₦airaland Forum

Bmaster:
i knew we are finished the moment Remi Tinubu that has no constitutional job starts donating 1 billion naira recklessly

Oga, keep your Lamentations to yourself! She gave ₦1B because she could afford it, if it is so much money for you, please recognize that it is small money for others.

LagosOrigin:
Imagine $100,000 is over N150 million naira in today's Nigeria under tinubu

How did this man became president sef ?

Someone that failed as Lagos state governor

Are you guys okay. I thought the President Tinubu gave Naira equivalent so what is the challenge?

RenoOkriTheGoat:
If anyone thinks Peter Obi will return to a disorganized party like PDP, that Wike the terrible Port-Harcourt drunk has shattered into pieces, then that person should visit a neurosurgeon. PDP is now an affiliation of APC, under Wike the drunk. PDP has been abandoned for Wike the drunk. Let him eat it. That's why they started attacking anything ADC or Peter Obi. Whenever PDP speaks, it's not the party. It's the drunk voice of Wike the Port-Harcourt drunk.

A major lesson in life is never to say never again. Peter Obi could resurface in PDP or Labor Party.

LikeAking:
My father in-law called me yesterday morning for an urgent meeting in the evening.

When I walked into his palour, I saw a very angry and vicous man... I didn't bother asking him what's happening, because no be born am.

Angrily he made the following statement, 'So you want to spoil my daughter?'

I didn't respond, in my mind I was like : 'When u tire for parables u go dey alright'.

He repeated the sily question agian with a similar attitude: So you want to spoil my daughter?'

I no even send am.

Their was total silence in the parlour.

Later he was like: That thing you use for peeing, why did you ask my daughter to put it in her mouth?

I remembered my wife and her no Mouth Action clause, no matter how I persuadeher, she has never and will never sucked my cook...

I was like wetin they worry this old man sef?

Then the old man started raining curses on me, out of anger. I calmly walked out of his house.

I love your wisdom, just walk away.

The argument, embarrassment or confrontation that may ensue wasn't necessary.

I understand her refusal to "rock the mic" but I can't understand why she had to discuss that with her father or mother. That is ridiculous to me.

PulaPower:
There was a time I went to play ball and while going, I had to wait for a friend while I roll a blunt. I stood beside this snake for more than 30mins before I got to know. I even stepped on it while blowing, yet I didn't know. The snake didn't react. This is probably the most gentle snake on earth..

After I detected that there was a snake where I was standing, I shifted away and was looking at it for like 3 mins. The snake started acting like something getting shy, kept on trying to hide face..

Sha, I didn't kill it. It was alive there while I stood, blowing my blunt. My friend met me and then we pick it up using long stick. We eventually dashed a traditionalist... they do use the snake for many local things! The old man told us a lot! Hardly will the snake bite or attack you..

It’s also one of the sweetest snake! People do eat it and they reported its sweet

Yorubas call that snake "Oka" It is more protective of its tail.

Rrchrd:
I know the country isn't for the fainted heart but...
1) I'll never kill
2) I'll never date a married woman
3) I'll never steal
4) I'll never smoke
5) I'll never bow for any god.

Never say never again; there are no rigid principles in life.

PrinceofSarcasm:
Let me guess, you are Yoruba?

What if he or she is Yoruba? Your point exactly?

favour32:
Wether you are a high profile personality (which is 99% not true) or not(100% true),we all going to exit this world someday, therefore,it's irrelevant.
I thought that a normal human being mentioned me.
Those that can't argue constructively result to vitriolics.
It's not unusual.

Capisce?

Ordinarily I seldom engage non entities and people with inflated impression of themselves in argument.

I simply just pass; like you don't matter.

favour32:
No drama!
She will consult her lawyers.
Senate may go on recess for two months.
Then,she will resume definitely.
She has made her statement.
No senator will be given 6 months suspension again.That senator will challenge the senate with a file of Natasha judgment.
Akpabio was elected the way Natasha was elected.
So no big deal,
he cannot personalize the senate.
However,the senate has the right to punish any senator that took the wrong turn but not later than 14 days.
You cannot have 181 days ,
that's one calendar year of the senate and suspend a senator for 180 days, that's very wrong according to the court.



Capisce?

So says a commoner who has never been a senator or worked in the National Assembly. You can be on social media and talk trash but in the Senate, there is a law book - rules and regulations.

You either comply with it, as a senator, or be punished. If need be suspended for 6 months or more, as the Senate wishes.

There is already a precedence with Natasha Apoti's case.

Sheuns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktk4DwGVXc


10 years ago when APC lawmakers were scaling fence to get access to the National assembly, who arrested them?

Did Natasha scale fence like a thief?

Don't derail the topic. We are not talking about 10 years ago. We are talking about Natasha Apoti and her attempt to enforce a purported court order.

favour32:
Rather misleading headline.


AKPABIO SHOW OF SHAME: AS A SENATOR OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA REFUSED ENTRY INTO SENATE,HENCE CONTEMPT OF COURT DECISION.

Okay, tell Natasha Apoti to go and file again in the court for contempt of court decision.

Simple, we don't need all her drama.

franugo:
How did she lose her court case? From information online, she won the case and the judge ordered that she be reinstated

Correction:

The judge didn't order her reinstatement.

bionixs:
are you really okay

You should be asking yourself that question.

jmoore:
Proper education?

Una Edo state governor Monday Okpebhloho, una never educate am.

Education is not just done in schools, it is done in our everyday life, from the schools, households, religious associations, social groups, place of work and the society at large.

Kemi needs some more education about Nigeria, truly.

Nackzy:
Kemi hates Nigeria with passion, most of us inside Nigeria hates Nigeria just as kemi

I don't hate Nigeria, I love Nigeria.

It is the government and policy direction or vision of the government that I question.

monarck:
Medicine after death.

What Kemi said is exactly the way it is. Not long ago we saw a video of a white man complaining that he couldn't get Nigerian citizenship after marrying a Nigerian woman for over 15 years but that a Nigerian man can easily pass citizenship to a foreign woman he marries.

My question is: Why would someone even need Nigerian citizenship?

The white man you refer needs to follow the process. There is a process through which you can become a citizen in every country, by marriage or naturalization.

The white man should get educated about the process.

Ikaeniyan0:
The presidency do not need to reply to her comment. They shouldn't have dignified her with a reply.

It's not everything the presidency should be responding to

No, I think they need to respond. She has been disrespectful and despising Nigeria for sometime and I think it is a good development that she gets responses from the presidency and Nigeria at large.

She is beginning to sound malicious and entitled.

aribisala0:
This is disgraceful and unprofessional

This is not a matter for the presidency at all
We have an ambassador, a foreign minister whose jobs it is to deal with this professionally
Not in this uncouth and emotional way

In any team everyone should know their role

This is just a case of redundant appointees trying to justify their appointment

Small people take everything personal

The professional thing to do would be for the Nigerian High Commission in London to deal with it. That is their responsibility
The could write her a professional and polite letter explaining the facts
There is no need for confrontation or to make it personal

We see how ambassadors move in Nigeria.
What is the Nigerian High Commission doing?

There is nothing disgraceful or unprofessional about the response of Onanuga.

In fact, I appreciate that response from the presidency, on Twitter and I believe officially.

muyico:
I don't like the way senate chamber treating this woman, I knw she gat her bad side, but her offend not to this extent

Do you know she could have avoided all of these drama, court expenses, ridicule and challenges by simply apologizing officially to her colleagues for her behavior on that day.

They probably would have reviewed her suspension and terminated it.

muyico:
Allow her to enter complex, she be elected senator

I don't think Senator Natasha Apoti showed up after all.

Evilthoughts:
Leading economy with the poorest blacks on earth? Leading economy only for the white there . The black only live in slums

Whatever way you wanna spin it, that is your business.

CreativeOrbit:
Your long-winded defense of the Senate’s action is built on a shaky foundation — a selective understanding of due process, an inflated reverence for Senate “rules,” and a subtle attempt to mask political intimidation as institutional discipline. So let’s unpack this with clarity.

1. “The Senate voted unanimously” — So what?

Unanimity does not equal justice. History is full of unanimous decisions that were grossly unjust. When a body acts out of political interest or internal bias, the number of hands raised doesn't sanctify the action — it only reveals how deep the complicity runs. What matters is whether the procedure followed meets the standards of law, fairness, and impartiality. And in this case, it did not.

2. On Fair Hearing: What You’re Leaving Out

You argue she was given fair hearing because she was invited to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges but didn’t appear. What you're intentionally ignoring is the toxic, predetermined environment surrounding that invitation. When the entire leadership is politically aligned against a dissenting voice, and the media is already labeling her before she appears, that’s not a fair process — it’s a trap.

Besides, fair hearing is not just about sending an invitation — it’s about providing a neutral platform, reasonable time, and assurance that the outcome is not already fixed. What she received was a setup, not a hearing.

3. “She was unruly and disruptive” — A Convenient Label

Let’s get this straight: Standing up to unjust seat reassignment is not unruly — it is called resistance. What you call “disrespectful” and “disorderly” is what the rest of us see as boldness, principle, and courage. You want senators to behave like ornaments — seen but not heard — unless they’re parroting the dominant voices in the chamber.

Calling her behavior “disruptive” is an easy way to dismiss her without addressing the real question: Why was she targeted? Why was her seat reassigned with no explanation? Why are independent voices always the first to be “disciplined”?

4. “Judiciary has no right to interfere in Senate matters” — False.

This is where your argument completely collapses. The Senate’s rules are not above the Constitution. No institution in a democracy is above judicial review — not even the National Assembly. When the Senate acts in a way that violates the rights of a member, abuses its own rules, or becomes an instrument of political suppression, the Judiciary not only has the right — it has the responsibility to step in.

That is the beauty of a democracy: Checks and balances.

5. “She must kneel to the rules” — The Rules Must Also Obey the Law

You say she must submit to the rules. Very well. But those rules must themselves align with the Constitution and the spirit of justice. You cannot use “internal rules” as a weapon to silence dissent, then hide behind them when called out.

And your final comment — about kneeling to her husband or elders — exposes the condescending and patriarchal mindset behind your entire argument. She wasn’t elected to kneel — she was elected to lead, to speak, to legislate, and to challenge dysfunction where necessary. If that threatens fragile egos, so be it.

Final Note:

Senator Natasha Akpoti is not in the Senate to play palace politics or to survive by submission. She is there to represent the people boldly, and with principle. If that ruffles the feathers of a system more concerned with obedience than justice, then so be it.

You may prefer quiet puppets in the chamber, but Kogi Central chose a lioness.

And no, she will not kneel for intimidation masquerading as order.

I have done enough explanation to address your misleading statements and misinformation. I have had enough, I am not interested in discussion with people that have their gullible minds made up on deception, deceit and lies.

Your Natasha Apoti went to court to appeal the judgement, for whatever reasons, despite her claims that the judgement was in her favor.

The Senate and Senate President also filed an appeal against the judgement.

Let's see how that pans out at the Court of Appeal.

However, you can encourage Natasha Apoti not to resume at the Senate till the case is determined at the Court of Appeal.

Let's have some sanity and tranquility in the Senate to create an enabling environment for other senators to work and not be distracted.

Trendtips:
I don't trust Oyo state in Adelabu's hand.
I wish Oyo people the best

Brother,

That Adelabu will bring darkness to Oyo State. He is an agent of darkness in power ministry already.

He is an advocate of expensive darkness across Nigeria.

Evilthoughts:
You people will always like to fight Nigeria because you fear our potential. You know no other country deserved to rule Africa like Nigeria. Nigeria is the only giant of Africa and even Julius Malema knows it and he calls you people hateful and jealous.

The potential Nigeria has been claiming for years but never materialized?

Giant of Africa in terms of population - Yes, Nigeria. But in other aspects - No, we are not giant of Africa.

Over 60 years of Independence yet Nigeria is still regarded as a country with potentials.

Evilthoughts:
You are not up to date with the lastest news. Nigeria is set to be the biggest economy in Africa by the end of 2025 when we rebase our economy. So Nigeria will be in a right place to remove these South Africans and join BRICS and G20. The big population is our advantage and the big economy. That's what we should use to rule Africa.

No one is talking about Asia here ,so why bring Singapore into this.

Let's see the debate before you start pushing that analogy. The reality is that South African economy has higher GDP than Nigeria.

South Africa is regarded as a leading economy in Africa,; ranked higher than Nigeria.

Yungmil:
Osihmen is not a good striker he is just using strength to overpowered other players.

The big clubs knows this so none is ready to sign him

He should go to average team

Oh shut up! How many goals did your good players score?

CreativeOrbit:
Let’s put the emotions aside and speak with intellectual clarity, because it seems you’re fixated on semantics and surface-level interpretation, rather than dealing with the core issues of abuse of power, selective enforcement, and political bias.

Yes, the Senate has disciplinary powers. That has never been in dispute. What we have rightly questioned — and will continue to question — is how those powers are applied, whether they follow due process, and whether they are exercised with fairness and without political vindictiveness.

Your rigid “Yes or No” style of interrogation might work in online banter, but in serious discourse, nuance matters. Let me break it down simply for you:

1. Yes, the Senate has powers to discipline.

2. No, that power is not absolute or beyond judicial review.

3. Yes, if that power is exercised in a way that violates the Constitution, the principles of fair hearing, or targets dissenters selectively, then the Judiciary has both the right and the duty to intervene.

So before you throw legal terms around, understand this: Internal rules of the Senate cannot override the Constitution. And disciplinary actions must meet basic standards of justice, not be used as weapons against voices that refuse to conform to a toxic political culture.

Now let’s address your claim that Senator Natasha was “disorderly, unruly, disrespectful, and disruptive.” On what grounds? For challenging the unilateral and unjust reassignment of her seat — a clear attempt to symbolically isolate and humiliate her? Since when did standing your ground become a crime in the Senate?

You ask if I understand English — I do. Very well. I also understand how these labels — “unruly,” “disruptive,” “disrespectful” — are weaponized by insecure leadership to delegitimize strong, independent voices, especially women who refuse to be silenced.

The Senate leadership didn’t discipline Natasha because she broke any serious rule — they punished her because she refused to kneel to their backdoor politics, expose, and silence. And that, to many Nigerians, is the real issue.

So while you’re busy defending institutional overreach, remember this: we elected her to speak truth to power, not to massage egos. And she is doing exactly that. You may not like it, but history will remember her far more kindly than those enabling a corrupt Senate to trample over dissent.

The entire Senate voted unanimously to discipline a colleague that infringed on the rules and regulations.

You said and I quote:
"that power is exercised in a way that violates the Constitution, the principles of fair hearing, or targets dissenters selectively, then the Judiciary has both the right and the duty to intervene."

Your Natasha Apoti was given the opportunity of fair hearing - did you forget that her case was originally referred to the Senate Committee on ethics and privileges, they request her to come to their meeting to defend herself but she refused to show up so decision was taken on the basis of evidence available to them. Of course, everyone saw her unruly, disruptive, disorderly and disrespectful behavior on that day so it was a straight forward case to decide. The committee recommended punishment for her to the Senate and Senate took the decision on the punishment unanimously. The Constitution does not give anyone the right to go into any institution and violate, disobey and disregard the rules and regulations. Judiciary has no right to moderate, dictate or determine the activities or proceedings or declarations in the senate, national Assembly at large, especially when such actions are backed and in line with the rules and regulations of the Senate.

Again, I repeat: Natasha Apoti Uduaghan's punishment is well deserved due to her unruly, disorderly, disruptive and disrespectful conduct in the Senate on that day. It will not be tolerated from her or any senator in the Senate. You can call it Weaponization or whatever, that would be your business - the rules and regulations of the Senate is law when you are within and operating in the Senate.

If Natasha Apoti must kneel down, she can go and do that to her elders at home or to her husband. No one in the Senate needs her to kneel down or submit to any other senator. However, she must submit to the rules and regulations of the Senate. It is superior to all the senators; it guides all the senators.

She was elected to represent her constituency by legislating and making laws to improve the standard of living, development and progress of her people and Nigeria at large. She was not elected to be dishonorable, disruptive, disrespectful, disorderly and combatant in the Senate. She was elected to engage diplomacy, effective communication, relationship management and necessary office etiquette to get the entire Senate to reason with her and approve her intelligent and reasonable depositions in the Senate, within the confines of the rules and regulations of the Senate.

OredoPikin:
Go and understand what resign and suspension is first

LOL!



Wike will serve out his term as minister, not minding how you feel about it.

OredoPikin:
Nobody said he should be removed from office
Step aside pending the outcome of the investigation
If he is guilty, then he will face punishment.
If innocent, he will resume his role.
The essence of him stepping aside is to allow proper investigation and avoid conflict of interest.
Yes that is what happen in sane country but u never travel out of this banana republic, you won't know
So i nor blame u

Do you even know if the presidency already investigated the office of the FCT Minister on this allegations and others?

Are you in the presidency?

In sane climes, people resign or step aside when they are guilty. If the organization or the employer have to ask the accused to step aside, to protect the organization, it will be that the matter is in court or the organization wants to conduct investigation without that person in the office.

Ultimately, it is the decision of the Executive Federal Government to ask him to step aside, resign or therwise while investigation is ongoing or concluded.

You and I can't dictate that to the federal government or minister of FCT.

CreativeOrbit:
Let’s stop pretending selective reading is the same as legal comprehension. You throw around judicial terms like “CTC” and “affirmed powers” without properly digesting the actual spirit and intent of the judgment. So let’s break this down clearly.

First, your obsession with the Senate’s “power to punish” doesn’t override the principle of fair hearing, proportionality, and context — all of which are embedded in both the Nigerian Constitution and parliamentary procedures. Power is not a license for abuse, and no judgment endorsed arbitrariness. The court only reiterated that the Senate has disciplinary powers — which no one is disputing. But how that power is exercised is subject to judicial review and public accountability.

Secondly, you claim the judgment confirmed that Senator Natasha violated Senate rules. If that’s the case, then cite the exact lines from the Certified True Copy (CTC) that spell out:

1. The precise rule she violated.

2. The proportionate justification for the disproportionate punishment meted out.
You can’t — because no such clarity exists. The judgment did not rule on the fairness or excessiveness of the punishment — it merely acknowledged the Senate’s internal regulatory authority, not its correctness in this specific case.

You claim Natasha was “disorderly and disruptive.” That’s your personal spin, not an objective truth. What she did was challenge an unfair relocation of her seat, a symbolic and calculated act of intimidation. If standing one’s ground against such political bullying makes her “unruly” in your eyes, then thank God Kogi Central didn’t elect a coward to represent them.

You also mentioned that “truth has been spoken.” Yes — and the truth is this: Senator Natasha Akpoti is being targeted for her boldness, her refusal to submit to a cabal, and her rising influence in a chamber that’s clearly uncomfortable with independent voices. You can dress it up however you like, but Nigerians are watching — and many can see through the Senate’s selective enforcement and power games.

Lastly, don’t confuse dissent with gullibility. It takes intelligence to question power, and it takes blind loyalty to justify abuse. We choose the former.

Go back to the Judgement sheet (CTC) and read carefully, then attend to my questions again:

Does the Senate have the power to punish Senator Natasha Apoti or any other senator? Yes or No?

Go back and read your depositions on this topic to me, you have been insisting that the Senate has no power to punish the senator. You opined that it was illegal.

Which judiciary will review the power of the Senate to punish senators that commits infractions against the Senate rules and regulations? The judiciary will only decide what is legal or otherwise and the judiciary already told you that it is legal for the Senate to punish senators when they commit infringements against the rules and regulations.

What do you mean about questioning the correctness especially where the rules and regulations is the law in the senate?

Natasha Apoti was disorderly, unruly, disrespectful and disruptive on that day. Don't you understand English language anymore or you can't consult Google to check the meanings of those words in bold?

Was she the only senator whose seat was reallocated? No!
Is it a new practice in the Senate to reallocate seats? No!
Is it legal for the Senate leadership to reallocate seats of senators from time to time and put the senator's names at the new seat and equip the seat for effective communication in the Senate? Yes! (If you are not sure, go and read the rules and regulations of the Senate again or check the judgement CTC document again to refresh your mind; it was addressed there as well.)

When did obeying rules and regulations of your institution or organization become bullying? If you are not comfortable with the rules and regulations and you can't respectfully, orderly and humbly communicate your discomfort to your colleagues, you should just resign as a Senator so that your constituency can elect someone else to represent them. The Senate is not designed to conform to your rules or opinion, you the senators are to conform to the rules and regulations of the Senate while there; senators will come and go while the Senate will remain in existence even in the Forseable future.

The truth is that Senator Natasha Apoti Uduaghan has constituted nuisance and turned the Senate into a comedy and Nollywood scene. What is the big deal about seating arrangements, so much that it discomforts Natasha Apoti to the extent of disrupting activities on that day, insulting the presiding officer, throwing tantrums all over like a kid and acting against the rules and regulations?

What rising influence does she have in the chamber? Natasha Apoti Uduaghan is one of the least regarded senators in the Senate - when you don't respect yourself and respect your colleagues, you will be disregarded.

Sure, Nigerians are watching Natasha Apoti Uduaghan ridicule the Senate, Senate leadership and herself. Some of us aren't enjoying the desecration of the esteemed Senate by a first time senator who has an inflated impression of herself and thinks she is above the rules and regulations of the Senate.

Lastly, it takes the power and authority of the rules and regulations, legally approved power, to discipline senators who commit infringements in the Senate without caring to apologize and make efforts to conform with the order, rules and regulations of the Senate.

OredoPikin:
Yes
Thats what sane country do
To avoid conflict of interest

Your opinion sounds like a joke. Doesn't it sound funny to you?

What makes you think the president can't investigate a minister while the minister is in office?

You and your allies accused a minister of selling land to his son and reducing the bill from ₦200M to ₦2M.

The next thing you want is for the minister of FCT to step down or be removed from office based on your allegations, for investigation to be done.

You call that the practice is sane environment: please inform us which environment does that? Even in the court or of law, an accusation remains an allegation until proven beyond reasonable doubt in a competent court of competent jurisdiction.

Is the ministry of FCT going to conduct the investigation or it will be the presidency ( Executive Government of Nigeria)?