The saga reflects the harsh conditions women encounter in Nigerian politics. No Nigerian state has ever elected a female ...

When Nigeria's Senate suspended a lawmaker this month shortly after she spoke up about alleged sexual harassment, women's ...

A former House of Representatives' member, Hon. Bernard Mikko, has warned that Senate's decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha and dismiss her petition against Senate President Godswill ...

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct has recommended 6-month suspension for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. This followed investigations from the, which cited her for ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigerian Senate has suspended a female senator after she accused its presiding officer of sexual assault. The Senate said Saturday that the suspension announced on Thursday ...

He said that Akpoti-Uduaghan was also suspended because of her ‘unparliamentary behaviour’ during senate plenaries and proceedings. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Senate ...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), West Idahosa, has faulted the decision of the Senate to suspend Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, despite a court order restraining the red ...

Nigeria’s U-17 girls, the Flamingos, secured a crucial 3-1 victory over South Africa’s Bantwana in Pretoria on Saturday. The victory put the Nigerian girls in a strong position to advance to ...

People affected by leprosy in Nigeria should be able to get hold of vital drugs to treat the disease for the first time in a year from this weekend, the World Health Organization has said.

However, in a Senate procedural vote on Monday, every single voting Democrat blocked the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act from moving on to a final vote on passage. All voting ...

Abuja — A lawmaker in Nigeria has been suspended from her office after she complained of sexual harassment by the senate president, sparking protests and condemnation from feminist groups.

Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio reacts after emerging as the leader of the chamber in Abuja, Nigeria, June 13, 2023. / Credit: KOLA SULAIMON/AFP/Getty "I have been dehumanized ...