US EditionCourt to rule June 27 on Senator Natasha’s suspension
- A ruling on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's lawsuit contesting her six-month Senate suspension is scheduled for June 27, 2025, by a High Court sitting in Abuja.
- The suit, filed in March 2025, arose after the Senate suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan for alleged misconduct and refusal to follow seating arrangements.
- The case features several respondents, among them Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who rejects the sexual harassment allegations and has challenged the court's authority to hear the matter.
- Akpoti-Uduaghan's lawyer Michael Numan seeks a declaration that her suspension is unlawful, while the Senate's counsel asks the court to cite her for contempt.
- The ruling could affect democratic norms, transparency, and protections for female lawmakers amid public and civil society debate over the suspension.
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Natasha: Court to rule on suit against Akpabio, Senate June 27 - Daily Trust
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 27 for ruling in the case filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Senate for allegedly citing her for misconduct without fair hearing. Justice Binta Nyako on Tuesday slated the case for ruling after listening to lawyers in the matter. She assured that she would rule on the preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the mat…
Court to deliver judgement on Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suit against Senate suspension
By the date scheduled for the judgement, Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan would have served nearly four months of the six-month suspension from the Senate. The post Court to deliver judgement on Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suit against Senate suspension appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Court to rule June 27 on Senator Natasha’s suspension
The Federal High Court in Abuja will deliver judgment on June 27 in the legal challenge filed by suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Nigerian Senate. Justice Binta Nyako fixed the date after hearing arguments on pending motions, including applications on alleged contempt of court and objections to the court’s jurisdiction. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan is challenging the Senate's suspension of her, which took effect on M…
High Court to deliver judgment on Natasha’s suit against NASS June 27 - THE AUTHORITY NEWS
By Euclid Myke Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 27 June, 2025, to deliver judgment in a suit instituted by suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the National Assembly. The suit is challenging her suspension for six months without entitlement by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition over alleged gross misconduct. The dispute between Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan started from a…
Suspension: High Court to deliver judgment on Natasha’s suit against NASS June 27
By Myke Agunwa Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 27 June, 2025, to deliver judgment in a suit instituted by suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the National Assembly. The suit is challenging her suspension for six months without entitlement by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition over alleged gross misconduct. The dispute between Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan started from a…
Court to deliver judgment on Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suit against Senate suspension on June 27 - PENPUSHING
The Federal High Court in Abuja will on June 27, 2025 deliver judgement on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s , the Kogi State federal lawmaker suit challenging her six-month suspension from the Senate. Penpushing reports that the judge, Justice Binta Nyako, made this known on Tuesday, and scheduled the case for judgement after all parties, through their respective lawyers, adopted their respective filings and made closing arguments. The judge af…
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