Court restrains Akpoti-Uduaghan, Akpabio from media interviews in pending case

News Agency Of Nigeria 12:47 - 04 April 2025

Godswill Akpabio and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

The new judge gave the order during the hearing of the suit filed by the suspended senator to stop the Senate from investigating her.

The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja on Friday, restrained Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan; the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others from granting media interviews while the suit filed by Natasha is still pending before the court.

The new judge, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order during the hearing of the suit filed by the suspended senator to stop the Senate from investigating her.

Justice Nyako ordered that no party or counsel in the suit should grant media interviews pending the hearing and determination of the case.

L-R: Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti. [Facebook]

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There should be no press interview by all parties and counsel as regards the subject matter of this case; no streaming or social media post as regards this case.

There should be no TV interviews as regard this. There should be total media blockage, the judge held.

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported on Thursday that the Chief Judge of FHC, Justice John Tsoho, had reassigned the case to Justice Nyako.

The development followed Justice Obiora Egwuatu’s withdrawal from the matter after citing allegations of bias reportedly levelled against him by the senate president, who is the 3rd defendant in the matter.