{
  "id": 5050089,
  "title": "US: FBI records show Tinubu not 90 years – Omokri replies Atiku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/us-fbi-records-show-tinubu-not-90-years-omokri-replies-atiku",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:24:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/02/us-fbi-records-show-tinubu-not-90-years-omokri-replies-atiku/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has refuted claims that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old. Omokri revealed that records from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have cleared doubts about Tinubu's age. The Nigerian government received a letter from the FBI via the US Embassy in Lagos, confirming Tinubu's birthdate as March 29, 1952. Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), had previously claimed evidence suggesting Tinubu's age as 90. He intended to present this evidence in court. However, Omokri dismissed Atiku's claim, stating that he had received the FBI document himself. Omokri claimed that the FBI records, which had been checked by the Nigerian government, showed no criminal arrest records, warrants, or arrests for Bola Tinubu. This vindication of Tinubu's age destroys any attempt to claim he is 90 years old.",
  "summary": "The Nigerian Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has disclosed that records from the United States, US, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, cleared suspicions that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old. Omokri disclosed that a letter from the FBI, sent via the US Embassy in Lagos and addressed to the Nigerian government, revealed that Tinubu […] US: FBI records show Tinubu not 90 years…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Court postpones Atiku’s suit challenging Tinubu eligibility to Sept 28",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/court-postpones-atikus-suit-challenging-tinubu-eligibility-to-sept-28",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:45:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}