The legal team of suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has received a formal summons in the case filed against her by the Federal Government at the Federal Capital Territory High Court last week. On Friday, 16 May 2025, the Federal Government filed the suit, marked CR/297/25, over alleged defamatory remarks made during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics …

The Federal Government has instituted a suit against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television. The suit marked CR/297/25 and filed before a Federal Capital Territory High Court on 16 May, 2025, has Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant. The government accused the senator of ‘making imputation knowing or having reason to …

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has set 27 June to give judgement in the case filed by suspended Kogi Central senator, Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpoti-Uduaghan is challenging her suspension from the Red Chamber. She took the matter to court after the Senate, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, suspended her over claims of misconduct. She …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned till Tuesday, 13 May  for the definite hearing of the contempt claims made against the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Justice Binta Nyako fixed the date following a submission by the second and third defendants, who informed the court that they had …

The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Saturday, sparked controversy of an imminent defection when she shot a viral video of herself vibing to a music praising President Bola Tinubu. In the 15-second clip posted on her TikTok page, the senator was seen giggling as she repeatedly played the track by popular Kano musician, Dauda Kahutu, otherwise …

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. On 27 April, 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. …

A United Kingdom-based activist, Dr Sandra Duru, popularly known as Professor Mgbeke, has released purported evidence from exclusive phone conversations in which she claimed the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, lied against the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, regarding the controversial sexual harassment allegation. The activist, who made the revelation during a Facebook Live session monitored by …

The mother of singer, Innocent Idibia (well known as 2Face), Rose Idibia has finally met with her son’s new lover, Natasha Osawuru. This is coming two months after Rose accused Natasha, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly, of holding her son hostage with her traditional bead. Last January, the popular singer announced separation from his wife, Annie, …

The Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft, Senator Ned Nwoko, has expressed disappointment over how the conflict between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was handled. Nwoko voiced his concerns in a statement posted on his official X handle on Sunday. The senator representing Delta North District noted that …

Protesters under the aegis of Women for Change Vanguard took the lingering face-off between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Kogi Central lawmaker, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to the United Nations office in Abuja on Friday. Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several banners that read ‘We believe in actual victims of sexual harassment, not people who weaponise it’ and ‘The burden of proof …