Budget Passage in Nigeria: From Rigorous Legislative Scrutiny to Ceremonial Compliance?
The Ideal and Constitutional Stages of Budget Passage
Under Nigeria’s constitutional democracy, budget passage is meant to follow a deliberate, multi-layered due-diligence process, including:
Budget Presentation...
I Wasn’t Really A Peoples Democratic Party Member – Fubara
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has stated that he was never truly a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), despite recently leaving the...
Senator Ireti Kingibe Joins African Democratic Congress
In a significant political shift, Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the National Assembly for the Labour Party, has officially...
Just In: Rivers State Governor Fubara Joins APC
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He...
Osun Gubernatorial Race: APC Disqualifies Omisore and Six Others, Clears Two Aspirants for Primaries
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified former national secretary Senator Iyiola Omisore and six other aspirants from its upcoming governorship primary election in...
Adeleke Resigns from PDP, Citing Party Crisis
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), attributing his departure to ongoing leadership issues within the party at...
2027: I Won’t Settle for VP Slot, Says Amaechi
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has firmly rejected any suggestions regarding a vice-presidential candidacy with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the upcoming...
El-Rufai Resigns from SDP, Joins ADC
Former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has resigned from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
El-Rufai...
PDP Crisis Deepens as Wike’s Camp Challenges Ibadan Convention
The internal strife within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, with loyalists of Minister Nyesom Wike seeking a legal path to invalidate the...
Police Seal PDP National Headquarters
There was heightened tension in Abuja as armed police operatives sealed off the National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Wadata Plaza,...
