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 […]

US Lobbying Firm Predicts Tinubu-Trump Meeting Snub, Threatens UNGA Campaign Over Drug Allegations

A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu could face an embarrassing reception in New York if he attends the 2026 United Nations General Assembly amid renewed allegations linking him to heroin trafficking. The firm made the claim in a statement published on its verified X account […]

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 […]

Supreme Court to Decide President Tinubu’s Fate Amid Allegations of Drug Trafficking and CIA Ties

Will President Tinubu be unseated? The Supreme Court delivers its judgment today on allegations of drug trafficking and CIA ties, reshaping Nigeria’s political future. The Supreme Court of Nigeria is set to deliver a landmark ruling today, December 16, 2024, on a lawsuit that could unseat President Bola Tinubu. The explosive case, brought forward by […]