The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), a coalition of over 200 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) committed to deepening electoral accountability and democracy, has expressed grave concern over emerging attempts by the political class to manipulate the fallout from the recent electoral fraud conviction involving a former returning officer in the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial election, Prof. Peter Ogban, who falsified …

The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has written a sarcastic apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The letter has sparked new talks about gender issues and power struggles in Nigeria’s legislature. Last month, the Senate suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is the Chair of its Committee on Diaspora and NGOs. She had earlier accused Akpabio of sexual harassment. The matter …

Legal luminary, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba has raised concerns over what he described as ‘significant inconsistencies’ in the sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Briefing the media at his Apapa Chambers in Lagos State on Tuesday, Agbakoba, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said he was interested in finding out the truth about …

Sorry, I digress. Gradually, the Nigerian presidency is putting finishing touches to its own sculpture of a village liar, Ìbídùn, it is busy carving. Or writing itself into the pathetic biblical story of an early Christian community in Jerusalem which witnessed a lying couple by the name, Ananias and Sapphira. Ìbídùn was the proverbial woman who, determined to make deception …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred parties in the suit filed by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and three others from granting media interviews on issues relating to the case. Justice Binta Nyako issued the order on Friday following complaint by lawyer to Akpabio, Mr. Kehinde Ogunwumiju, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, that the …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has described as ‘baseless, false, and inflammatory’ allegations made against him by Senators Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Elisha Abbo. Akpoti-Uduaghan represents Kogi Central in the current session, while Abbo represented Adamawa North until he judicially lost his seat in October 2023. In a statement on Friday, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Mr. …

Dr. Tai Solarin, the irrepressible fighter against illiteracy and its attendant product, darkness, as well as awful cognitive impairment, was wont to warn that an educated citizenry is easy to rule, but difficult to ride, easy to govern but impossible to enslave. It is even more so when it concerns a well-educated lady who, additionally, is exposed. Then, factor in …

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is serving a six-month suspension from the legislative house, on Thursday applauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for rejecting a petition to recall her as the lawmaker representing Kogi Central district. The female lawmaker, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said that the electoral umpire should have thrown out the petition long before …

In South Africa under the presidency of Jacob Zuma, any analysis of government and governance without factoring sex into the mix was tame and lame. Zuma was a notorious polygamist who had six official wives as president, many more by unofficial account and 22 children from the liaisons. He was a kingpin of lechery. On 8 May 2006, a South …

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has strongly criticised the Senate’s decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, calling it an unconstitutional move that undermines democracy and legislative independence. Last Thursday, the Senate suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central district, for six months over violation of its rules. Her suspension followed her dispute with Senate President Godswill …