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A light yet telling moment unfolded when Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the birthday of his colleague and legal adversary, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The chamber burst into collective laughter, highlighting the ironic tension between official decorum and their...
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has stated that his N40 billion defamation suit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was filed over three months ago, attributing its recent prominence to her "fresh persistence" on social media and alleged evasion of court summons. In a...
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed a ₦200 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her public allegations of sexual harassment. In response, the Kogi Central senator stated the suit finally provides her a legal platform to substantiate her...
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has declared her readiness to substantiate allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, framing his ₦200 billion defamation lawsuit as the legal platform she was previously denied. The Kogi Central senator stated the...
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has approached the Court of Appeal to reverse a judgment that ordered the reinstatement of suspended Kogi Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. This legal challenge explores the contentious boundary between parliamentary autonomy and judicial...
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has threatened to expose private Senate WhatsApp discussions after a colleague deleted her comments. The Kogi Central senator's public challenge to Senator Osita Ngwu explores the hidden dynamics of parliamentary discourse, engaging questions about...
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has formally invited Senate President Godswill Akpabio and fellow lawmakers to a project commissioning in Kogi Central, framing the move as a procedural gesture. In a statement clarifying her intent, she emphasized a commitment to due process...
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has personally invited Senate President Godswill Akpabio and fellow senators to a project commissioning in Ihima, Kogi Central. The invitation, read during Thursday’s plenary, marks a notable thaw in relations following her six-month suspension from...
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has thrown her weight behind the revived campaign for Ochanya Ogbanje, a 13-year-old whose tragic death became a symbol of a system's failure. According to reports, the Senator publicly invited the family to submit a formal petition, vowing to...
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A tense procedural clash erupted between Senate heavyweights over a controversial abortion bill. According to reports, the drama unfolded after a bill introducing life imprisonment for defiling a minor was passed, but a separate clause on abortion sparked conflict and was...
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The cybercrime trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been postponed to November 24 after Monday's scheduled hearing was disrupted by the #FreeNnamdiKanu protests in Abuja. Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court rescheduled the case when court activities resumed on...
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The Federal Government has filed criminal defamation charges against Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi for allegedly making defamatory remarks about Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The five-count charge, filed at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, accuses the Ebonyi North...
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As the Nigerian Senate resumes plenary today, all eyes are on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, whose six-month suspension has ended, setting the stage for a potential confrontation with the Senate leadership that has yet to formally reinstate her.
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The Senate resumes...
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has returned to her National Assembly office with a defiant message, declaring that Senate President Godswill Akpabio is “not more of a senator than I am” after her six-month suspension. In her first remarks from the newly unsealed office, the Kogi...
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has returned to the National Assembly following her six-month suspension, marking a contentious end to her exclusion from legislative activities. The lawmaker’s arrival was met with both celebration and tension, as supporters were dispersed with...
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The office of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been unsealed by National Assembly security, signaling a potential end to her protracted standoff with the Senate leadership. The move, confirmed on Tuesday, grants the Kogi Central lawmaker access to the premises ahead of...
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The trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who faces six charges related to alleged cybercrime, was stalled after the defendant filed an objection challenging the court's jurisdiction. The case, initially scheduled for September 22, has been adjourned to October 20.
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A high-stakes legal battle that pits a suspended senator against powerful political figures is set to unfold in an Abuja courtroom. The trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on six counts of cybercrime, stemming from her public allegations of an assassination plot by Senate...
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A celebrity birthday celebration blended familial joy with a gentle, public nudge. At 2Face Idibia's 50th birthday, his mother-in-law, Philomena Osawaru, expressed her delight in him before playfully setting an expectation for her next visit: to see a baby.
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has issued a legal ultimatum to the Clerk of the National Assembly, warning of imminent court proceedings if she is prevented from resuming her legislative duties on Monday. Rooted in the Storm.
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The senator's counsel, Michael Numa (SAN), sent a...