Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The Nigerian Senate was thrown into yet another storm on February 20, 2025, when Senate President Godswill Akpabio clashed with Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in a confrontation that went far beyond a simple seating arrangement. What started as a dispute over a reassigned seat quickly unraveled into a deeper, more troubling spectacle one that laid bare the fragile power dynamics, the silencing of dissent, and the gendered politics of Nigeria's legislative chamber.

Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived to find her designated seat had been reassigned without prior notice. She demanded an explanation. Senate Chief Whip Mohammed Ali Monguno, citing Senate Standing Orders, claimed that the Senate President has the authority to assign s...