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Nigeria: Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan Disobeys Senate, Report Akpabio to UN Parliamentary Organ

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months due to misconduct, as stated in a letter from Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele.
The Federal High Court issued a ruling on March 4 preventing further investigation into Akpoti-Uduaghan's alleged misconduct.
Despite the court's ruling, the Senate suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan, leading her to file contempt charges against several Senate officials.
Senate President Akpabio argued that the court lacked jurisdiction to interfere in Senate matters and faced accusations of disobeying the court order.

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Daily Post Nigeria

Natasha vs Akpabio: Women group takes protest to UN, demands proof of alleged sexual harassment

Women For Change Vanguard on Friday took their protests to the United Nations office in Abuja, where they demanded that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan present evidence that she was sexually harassed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. DAILY POST reports that Akpoti-Uduaghan recently accused Akpabio of sexual harassment. The Senate subsequently suspended the Kogi-born senator. In the past few weeks, Akpabio had faced significant reputatio…

51 minutes ago·Nigeria

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Daily Trust

Natasha’s UN appeal – a threat to parliamentary independence or fight for justice? - Daily Trust

At the Inter Parliamentary Union meeting held as a side event during the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan took the stage to voice a deep concern over her suspension from the National Assembly. Her case is not an isolated one. It is a reminder of the persistent challenges women face in politics, especially in male-dominated legislative bodie…

10 hours ago

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Punch Newspapers

Natasha sues Akpabio, others for contempt over suspension

The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed contempt charges against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others over her six-month suspension without pay from the Senate. Others listed in the Form 48 contempt charge, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja and sighted on Thursday, include the Clerk of the

1 day ago

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Premium Times Nigeria

Senate to meet service chiefs over rising insecurity

Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the meeting will hold next week. The post Senate to meet service chiefs over rising insecurity appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

1 day ago·Abuja, Nigeria

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Pulse Nigeria

Senate writes UN IPU - gives reason for Natasha’s suspension

The Nigerian Senate has defended its decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, insisting that it was due to "gross misconduct" and not her sexual harassment allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In a letter to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele stated that contrary to Natasha’s claims at a United Nations parliamentary conference in New York, her suspension was unrelated to her petition …

1 day ago·Nigeria

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allAfrica

Nigeria: Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan Disobeys Senate, Report Akpabio to UN Parliamentary Organ

The controversy over the allegations by Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and her subsequent suspension from the Red Chamber, has taken a new turn as the former has taken her case to the global stage.

2 days ago·South Africa

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