP, says coalition remains intact
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-17
Appeal for political reform in Nigeria
Ibrahim Abdulkarim urges Atiku to withdraw from ADC presidential primaries
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-16
Accuse / denounce in Abuja
NNPP tells Atiku they are not part of ADC coalition
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-16
Accuse in Kuje Area Council
Nigerian politics: Nyesom Wike tells Atiku he can’t use 2027
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-12
Praise or endorse in Kano State
Kano APC stakeholders back Garo for deputy governor seat
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-11
Impose administrative sanctions in Kano
DSS detains and releases Kano officials over Kwankwaso defamation petition
🇺🇸USA
cameoplus · 2026-04-10
Impose embargo/sanctions in Washington, D.C.
US imposes visa ban on religious freedom violators in Nigeria
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-09
Criticize or denounce in Nigeria
Dino Melaye alleges INEC has become APC’s “department” in Nigeria
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-09
Rally support on behalf of in Abuja
PDP faction meets ADC over threats to opposition politics in Nigeria
🇳🇬NGA
conflict · 2026-04-09
Peaceful protest in Abuja
Nafiu Bala leads protest in Abuja against Mark, Atiku and Obi
🇳🇬NGA
conflict · 2026-04-08
Peaceful protest in Maitama Roundabout
Peter Obi and Kwankwaso lead ADC mass protest in Abuja against INEC
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-08
Meet at third location in Abuja
PDP and ADC leaders hold closed-door talks in Abuja
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-08
Criticize or denounce in Abuja
Amaechi says Tinubu would destroy Abuja and move Nigeria’s capital to Lagos if re-elected
🇳🇬NGA
cameoplus · 2026-04-07
Make statement in Abuja
ADC vows to contest 2027 on its platform amid INEC legal dispute