The Federal High Court in Abuja has fined Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, the sum of ₦5 million for contempt of court.
Presiding over the case on Friday, Justice Binta Nyako ruled that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan violated a court order by publishing a satirical apology on her Facebook page on April 27, 2025, directed at Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The judgment came during a hearing on a suit filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan challenging her suspension from the Senate.
Justice Nyako began the proceedings by addressing a contempt application brought forward by Akpabio.
In his application, the Senate President contended that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Facebook post breached a prior court order, which barred all parties involved from making public statements or social media posts related to the case.
In response, Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team argued that the controversial post had no connection to the suspension issue.
Instead, they claimed it addressed a separate matter involving allegations of sexual harassment against Akpabio.
However, Justice Nyako disagreed. After reviewing both the post and the materials submitted by the third respondent (Akpabio), she concluded that the post was indeed tied to the ongoing suspension case and thus constituted contempt of court.
The judge ruled:
“I am satisfied that it was linked to the suspension matter before the court,”
and subsequently found the senator guilty.
