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Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan: What Is The Judgment?

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2025

By Olufemi Aduwo In the interpretive hierarchy of judicial pronouncements, it is an elementary but enduring principle of law that obiter dicta, however persuasive or pronounced from the loftiest judicial altars, do not assume the force of law. The binding component of a judgment is the ratio

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NASS: Security beefed up as tension mounts over Natasha’s planned return

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2025

There is a heavy security presence at the main gate of the National Assembly complex following reports that the suspended lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will be resuming during plenary on Tuesday (today). DAILY POST reports that the lawmaker on Saturday vowed that she will resume sitting on Tuesday, July 22. The senator cited a recent […]

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Senate Warns Suspended Lawmaker Against Premature Return

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2025

The Senate has cautioned suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against resuming her legislative duties on Tuesday, citing that her suspension remains in effect until its expiration. Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, issued the warning in a statement on Sunday. Adaramodu emphasized that there is no valid court order

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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 Akpoti-Uduaghan. Contrary to misleading […]

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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., […]