Tag: Natasha Akpoti

“Senator Natasha has a case to answer”, AGF insists

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AGF insists

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has insisted that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi-Central senatorial district has a case to answer in the criminal charges filed against her before two Abuja courts. According to reports, the AGF’s office faulted the senator’s claim that the criminal defamation and cybercrime charges instituted against her before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and the Federal High Court in Abuja, amounted to an abuse of court process. In its response, the AGF’s office maintained…

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Natasha’s suspension: NLC slams Senate, threatens mass resistance

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NLC slams Senate

…Warns of ‘democratic anarchy’ The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has warned that the continued barring of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from her legislative duties by the Senate leadership amounts to “a descent into dictatorship” and a “direct assault on Nigerian democracy”. In a strongly-worded statement on Wednesday, the NLC accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of leading “a brazen, premeditated assault on democracy itself, a direct threat to the social contract, and a dangerous slide towards fascism masquerading as governance”. The labour body faulted the Senate’s refusal to reinstate Akpoti-Uduaghan despite a…

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Immigration blocks Natasha from boarding UK flight

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Immigration Natasha

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was briefly blocked by immigration officers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja yesterday morning while trying to board a flight to the United Kingdom. According to reports, she was travelling with her husband to attend her stepson’s graduation ceremony abroad. Airport officials allegedly told the senator that her name had been placed on a travel watch list, which reportedly came at the request of the National Assembly leadership. She was informed that she had been flagged as a potential flight risk. The travel delay stirred…

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“No recall order yet”, Senate bars Natasha from resuming today

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Senate on Natasha

The 10th Senate has barred suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming today, Tuesday, asking her to stay away from its proceedings, insisting there is no court order mandating her return to the chamber. In a statement issued on Sunday, Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu said the lawmaker, who was suspended in March 2025 over a heated seat arrangement clash and allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, cannot resume until her suspension lapses or the Senate decides otherwise. Recall that Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended after accusing Akpabio of sexual misconduct,…

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Akpabio appeals court order mandating Natasha’s recall to Senate

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Akpabio appeals

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has filed a formal appeal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, seeking to overturn a judgment of the Federal High Court that ordered the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the 10th Senate.  The legal development marked a deepening confrontation between the judiciary and the legislature over what constitutes internal parliamentary affairs. The notice of appeal was dated July 14, 2025, and stemmed from suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025, which was instituted by Akpoti-Uduaghan to challenge her six-month suspension from the Red Chamber.  The controversial suspension, which…

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Court orders Sen. Natasha’s recall, declares suspension illegal

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Court orders recall

…Fines her ₦5m for civil contempt A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the immediate recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to resume her legislative duties at the 10th National Assembly, declaring her six-month suspension by the Senate as excessive and unconstitutional. Delivering judgment yesterday, the court held that the suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), violated Section 14(2) of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, which limits any legislative suspension to a maximum of 14 days. The lawmaker was controversially…

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Defamation: Court grants Natasha ₦50m bail 

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Court grants Natasha

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja yesterday granted the Senator representing Kogi-Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, bail in the sum of ₦50 million and one surety who must be a person of reasonable integrity resident in FCT Abuja and owns a landed property within the Abuja Municipal Area Council. The trial judge, Justice Chizoba Orji, made the declaration in a ruling after taking arguments for and against the bail application from the parties in the suit. The Attorney General of the Federation, in a three-count criminal charge…

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Natasha: Appeal Court strikes out Akpabio’s Motions, imposes ₦100,000 fine

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Appeal Court strikes out

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has struck out two motions filed by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and awarded costs of ₦100,000 against him. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Hamman Barka, struck out the motions on May 21, 2025, following the request for withdrawal of the appeal. The Motions, dated March 3, 2025, and March 25, 2025, and marked: CV/395/M1/2025 and CV/395/M2/2025, listed Akpabio as the appellant. The respondents were Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Clerk of the National Assembly, the…

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Defamation: Natasha to appear in court today

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Natasha to appear

The suspended senator representing Kogi-Central senatorial district of Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will appear in court today, Tuesday, as summoned. This was confirmed at the weekend by her lead counsel, West Idahosa (SAN). He, however, expressed uncertainty about whether the Federal Government planned to arraign her today. According to him, whatever the plans of the Federal Government, Akpoti-Uduaghan, as a law-abiding citizen, would comply with the court’s directives. The Federal Government, through the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mohammed Abubakar, filed criminal charges against Akpoti-Uduaghan, alleging that she made defamatory statements…

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Akpabio sues Natasha over ‘apology’ video

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Akpabio sues Natasha

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has petitioned the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel suspended Kogi-Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to delete a satirical apology she posted on her social media pages. Recall that on April 27, Akpoti-Uduaghan shared a short video, in which she mockingly apologised to Akpabio, claiming it was for not allowing him to have his way with her. Akpoti-Uduaghan stated she was “sorry for the crime of maintaining dignity and self-respect” and for rejecting the advances of the Senate President, whom she implied believed no one could…

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