Just In: Court fines senator Natasha ₦5m for contempt over satirical apology

ByAbdulrahaman Taye Damilola

The Federal High Court in Abuja has imposed a ₦5 million fine on Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for contempt of court.

Justice Binta Nyako delivered the ruling on Friday, stating that the suspended lawmaker violated the court’s order by posting a satirical apology directed at Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

In her ruling, Justice Nyako mandated Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan to issue a sincere apology in two national dailies and on her Facebook page within a span of seven days.

Details later…

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Abdulrahaman Taye Damilola is a Kwara-based journalist. He is the head of news and current affairs department at The Informant247.

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