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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan returns to Senate plenary after six-month suspension

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2025

The embattled Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, made a return to the Senate on Tuesday after completing a six-month suspension. She appeared cheerful as the upper chamber reconvened from its 10-week recess, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio presiding over the

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Akpabio’s Aide Refutes Natasha’s ‘Dictator, Slave’ Allegation

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2025

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims that she was treated like a “domestic servant” and referred to him as a “dictator” during her suspension. Speaking on Channels TV on Wednesday, Akpabio’s media aide, Kenny Okolugbo, described the allegations as false, stressing that the Senate not only observed due process in

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National Assembly Unseals Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Office, Grants Suspended Lawmaker Entry

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2025

The office of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been reopened by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly, supported by a joint team of security personnel. The office, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, had been sealed following her suspension. The development restores the suspended lawmaker’s access to both her office and the National Assembly […]

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Court Adjourns Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Cybercrime Trial to Oct 20

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2025

The scheduled trial of suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on charges of cybercrime has been adjourned to October 20 by the Federal High Court in Abuja after the defence raised a preliminary objection. Akpoti-Uduaghan, arraigned on June 30 on a six-count charge filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), Mohammed […]

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Why Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan cannot resume at the Senate yet

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2025

By Ken Harries Esq In Nigeria’s political landscape, the National Assembly is meant to be a sanctuary of sober deliberation and a place where rules and processes are observed with discipline, decorum and responsibility. Yet in this same hallowed chamber, the suspended Kogi Central Senatorial District Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has continued to demonstrate a

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Senate Not Lawless, Rules Apply – Adaramodu

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2025

The Senate has reiterated that its operations are governed by established rules that must be strictly followed. This was emphasized by Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, during a one-day capacity-building workshop held in Abuja. Addressing the recent controversy involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Adaramodu made it