Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, will return to the National Assembly later this month after completing her six-month suspension, her lawyer has confirmed. Speaking with The PUNCH in Abuja, her counsel, Victor Giwa, disclosed that the senator was on vacation in London but had already made plans to resume plenary alongside her colleagues…
The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, adjourned plenary until September 23, 2025, for its annual recess, effectively ensuring that embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan will serve out the remainder of her six-month suspension without returning to the chamber. The adjournment came just two days after the suspended senator from Kogi Central was barred from resuming legislative duties,…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has filed an appeal seeking to overturn a Federal High Court judgment that recommended the reinstatement to the Senate, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpabio, through his legal team, approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to challenge the July 4 judgment delivered by Justice Binta Nyako, which…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has announced her intention to resume her legislative duties on Tuesday, following a Federal High Court ruling that her six-month suspension from the senate was over bearing. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who chairs the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, expressed gratitude to her supporters in a viral video shared on…
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, N50 million bail after denying the defamation allegation levelled against her by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the state former governor, Yahaya Bello. Aside from that, the court mandated that the lawmaker…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rejected plea from the federal government to issue an arrest warrant against the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following her failure to appear in court for arraignment in an alleged defamation suit. The presiding judge, Justice Muhammed Umar, delivered this ruling after counsel…
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District of Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will appear in court on Tuesday, as summoned. She is likely to be arraigned on defamation charge. This was confirmed by her lead counsel, West Idahosa (SAN), on Sunday. Idahosa, however, expressed uncertainty about whether the federal government planned to arraign her…
Senator Natasha Hadiza Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, has filed a formal petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, alleging a coordinated campaign of harassment, defamation, and cyberstalking aimed at silencing her over sexual harassment claims. The petition, submitted to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, through her legal team led by Dr. Ehiogie…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama has criticised suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for what it described as improper conduct on social media, involving the posting of private information about Ali Bello, Chief of Staff (CoS) to Kogi State governor, Usman Ododo. Justice Sylvanus Oriji, delivering judgment on Tuesday in a fundamental rights…
Pained by the leaked Audio discussion in which Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan allegedly accused the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio of killing the late Iniobong Umoren who was murdered by now convicted Uduak Frank Akpan for organ harvesting, the deceased family has vowed to drag the embattled Senator to court for redress. Addressing journalists on…
