The Federal High Court in Abuja has fined Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, ₦5 million for contempt of court.
Justice Binta Nyako delivered the ruling on Friday, finding the senator guilty over a satirical Facebook post she made on April 27, 2025, directed at Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The judgment followed a suit Akpoti-Uduaghan filed challenging her suspension from the Senate.
However, Justice Nyako began the session by addressing a contempt application filed by Akpabio, who argued that the senator’s Facebook post violated a prior court order that barred all parties from making public or social media comments on the case.
Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team contended that the post was unrelated to her suspension and instead referenced separate sexual harassment allegations involving Akpabio. But the court disagreed.
Justice Nyako ruled that the post was connected to the ongoing suspension case and thus constituted contempt.
She ordered Akpoti-Uduaghan to publish a written apology in two national newspapers and on her Facebook page within seven days, in addition to the ₦5 million fine.
The senator is also currently facing two other court cases related to alleged cybercrime and defamation in Abuja.