Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Criminal Defamation Trial Stalled as Government Lawyers Fail to Appear, Court Adjourns to 2026
The criminal defamation trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was adjourned on Tuesday after Federal Government lawyers failed to appear before the FCT High Court in Maitama. Justice Chizoba Oji informed the court that the Attorney-General of the Federation had requested a new date, but the adjournment notice was served to the defence only hours before the hearing—far short of the required 48-hour notice mandated by court rules.
The senator’s counsel, Ehiogie West-Idahosa (SAN), condemned the late service as a “procedural ambush” and asked the court to proceed with the defence’s preliminary objection challenging the validity of the charges. While acknowledging the procedural breach, the judge accepted the adjournment request in the interest of justice.
Rejecting the government’s proposed date, the court set February 23, 2026, for the next hearing. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan faces a three-count charge of criminal defamation related to her allegations that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello plotted to kill her. She has pleaded not guilty and argues that the case amounts to an abuse of court process due to duplicative filings. The February hearing will determine the fate of her preliminary objection.
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