Natasha: Two Courts Summon Akpabio, Nwaebonyi
Two Federal Capital Territory High Courts on Thursday, separately summoned the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, over allegations of defamation, sexual harassment, and violation of the fundamental rights of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The court’s order followed an ex parte motion (No. M/6603/2025) moved by U.J. Udoh, counsel to Akpoti-Uduaghan, supported by a six-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Hamzat Mogaji, litigation manager at Victor Giwa & Associates.
In a related development, in suit No. FCT/HC/CV/1359/25, Justice A.O. Otaluka also granted leave for substituted service of court documents on Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, following an ex parte motion filed on May 10, 2025, supported by an eight-paragraph affidavit and argued by Michael J. Numa, SAN.
The matter was adjourned to June 25, 2025, for further hearing.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, currently serving a six-month suspension from the Senate, filed a suit claiming ₦5b damages for defamation against Senator Nwaebonyi.
Natasha is challenging statements made by Nwaebonyi during a live appearance on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on March 6, 2025.
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