JUST IN: Natasha files N1.3bn defamation suit against Akpabio

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a N1.3 billion suit against Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, alleging defamation.

This follows her objections to the reassignment of her Senate seat after a reshuffle caused by opposition members switching to the majority wing. She resisted the move, leading to a confrontation with the Senate President.

In a suit filed on 25 February 2025 before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Akpoti-Uduaghan named the Senate President, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Mfon Patrick, the Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President, as the second and third defendants.

In the suit, identified as CV/737/25, Akpoti-Uduaghan, through her lawyer Victor Giwa, claimed defamatory statements were made by the Senate President and shared by his aide on Facebook.