Nigeria, May 13 -- Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan triumphed on Tuesday in a privacy violation suit filed against her last year by Kogi State Governor's Chief of Staff Ali Bello, but emerged with scathing remarks from the judge criticising her social media conduct.

The judge, Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, ruled that Mr Bello, who is a nephew to immediate past Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, failed to prove how Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan's publication on X (formerly Twitter) last year breached his right to privacy.

But Mr Oriji upbraided the senator for her "reprehensible" social media post, which he adjudged to be unbefitting of her status.

The post in question, tweeted on 15 March 2...