Last week, the Senate experienced a similar scenario when Peter Nwaebonyi, deputy whip, had his reign as the one-day chairman ...

Ron DeSantis scheduled a special election to fill a Florida Senate seat in Brevard County that ... getting 64.83% of the vote. President Donald Trump subsequently nominated Weldon, a physician ...

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The Senator representing Abia Central in the National Assembly, Austin Akobundu, has assured that Senate President Godswill Akpabio is taking decisive steps to resolve the recurring border skirmishes ...

In 1999, President ... 2 seats, Social Democartic Party— 2 seats and Young Progressive Party—1 seat. The PDP governors in 2008 when Prince Ogbulafor made that prediction were Thoedore Orji (Abia State ...

ABUJA – In Nigeria, the law governing party defection, especially by federal lawmakers, is quite specific. According to Section 68 (1)g of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expanded its majority in the Senate to 64 seats following the defection of Senator Ned Munir Nwoko from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). With this shift, the ...

In the meantime, the APC has gained yet another senator, further consolidating its dominance in the Senate. With Mr Nwoko’s ...

Senator Ned Munir Nwoko to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has bolstered the ruling party’s dominance in the Senate, ...

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has relocated its meetings from the party’s national secretariat in Abuja for security reasons.

The defection of main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Ned Munir Nwoko to the All Progressives Congress (APC ...