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 Allegations: US Lobbying Firm Warns Against ‘Distraction’ as FBI Records Dispute Deepens

A fresh war of words has erupted over the long-running controversy surrounding United States law-enforcement records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with a US-based political advisory and lobbying firm urging the public to focus on the records at the centre of an ongoing Freedom of Information Act dispute rather than what it described as […]

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 […]

Yoruba Ronu Calls on Obasanjo, Abdulsalami, Anyaoku to Break Silence on Tinubu’s US Records Dispute

The renewed controversy over historical U.S. law-enforcement records concerning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has triggered a fresh call from the Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum for prominent Nigerian statesmen to publicly address the issue. The group wants former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former military Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar, former Commonwealth Secretary-General Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Nobel […]

US Lobbying Firm Says Tinubu Faces No Arrest at UNGA, Predicts Political Embarrassment

A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has said it does not expect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be arrested if he attends the 2026 United Nations General Assembly in New York, but claims the Nigerian leader could face significant public embarrassment over long-running allegations concerning his past in the United States. […]

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 […]

Chinese hackers ‘target Trump and Vance mobile phones’

Chinese hackers have reportedly set their sights on mobile phones linked to Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and his running mate JD Vance, as well as on individuals associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Harris, according to sources familiar with the issue. While the FBI has not confirmed specific individuals as targets, it […]