Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja for her trial on alleged defamation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello.
The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/195/2025, is being prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed Abubakar, under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2024. The charges stem from remarks made by the senator during a public gathering in Ihima on April 4, 2025, and repeated in a subsequent television interview.
In the statements, she allegedly accused Akpabio of instructing Bello to orchestrate her killing in Kogi State.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly has unsealed Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s office.
The unsealing was carried out by the Deputy Director of the Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji. Recall that the office had remained locked since March 6, 2025, when the Senate placed her on a six-month suspension.
The senator had written to the leadership of the upper chamber last week, notifying them of her intention to resume legislative duties at the expiration of the suspension.
God will surely uphold, protect you Natasha. May His graces be sufficient for you and, let Him grant you more strength to stand for and speak truth to powers. You are heroin and a model to many especially the females and males who are being oppressed. God is with you and your will is your will, do not let all that is happening break you down, stand strong, for night comes the day. Shalom gracias
God will seriously punish Akpabuyo for his wicked act for fighting woman to this extend, if truly he didn’t asked the woman for sex as he claimed, what is paining him now?? This is rubbish!! And till now Tinubu is keeping quiet but this is one of the things that will make him leave the Aso Rock Villa in 2027. Tinubu is not saying anything! This is very unfortunate. Who is Akpabuyo to punish democratically elected senator?? This is real madness
God will seriously punish Akpabuyo for his wicked act for fighting woman to this extend, if truly he didn’t asked the woman for sex as he claimed, what is paining him now?? This is rubbish!! And till now Tinubu is keeping quiet but this is one of the things that will make him leave the Aso Rock Villa in 2027. Tinubu is not just saying anything! This is very unfortunate. Who is Akpabuyo to punish democratically elected senator?? This is real madness