{"id":157439,"date":"2025-04-01T20:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:37:45","slug":"nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt","title":{"rendered":"Nobody can stop me from coming home \u2013 Senator Natasha dares Kogi Govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Embattled Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday declared that nobody can stop her from coming home.<\/p>\n<p>Natasha stressed her connection to her root, saying she\u2019s not afraid of anybody trying to stop her from coming home.<\/p>\n<p>She made the assertion while addressing her followers who gathered to welcome her in Okehi Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>The senator said, \u201cNobody and nothing can stop me from coming home. I\u2019m an Ebira woman; this is my land. I\u2019m the daughter of the late Jimoh Abdul Akpoti. I know my roots; I\u2019m not a bastard, and I\u2019m not afraid of anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Kogi government had banned rallies and public gatherings across the state ahead of her homecoming, citing security issues.<\/p>\n<p>The government also stopped fishing and other activities, lamenting that fishing activities resulted in the loss of two lives in Kasemiya, Katubo and Umozu Ette, all in Kogi LGA in Kogi West.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Kogi State Police Command also issued security alerts urging the suspended lawmaker to shelve the planned rally.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman of Okehi LGA, Amoka Monday, declared a curfew in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the move to stop large gatherings, hundreds of supporters welcomed Natasha as she arrived her hometown.<\/p>\n<p>The senator was recently suspended from the Senate following her clash with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who she accused of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>Natasha was suspended for six months for alleged misconduct during plenary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Embattled Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday declared that nobody can stop her from coming home. Natasha stressed her connection to her root, saying she\u2019s not afraid of anybody trying to stop her from coming home. She made the assertion while addressing her followers who gathered to welcome her in Okehi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":157438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[396,254,13501],"class_list":["post-157439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-kogi","tag-nigeria","tag-senator-natasha"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nobody can stop me from coming home \u2013 Senator Natasha dares Kogi Govt - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Embattled Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday declared that nobody can stop her from coming home. ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nobody can stop me from coming home \u2013 Senator Natasha dares Kogi Govt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Embattled Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday declared that nobody can stop her from coming home. ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-01T19:50:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-04T14:37:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743528436.322107.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"922\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nobody can stop me from coming home \u2013 Senator Natasha dares Kogi Govt\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-01T19:50:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-04T14:37:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt\"},\"wordCount\":260,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743528436.322107.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Kogi\",\"Nigeria\",\"Senator Natasha\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nobody-can-stop-me-from-coming-home-senator-natasha-dares-kogi-govt\",\"name\":\"Nobody can stop me from coming home \u2013 Senator Natasha dares Kogi Govt - 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