Nigeria, March 3 -- A heroi-comical drama is playing out at the Senate of the Federal Republic. There, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who easily qualifies as the Helen of the Nigerian Senate, is engaged in a battle of epic proportions with the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The tales wafting out of their covens can make a good script in mock-heroic poetry.

Natasha, the principal character in the battle of wills, is the newsman's delight. She has never stopped hugging the headlines even before she berthed at the Senate. As a gubernatorial contender in Kogi State, Natasha gave the then-governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, a good run for his money in the governorship election of 2019. She refused to be cowed or run over by a rambuncti...