{
  "id": 4866498,
  "title": "Rufai slams Primate Ayodele for asking Tinubu to stop release of FBI documents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/rufai-slams-primate-ayodele-for-asking-tinubu-to-stop-release-of-fbi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T13:27:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/01/rufai-slams-primate-ayodele-for-asking-tinubu-to-stop-release-of-fbi-documents/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Arise News Anchor Rufai Oseni has criticized Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, for urging President Bola Tinubu to halt the release of FBI documents pertaining to Tinubu's alleged drug trafficking case. During an appearance on Arise Television's 'Morning Show,' Rufai questioned the appropriateness and ethics of a religious figure advising individuals to conceal their past, particularly on a national scale. He expressed apprehension regarding the potential repercussions of President Tinubu's past legal entanglements on Nigeria's international standing, arguing that such a history could invite disparaging remarks about the country. \"What kind of shepherd encourages people to hide their past when it pertains to a nation? ' Is that how a shepherd should behave?\" Rufai queried. Rufai slammed Primate Ayodele for advocating such a stance.",
  "summary": "Arise News Anchor, Rufai Oseni has slammed the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, for asking President Bola Tinubu to stop the release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, documents on his alleged drug trafficking case. Speaking during Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ on Tuesday, Rufai questioned the role and morality of a […] Rufai slams Primate Ayodele…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Rufai Oseni reveals why FBI won’t release Tinubu’s alleged drug trafficking file",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/rufai-oseni-reveals-why-fbi-wont-release-tinubus-alleged-drug",
        "published": "2026-09-01T11:15:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}