Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge a Court of Appeal ruling in a case that centres on the suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The appeal stemmed from some decisions taken by the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on 28 November, striking out Mr Akpabio's brief of argument and going ahead to hear Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan's appeal regarding the case.

The case was so contentious at the Federal High Court from whether the case originated that it prompted appeals from the adversaries.

Although the Court of Appeal has yet to deliver the substantive judgement on the appeals, the Court of Appeal held that the number of pages of Mr Akpabio's appellant...