{
  "id": 4397081,
  "title": "Tinubu fights moves to release FBI, DEA records in US court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/tinubu-fights-moves-to-release-fbi-dea-records-in-us-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T08:53:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/tinubu-fights-moves-to-release-fbi-dea-records-in-us-court/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu has contested efforts to release his unredacted FBI and DEA records to the public. In filings to the US District Court for the District of Columbia, his lawyers argued that the US Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act precluded disclosure and found no public interest in the matter. Tinubu's lawyers were Christopher Carmichael, Victor Henderson, and Oluwole Afolabi. The request was filed by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan, who sought the information under the US Freedom of Information Act. The controversy was reignited ahead of the 2023 presidential election due to the release of documents related to a 1993 civil forfeiture proceeding involving Tinubu.",
  "summary": "Lawyers representing President Bola Tinubu have contested moves to have his unredacted records with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Agency released to the public. The president in fillings before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by his lawyers published on Saturday, noted that the US Freedom of Information […] The post Tinubu fights moves to…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu asks US court to block release of drug investigation records",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tinubu-asks-us-court-to-block-release-of-drug-investigation-records",
        "published": "2026-08-29T15:45:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Tinubu Asks US Court to Block Release of FBI, DEA Records Sought by FOIA Activist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tinubu-asks-us-court-to-block-release-of-fbi-dea-records-sought-by",
        "published": "2026-08-29T17:41:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheCable",
        "title": "Tinubu asks US court to block release of FBI, DEA records on him, cites privacy rights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tinubu-asks-us-court-to-block-release-of-fbi-dea-records-on-him-cites",
        "published": "2026-08-29T18:04:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Four reasons US shouldn’t release my FBI records –Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/four-reasons-us-shouldnt-release-my-fbi-records-tinubu",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:21:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Prevent release of my FBI, DEA records, Tinubu tells US Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/prevent-release-of-my-fbi-dea-records-tinubu-tells-us-court",
        "published": "2026-08-30T06:09:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}