Abuja Court Backs Senate on Natasha Suspension, Overturns Fine

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has confirmed the Senate’s power to suspend lawmakers, upholding the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan while striking down the ₦5 million fine she faced over a satirical apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In a unanimous ruling delivered on Monday, a three-member panel dismissed Akpoti-Uduaghan’s appeal against…

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Obi Leads Protest Over Senate Rejection of Electronic Transmission

Pressure mounted on the National Assembly on Monday as former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, mobilised protesters against the Senate’s decision to reject mandatory electronic transmission of election results. Leading the demonstration at the National Assembly under the banner “Occupy NASS,” Obi warned that the lawmakers’ action poses what he…

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