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Senator Natasha Sues Akpabio For Alleged Defamation, Demands For N100 Billion
Senator Natasha Sues Akpabio For Alleged Defamation, Demands For N100 Billion
Senator Natasha sues Akpabio dor alleged defamation, demands for N100 billion. The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a lawsuit against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation of character.
Recall that Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had raised concerns after her Senate seat was reassigned last week following a reshuffle triggered by opposition members switching to the ruling party.
She resisted the relocation, leading to a face-off between her and the Senate President.
However, in a suit filed before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday, Akpabio and his Senior Legislative Aide, Mfon Patrick, were listed as the second and third defendants, respectively.
In the suit, marked CV/737/25, Akpoti-Uduaghan, through her lawyer, Barrister Victor Giwa, alleged that defamatory statements were made by the Senate President and published by his aide on Facebook.
According to him, the post, titled “Is the Local Content Committee of the Senate Natasha’s Birthright?” included a statement suggesting that Akpoti-Uduaghan believed being a lawmaker was only about “pancaking her face and wearing transparent outfits to the chambers.”
Giwa argued that the statements were defamatory, provocative, and disparaging, lowering his client’s dignity in the estimation of her colleagues and the public.
He stated, “A DECLARATION that the words, ‘It is bottled anger by the Kogi lawmaker, who knows nothing about legislative rules.
She thinks being a lawmaker is all about pancaking her face and wearing transparent outfits to the chambers,’ used and written by the third defendant at the prompting of the first and second defendants, were defamatory and intended to cause public opprobrium and disaffection” toward Natasha.
She also urged the court to restrain the defendants and their associates from making further defamatory statements against her on any platform.
Senator Natasha
AN ORDER OF PERPETUAL INJUNCTION restraining the defendants, whether acting by themselves or through their agents, privies, assigns, or associates, from further publishing or causing to be published the said defamatory words or any similar publications about the claimant on social media or in any other manner capable of defaming her,” she stated.
Furthermore, Akpoti-Uduaghan asked the court to order the defendants to pay her N100 billion in general damages and N300 million as litigation costs.
“An order for the payment of the sum of N100,000,000,000 as general damages. An order for the payment of the sum of N300,000,000 as the cost of action,” she prayed according to the court filings.
Kaduna Woman Drags 3 Neighbours To Sharia Court For Allegedly Calling Her Prostitute
Kaduna Woman drags 3 neighbours to Sharia court for allegedly calling her prostitute. Amiddle-aged woman, Shema’u Isma’il, on Wednesday, dragged three neighbours before a Sharia Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, for allegedly calling her a prostitute.
The complainant accused Halima Umar, Aisha Umar, and Bilkisu Umar for allegedly making defamatory remarks about her, particularly regarding her marital status.
“They said I am living alone despite being a married woman,” she told the court.
She further alleged that the defendants harass her nine-year-old son, scaring him away and beating him whenever he goes outside to play.
She pleaded, “We have tried to settle the matter at home, but they refuse to stop. I want this honourable court to intervene and grant me justice.’’ Ms Halima, mother of Aisha and Bilkisu, who spoke in their defence, denied the allegation.
Shari’a Court
She claimed that the complainant was the first to insult her children, calling them prostitutes, and they only retaliated. She also told the court that both the complainant’s son and her own children were underage.
The Judge, Kabir Muhammad asked the defendants whether they had witnesses, to which they responded in the affirmative.
The judge subsequently referred the case to the police for further investigation and adjourned the hearing until March 26.
Court Orders Remand of Serial Offender Over ₦700,000 Fraud In Ekiti
Court orders remand of serial offender over ₦700,000 fraud in Ekiti. An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti has ordered the remand of 36-year-old Samuel Bankole at the Ado Ekiti Correctional Centre for allegedly committing fraud and previously jumping bail.
Bankole was arraigned by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly obtaining ₦700,000 from Olarenwaju Are under false pretenses, claiming he would help him purchase a vehicle.
Court
The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, urged the court to deny bail, citing Bankole’s history as a serial offender who had previously jumped bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, denied the defendant’s bail application and ordered his remand until April 3, when the case will resume for hearing.
High Court Adjourns Natasha’s Suit Against Senate Probe To March 25
High court adjourns Natasha’s suit against senate probe to March 25. The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the case filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, to March 25, 2025.
The postponement came after the respondents informed the court that they had yet to receive the necessary court documents.
High Court Adjourns
Akpoti-Uduaghan had filed a suit seeking to stop the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges from investigating her.
In an earlier ruling on March 5, 2025, Justice Obiora Egwuatu temporarily barred the committee from proceeding with the probe.
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