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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,

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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 […]

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Freedom of Speech Is Not a License to Defame: A Rebuttal to Femi Falana’s Misplaced Reliance on Nwankwo v. State

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2025

By Nnamdi Ikechi In the wake of the criminal defamation charges filed against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, offered a spirited defence rooted in constitutional liberty. Citing the Court of Appeal’s decision in Arthur Nwankwo v. The State (1985) 6 NCLR 228, Falana urged the Attorney-General of the Federation to withdraw […]