On Friday, the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, restrained Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, and others from granting media interviews while the suit filed by Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan is still pending before the court.

The new judge, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order during the hearing of the suit filed by the suspended senator to stop the Senate from investigating her.

Ms Nyako ordered that no party or counsel in the suit should grant media interviews pending the hearing and determination of the case.

“There should be no press interviews by all parties and counsel as regards the subject matter of this case and no streaming or social media posts as regard this case,” said the judge. “There should be no TV interviews as regards this. There should be total media blockage.”

On Thursday, the Federal High Court chief judge, Justice John Tsoho, reassigned the case to Ms Nyako.

The development followed Justice Obiora Egwuatu’s withdrawal after citing allegations of bias reportedly levelled against him by the Senate president, who is the third defendant.

(NAN)