Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Slams N5.1 Billion Defamation Suit Against Senator Nwaebonyi

Suspended Senator Natasha Hadiza Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents the Kogi Central Senatorial District in Kogi State, has filed a N5.1 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi.

The lawsuit, marked Suit No: CV/1359/25, was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Judicial Division, through her legal team led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Michael Jonathan Numa. In the filing, Akpoti-Uduaghan alleges that Senator Nwaebonyi made defamatory remarks against her during a live appearance on Channels Television's *Sunrise Daily* on March 6, 2025. According to her, Nwaebonyi falsely referred to her as a “gold digger,” “habitual liar,” and “habitual blackmailer.”

She contends that the statements were “false, malicious, defamatory, and actionable per se,” and that they have caused significant reputational damage and emotional distress.

The suspended senator further claims the defamatory remarks lowered her image before the public, leading to embarrassment and reputational harm.

Filed by Writ of Summons under Order 2 Rule 2 of the FCT High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2025, the suit was officially submitted on April 7, 2025.

Among the reliefs sought, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan is asking the court to declare that the statements made by Nwaebonyi do not constitute a lawful exercise of freedom of speech. She is demanding multiple declarations, injunctions, and monetary compensation, including:

- A declaration that the statements made during the March 6, 2025, *Sunrise Daily* interview — describing her as a “gold digger,” “habitual liar,” and “habitual blackmailer” — are false, malicious, and defamatory, having caused harm to her reputation.

- A declaration that additional remarks made during a March 3, 2025, interview on Arise News TV, in which Nwaebonyi allegedly said she was “a mother of six from different men,” are also defamatory, malicious, and injurious to her character and public image.

- A declaration concerning statements made in a YouTube video — [link](https://youtu.be/fzo4O6zhMPM?si=Nhl9-2pVYIzU22) — where Nwaebonyi allegedly said: “This woman is spoiling game for women who want to enter politics. Are you the only woman in Nigeria, Senator Natasha!? What is wrong with you?”

- A further declaration regarding another video — [News Central TV report](https://youtu.be/nXaok-O5ni8?si=guLUAR-IIFOQRh) — published on March 27, 2025, in which Nwaebonyi allegedly claimed that Akpoti-Uduaghan blackmailed her current husband into marrying her under duress and accused her of falsely alleging sexual harassment against Reno Omokri during the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

She claims these publications were “false, malicious, unjustified, injurious, scornful, distasteful, and unsavory,” exposing her to ridicule both nationally and internationally.

The senator is seeking:

- A perpetual injunction restraining Nwaebonyi and his affiliates from making further defamatory remarks.
- A court order compelling Nwaebonyi to retract his statements and publish an unreserved apology in at least two national newspapers and on all platforms where the defamatory remarks were made.
- N5 billion in aggravated and exemplary damages.
- Post-judgment interest on the awarded sum at 10% per annum until fully paid.
- An additional N100 million as the cost of legal action.

She is also asking the court to grant any further orders it deems appropriate.

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GOVERNOR ENO DECLARES OPEN STATE EXCO RETREAT IN LAGOS

…reiterates zero tolerance on excuses

Governor Umo Eno says the Akwa Ibom State Executive Council retreat currently taking place in Lagos, is meant to further distill the culture of deliverables and deepen respect for boundaries as his administration works to relentlessly drive its vision of economic growth and wellbeing, peace and prosperity for the people of the State.

Declaring open the retreat at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Governor Eno said the retreat is expected to have participants, fully reinvigorated, equipped, refreshed and challenged for the tasks ahead.

“We have assembled a great team of speakers drawn from diverse backgrounds and I know we are going to have a great and exciting time.

“Even though this is essentially an EXCO Retreat, we have, however, brought in all our Delivery Team
Members and stakeholders, to reinforce our commitment in ensuring timely delivery of our projects.

“We were here, last in 2023, shortly after our inauguration, where we had distilled the foundational principles of the Arise Agenda with the then EXCO members.

“It’s good to note that a number of the members of the last EXCO have been reappointed and thus are deeply conversant with our culture of deliverables.

The Governor who appreciated resource persons, particularly, Tony Blair Institute, for accepting to share their knowledge and expertise.

He reminded the new Executive Council members, that “the fact that you are here, means you completely understand our propelling impulse which essentially is that we are running against time.”

He maintained that time was of essence, “given the number of very audacious projects, are determined to execute and complete within the next two years of our first term.”

Emphasizing the need for teamwork and unity, Governor Eno maintained that if he were to suggest a theme for the retreat, it would be “Teaming for Greater Success”, and called for synergy, collaboration, loyalty and commitment to recording results.

Pastor Eno spoke glowingly on his Arise agenda, saying that it has been articulated and translated into implementable layers, maintaining that having “taken acute and deep ownership of the vision”, the exco members are the agents to relentlessly drive the vision to completion.

He reminded them that Akwa Ibom people will not tolerate excuses, hence his decision to appoint a renowned technocrat as his Chief Delivery Adviser and Executive Assistant.

Governor Eno used the forum to again clarify that the State Delivery Advisors have their responsibilities clearly spelt out, which is to supervise some of the major projects billed for completion within the next 24 months.

“They have the institutional memory and knowledge of these projects, and we have simply asked them to complete what they had started and deliver them to specifications and on time.

“The Honourable Commissioners have new projects that we are initiating and are expected to follow-through on those projects to completion”, he said.

The retreat, expected to last four days had on the first day Tuulia Pitkanem, a senior adviser in the Tony Blair Institute, and a former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Finland, who spoke on ways of translating the Governor’s Address into Policy Interventions.

Others who spoke on Day One, include Mr Emem Bob who spoke on the Budget Presentation and Fiscal Outlook, as well as Government Communication and Reputation Management presented by Mr Aniekan Umanah.

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