Nigeria, March 11 -- A group of protesters gathered at the entrance of the National Assembly on Tuesday, calling for additional punishment against Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, should she persist in mobilising her supporters against the Senate.

The protesters, under the aegis of Women for Good Governance, accused Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan of collaborating with certain individuals who planned to discredit the image of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and destabilise the National Assembly.

They carried placards with inscriptions such as "Senator Natasha is a serial blackmailer," "Senate Committee on Local Content is not our birthright but privilege," "Nigerian women for sustainable democracy support Sen. Akpabio," "Nigeri...