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Legal Opinion: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Appeals A Judgment She Lost While Attempting To Enforce A Non-existent Order Of Recall

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2025

By Mr. Dayo Fadugba Esq. I consider it a duty to draw the attention of the general public to the ongoing legal developments surrounding the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 4, 2025, in the case instituted by the suspended Senator Natasha

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Breaking: Senate writes Natasha’s lawyer

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2025

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has written the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s advising that the embattled Senator to await the action of the Senate regarding her purported plan to resume plenary. A copy of the letter sighted by our correspondent read below

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Senate Lawyers Warn Senator Natasha Over Misinterpretation of Court Ruling

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2025

Legal counsel to the Nigerian Senate has issued a stern warning to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her public statements claiming that a Federal High Court ruling has mandated her recall from suspension. The caution was conveyed in a letter from the chambers of Paul Daudu, SAN & Co., addressed to J.S. Okutekpa, SAN & Co., […]

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Court upholds Senate’s disciplinary powers, convicts Natasha for contempt

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2025

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has upheld the constitutional authority of the Nigerian Senate to sanction its members for misconduct, while also convicting Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for contempt of court.N8 Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Binta Nyako ruled that the Senate, in line with its internal rules, has the power to discipline members […]

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Senator Natasha arraigned in Abuja over alleged cybercrime offences against Akpabio, Bello

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2025

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central was on Monday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of cybercrime allegedly targeted at the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The suspended senator appeared in court following a six-count criminal charge filed by the Office of the Attorney General […]

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At Last, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arraigned for alleged defamation of Akpabio, Yahaya Bello — Granted ₦50m bail

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2025

Trial set to begin September 23 Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was on Thursday arraigned before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on a three-count charge of alleged criminal defamation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. The charges, filed by the office of the […]