{
  "id": 18510932,
  "title": "ADC judgment: You’re desperate to please your paymaster - Presidency fires at US lobby firm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/adc-judgment-youre-desperate-to-please-your-paymaster-presidency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T13:46:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/06/youre-desperate-to-please-your-paymaster-presidency-fires-at-us-firm/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu's Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has responded to allegations by the United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm Von Batten-Montague-York. The firm claimed that the Tinubu-led government influenced a court judgment that nullified former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy, alleging interference in the electoral process. However, Olusegun dismissed these claims, accusing the firm of attempting to undermine Tinubu’s image while elevating Atiku’s reputation. He stated that the government had no involvement in Atiku’s political and judicial ordeal, and that Atiku remains responsible for his own misfortune. Olusegun further advised the firm to collect its outstanding payment from Atiku before the January election, predicting a heavy defeat for the former Vice President.",
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has tackled a United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, over its allegations that the Tinubu led government influenced the court judgment that nullified former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy. The firm had accused Tinubu of interfering in the electoral process, describing the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}