Nigerian senator barred from parliament accuses Senate leadership of contempt of court

Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has vowed to take the Senate leadership back to court after she was barred from entering the National Assembly building on Tuesday.  

In March, the Senator was issued a six-month suspension from the chamber after she accused Senate president Godswill Akpabio of promising to support her in exchange for sexual favours.

On 5 July, a federal high court lifted the sanction and called for her to be…