The ongoing verbal exchanges between the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, took a fresh turn on Saturday as her husband, Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, urged Akpabio to accord his wife the respect and dignity she deserves. Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom, in a statement made available…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has described the recent events in the Red Chambers as development that has made him sad because of its overall negative effect on the integrity, sanctity, image, and public perception of the institution. He called on Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Kogi central lawmaker, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and other parties involved in…
A group of women from Akwa Ibom State has taken to the streets in protest, demanding an end to what they call false accusations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The women, said to be from Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akpabio’s nativity, expressed their anger over the sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,…
The Senator representing Kogi Central at the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on Mrs. Unoma Akpabio, wife of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to stay out of the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against her husband. The dispute between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio began after she refused to sit in a designated seat during a Senate…
The wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Unoma Godswill Akpabio, has filed lawsuits against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, seeking a total of ₦251 billion in damages over allegations made by the Kogi lawmaker. The suits were filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of defamation and violation of fundamental…
Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has countered Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claim about the seating reassignment in the Senate. Senator Natasha recently sparked a controversy in the Red Chamber when the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, reallocated her seat. Her reaction to the seating arrangement sparked drama in the Senate during plenary as…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District has said that her colleagues had warned her against challenging the change of seat at the Nigerian Senate last week. Akpoti-Uduaghan said her colleagues who tried to give her a heads-up told her that the directive from the Senate President for her seat to be…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. The lawmaker who has dominated the headlines over her spat with the senate president made the claim on ARISE TV, on Friday. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported how the Kogi Senator had a heated argument with Akpabio after discovering that her…
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has insisted that her probe proceedings at the Senate be broadcast live, declaring that Nigerians have a right to witness the process. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was referred to the Senate’s Ethics and Disciplinary Vommittee following her face-off with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio over a seating arrangement, said she was…
The Senate has referred Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to its Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions for disciplinary review following a dispute over seating arrangements in the chamber. The committee, chaired by Senator Neda Imaseun, has been given two weeks to investigate the matter and submit its findings. The decision was reached after a voice…