Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has broken her silence after videos of her clashing with some National Assembly staff surfaced online.

In a statement released on her IG page, Senator Natasha stated that she was conspicuously secluded from the Senate Committee meeting of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) where the lawmakers interfaced with the Commission and deliberated on the its 2026 budget.

The Senator said she only got wind of the meeting twenty minutes before it was to be concluded and as a serving Senator from the region, she was meant to be part of the meeting.

She stated that she was neither informed of the meeting nor was she included in the Senate’s NCDC communication platform where official information is being shared and that her name was also not included in the register of the lawmakers to attend the budget screening.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, sources have informed TheCable.

According to insiders, el-Rufai, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who voluntarily presented himself at the EFCC headquarters on Monday after an invitation from the agency, will spend the night in custody as investigators continue to question him about alleged financial improprieties during his tenure as governor.

El-Rufai was governor of Kaduna between 2015 and 2023.

“He is in our custody, and he is going to spend the night there,” a source said.

A source said the former governor may be released after further interrogation on Tuesday, depending on the progress of investigations.

In 2024, the Kaduna assembly indicted el-Rufai over the alleged diversion of N423 billion in public funds and money laundering and demanded that he be investigated by anti-graft agencies.

The former Kaduna governor has also been invited by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and is expected to be interrogated on Wednesday.

Last Thursday, security operatives attempted to arrest el-Rufai at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, when he touched down from Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Lagos State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of two members of a Nollywood film production crew who were found dead inside a parked vehicle at a movie set in the Lekki area of Lagos State.

The deceased were identified as lighting director Ekemini “GeeTee” Imeh and his colleague, Ayodeji Walter Odediran.

They were discovered unresponsive on Saturday, February 7, within the premises of Evercare Hospital, which was reportedly being used as a filming location.

A police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to lack of authorisation to brief the media, said the two men arrived early at the location to install lighting equipment for the production.

After completing their assignment, they reportedly entered a Nissan vehicle parked on the premises to rest while awaiting further filming activities. Concern was raised later in the day when repeated attempts to reach them by phone proved unsuccessful.

According to the source, the production was said to be directed by former Big Brother Naija housemate Boma Akpore.

“At about 11 a.m., a member of the production crew reportedly brought breakfast to them in the vehicle. The air conditioner was on, and both men appeared fine at the time,” the source said.

“However, as filming continued, calls to their phones went unanswered. It was after production wrapped up around 8 p.m. that they were found lifeless inside the vehicle,” he added.

The source said that preliminary observations showed signs of distress, including foaming at the mouth, while one of the victims reportedly had bloodstains around the nose and lips.

Another police source confirmed that the matter was promptly reported at the Maroko Police Station, adding that closed-circuit television footage from the premises was being reviewed. The bodies were subsequently deposited at a morgue pending further forensic examinations.

Until his death, Imeh was the chief executive officer of a lighting company and was widely recognized in the Nigerian film industry for his work on major productions, including King of Boys, as well as music videos for top artistes such as Davido.

Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, said the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti, Yaba, for detailed investigation.

She added that autopsy and toxicology tests were being conducted to determine the exact cause of death.

Ekwutosblog reports that the development comes just days after a gospel musician, Matthew Ogundele, popularly known as Segun Praise, and three members of his crew were found dead inside a music studio in the Abraham Adesanya area of Ajah, Lagos State.