Tinubu FOIA Case Takes New Turn as US Court Dockets New Filing in Dispute Over FBI, DEA Records

A long-running legal battle over the release of United States government records concerning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken another turn after a Washington-based political advisory and lobbying firm said its proposed court submissions have been formally docketed in the case. Von Batten-Montague-York said the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has […]

Tinubu Drug Records Dispute: US Firm Signals New Video Evidence in FOIA Battle

A long-running legal dispute over U.S. government records connected to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken another turn after a Washington-based political advisory and lobbying firm said it intends to place a video transcript before a federal court. Von Batten-Montague-York said the proposed evidence relates to comments allegedly made by Adewale Tinubu, described by the […]

Tinubu Drug Records Dispute: US Firm Challenges Presidency’s Account of Ongoing FOIA Case

A fresh dispute has emerged over the United States court proceedings involving records connected to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after a US-based political advisory and lobbying firm accused the Nigerian Presidency of giving the public a misleading account of the litigation. The controversy follows a September 3 statement by the Presidency insisting that the matter […]

Tinubu Asks US Court to Keep FBI, DEA Records Secret in Long-Running FOIA Dispute

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked a federal court in the United States to reject a bid for the release of investigative records concerning allegations dating back to the early 1990s, arguing that disclosure would violate his privacy rights. The latest development has pushed the long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) dispute involving Tinubu and […]

Tinubu Faces Fresh Pressure as US Lobbying Firm Says President Wants Drug-Related Records Kept Secret

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is facing renewed scrutiny in the United States over a long-running Freedom of Information Act case involving federal law-enforcement records connected to allegations dating back to the early 1990s. The latest controversy followed a statement by Washington-based policy advisory and lobbying firm Von Batten-Montague-York, which accused the Nigerian president of asking […]

FBI Seeks Private Court Review of Sensitive Tinubu Records in Long-Running US FOIA Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked a federal judge in Washington to examine privately the portions of its records concerning Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the agency says cannot be fully justified on the public court record. The request is the latest development in a three-year-old Freedom of Information […]