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The Senate on Tuesday amended the Senate Standing Rules 2015 and approved a simple majority for the election of presiding officers.

The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Senate Standing Rules 2015 and approved a simple majority for the election of presiding officers.

The Rules and Business Committee of the Senate had proposed two-third majority in its report.

The upper chamber also retained a closed ballot system of voting for the election of the President of the Senate and the Deputy Senate President.

*Demands apex court’s approval to replace defectors *Names Lawan, Gbajabiamila, APC, INEC, others defendants Chuks Okocha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a legal battle at the Supreme Court to reclaim its mandate from Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, as well as federal and state lawmakers that defected along with him to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The new suit, filed solely by the PDP as the petitioner/plaintiff, is different from the one filed a...

Chuks Okocha in Abuja Despite fixing April 10, 2021, for the South-west PDP zonal congress at Ibadan, Oyo State capital, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will still meet on Tuesday to agree on the venue. THISDAY gathered that the decision of the NWC members to sit over the issue of the venue followed an opposition mounted by members of the party loyal to the former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, against the decision of the party to hold the co...

Nigerian Senate on Wednesday called for the construction of Badagary/Sokoto Expressway to promote economic growth in the country. Senator Sadiq Umar and seven other Senators made a case for the project during the Senate plenary session. Senate president Ahmad Lawan mandated the Committees on Works, Finance, and National Planning & Economic Development to jointly inter-face with the Ministry of Works, Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), and other relevant authorities to determine why the Ba...