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Gunmen attack Senator Natasha’s family residence

Gunmen attack Senator Natasha’s family residence

Unknown gunmen on Tuesday stormed the family house of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. Sources familiar with the incident said the attackers arrived around 1:00 am armed with cutlasses and guns, damaging parts of the building, smashing windows and causing panic in the area. At least three men …

Gunmen attack Senator Natasha’s family residence

Breaking: ‘Cancel your homecoming’ — Police tell Senator Natasha

The police have asked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan to cancel her planned Sallah rally in the Central Senatorial district of Kogi State. The State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye made this known on Tuesday in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya. According to the statement, the Kogi police boss said …

An Uncommon Letter to Senator Natasha, by Ugoji Egbujo

An Uncommon Letter to Senator Natasha, by Ugoji Egbujo

Their desperation is telling. A long queue of senators hanging around TV stations to defend a man against allegations leveled against him by a married female senator.   They said they were not hired. But even hired mouths would have been more circumspect. Natasha, if indeed the man sought to know you carnally, you must not …

Alleged N7.1bn Fraud: FG gets nod to appeal stoppage of ex-Gov Kalu’s trial

Senator Natasha’s suspension: Orji Kalu advocates for salaries of aides

Amid the Senate’s deliberations on the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has called for empathy towards her aides, urging that their salaries and wages should not be withheld. During the plenary session, Kalu proposed an amendment to the committee’s recommendations, which initially included a provision to suspend the salaries of Akpoti’s …

Suspension: Natasha, Akpabio, Senate, others disagree over plea to vacate court order

Senator Natasha resubmits sexual harassment petition against Akpabio

ABUJA – The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has once again resubmitted a sexual harassment petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary. This time, she submitted the petition on behalf of her constituents, led by Zubairu Yakubu. Following the presentation, Senate President Akpabio inquired whether there were …

BREAKING: Senate Committee wants Senator Natasha suspended for six months

BREAKING: Senate Committee wants Senator Natasha suspended for six months

The Senate Committee on Ethic has recommended that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan be suspended for six months amid her sexual harassment allegation against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The committee also recommended that the Senator representing Kogi Central must apologise to the Senate for ‘disrespecting the Senate.” During the period of the suspension, the committee stated …

Ezekwesili slams Senate for rejecting Akpoti’s harassment petition

Civic group raises alarm over alleged AI voice cloning conspiracy targeting Akpabio

A civic organization known as the Societal Safety Network (SSN) has issued a warning regarding a purported scheme aimed at damaging the reputation of Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Nigerian Senate, through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. During a press conference held in Abuja on Sunday, Comrade Olalere Benedict, the Deputy …

BREAKING: Senate Committee wants Senator Natasha suspended for six months

Akpabio frustrates me because I refused to sleep with him — Senator Natasha

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central, has accused the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment on a live television programme. Natasha and Akpabio have been in the news since last week following her refusal to move to a new seat the Senate President allocated to her. Telling her side of …