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Natasha Applauds INEC for Rejecting Recall Petition, Blames Akpabio, Others for Ordeal

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for dismissing a petition seeking her recall as the representative of Kogi Central Senatorial District. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, she argued that the electoral body should have rejected the petition much earlier than its eventual decision on 3 April 2025. […]

INEC Rejects Petition to Recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the petition seeking to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, has failed to meet the constitutional requirements. The commission made this known in a brief notice posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account. “The petition for the recall of the Senator representing Kogi […]

Defiant Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Holds Homecoming Rally Despite Ban

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was met with a grand reception in her hometown of Ihima, Kogi State, on Tuesday, despite a government-imposed ban on public rallies and processions. From as early as 8 a.m., supporters from the five local government areas of Kogi Central Senatorial District flooded Ihima in anticipation of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) […]

Akpoti-Uduaghan Seeks Disbarment of Senate Ethics Chair Over Alleged Misconduct

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has petitioned the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to seek the disbarment of Senator Neda Imasuen, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, over alleged misconduct. In a petition dated 20 March and submitted to the LPDC on 24 March, Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Imasuen of fraud, […]

High Court Clears Way for INEC to Process Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Recall Petition

A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has vacated an ex-parte injunction previously granted to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on 20 March. Justice Isa Dashen issued the order setting aside the injunction and further directed an accelerated hearing of the case. On Thursday, the court had granted an interim injunction restraining the Independent National […]

Senator Natasha’s Recall Bid Stalled as Court Blocks INEC Action

A Federal High Court in Lokoja has issued an interim injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting, processing, or acting on petitions allegedly containing fictitious signatures for the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Justice Isa H. Dashen granted the order in suit no: FHC/LKJ/CS/13/2025 following an ex parte motion dated 19 March […]

‘Free My Son!’— 2Baba’s Mother Begs Lawmaker to End Engagement

The mother of Nigerian music icon 2Baba, Rose Idibia, has expressed deep concern over her son’s recent engagement to Edo lawmaker, Natasha Osarawu, stating that he is “clearly not in his right senses.” “My son is currently going through a divorce, and he is clearly not himself. I know my son—this is not him,” Mrs […]