Ekaette Akpabio, wife of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has filed multiple lawsuits against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central, accusing her of defamation following recent public allegations. The legal battle stems from Akpoti-Uduaghan’s interview on Arise TV, where she alleged that Senate President Akpabio made sexual advances toward her both at his office and residence in Akwa Ibom. In reaction to the claims, Ekaette Akpabio strongly refuted the allegations, describing them as false and insisting that her husband is a disciplined individual. She termed the senator’s remarks as “scandalous and salacious.” As part of her legal response, she has filed a fundamental rights suit at the Federal Capital Territory...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of the Federation, and other government agencies from releasing funds to the Rivers State Government until it complies with court orders. In a one-hour, thirty-six-minute judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye, a five-man panel of the court unanimously dismissed a cross-appeal by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, which challenged the legitimacy of the House of Assembly led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule. The court ordered Amaewhule and other elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to resume sitting immediately. The apex court ruled that it was an aberration for Governor Fubara to have presented...

Ekaette Akpabio, wife of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has filed multiple lawsuits against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central, accusing her of defamation following...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of the Federation, and other government agencies from...