Nigeria, Jan. 15 -- The FCT High Court in Abuja Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the criminal defamation charges brought against Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over her public comments accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Yahaya Bello of plotting to assassinate her.

This followed the notice of discontinuance the federal government filed on 12 December 2025 to terminate the case.

Acting on the notice on Thursday, prosecution lawyer, Aderonke Imana, urged trial judge Chizoba Orji to strike out the charges.

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan's lawyer, West Idahosa, also asked the court to dismiss the case, but pleaded for the release of all documents belonging to the defendant and her bail sureties.

The prosecut...