JUST IN: FCT Excessive Court docket adjourns Senator Natasha’s defamation trial to February 2026

A Excessive Court docket of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has adjourned additional proceedings within the prison defamation case in opposition to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, to February, 23, 2026.

Justice Chizoba Oji fastened the brand new date after confirming that the courtroom acquired a letter from the Legal professional Normal of the Federation (AGF) requesting an adjournment.

Akpoti-Uduaghan faces a three-count cost of prison defamation over her allegation that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello plotted to kill her.

The senator had filed a preliminary objection, difficult the AGF’s resolution to institute two related instances, one on the FCT Excessive Court docket and one other on the Federal Excessive Court docket, describing it as an abuse of courtroom course of.

In its counter-affidavit, the prosecution argued that the fees had been correctly filed and didn’t represent an abuse, noting that the FCT Excessive Court docket case adopted a “thorough and complete investigation” establishing a prima facie case.

The prosecution added that every one petitions filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan had been absolutely investigated by the police and that the choice to prosecute was motivated by public curiosity and the necessity to forestall abuse of the authorized course of.