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The party says there is room to accommodate Mr Kashamu "if he shows interest".

Mr Yero says security of lives and property will top his agenda.

The senator speaks about his "ordeal in the wilderness"

The Kaduna senator had been expected to leave the APC with some of his colleagues last week.

The party react to comments by a presidential aide, Ita Enang.

The Presidency says it does not want to "jump the gun".

The lawmakers are also probing alleged non-remittance of some statutory funds by the IOCs to the Nigerian government. 

The meeting is coming a day after 14 APC senators defected to PDP and ADC.

Mr Shagari is a former deputy governor of the state.

Mr. Ortom's defection had long been expected.

All respondents condemn the siege on the principal officers.

Mrs Sunmonu, alongside 14 other lawmakers, defected from the APC Tuesday morning.

The senate demanded that the security agencies vacate the deputy senate president’s house immediately.

Ahmed Lawan tried unsuccessfully to stop his former APC colleagues from defecting.

Fifteen senators and 36 members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday left the APC.

The defections were announced at plenary on Tuesday.

Despite the siege, Mr Saraki was able to manoeuvre his way to the Senate where he presided over plenary.

The lawmaker said no due process was followed as enshrined in the Constitution of the party.

The Senate president says the move by police is politically-motivated.

The party has set up a committee.

Mr Ogunbiyi narrowly lost to Mr Adeleke, polling 1,562 votes as against 1,569 votes by the latter.

The legislature says only member representing Lamurde Constituency under the SDP has informed it of her defection.

The council chairman has dismissed the reports as fake.

Mr Saraki’s travails in the APC is connected to his long-standing cold war with the presidency.

"PDP is a tsunami that will soon wipe out APC."