{
  "id": 5323335,
  "title": "Karl Von Batten: Atiku battling Tinubu locally, internationally – Aide on lobbyist’s appointment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/karl-von-batten-atiku-battling-tinubu-locally-internationally-aide-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:51:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/03/karl-von-batten-atiku-battling-tinubu-locally-internationally-aide-on-lobbyists-appointment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Demola Olarewaju, a senior political aide to the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, stated on Thursday that the former vice president is engaged in a battle with President Bola Tinubu both domestically and internationally. Olarewaju predicted that this rivalry will culminate in Atiku's victory over Tinubu in the 2027 election.\n\nThe controversy erupted following the announcement by the United States President, Donald Trump, that Atiku's American lobbyist, Karl Von Batten, had been appointed as a White House presidential commissioner. The news was shared by Von Batten-Montague-York L.C., Batten's firm, via a post on the social media platform X.\n\nAtiku had previously engaged Batten's Washington-based lobbying firm in March 2026 for a 12-month retainer amounting to $1.2 million. However, Olarewaju dismissed the news with a sense of foreboding, stating in a subsequent X post, \"Not an enjoyable news for the desperate APC presidential horde who spent $9m to lobby the US into endorsing Tinubu for another failed tenure only to meet Atiku in front.\"\n\nOlarewaju emphasized the rivalry between Atiku and Tinubu both within Nigeria and on the international stage, asserting that Atiku will emerge victorious in the 2027 election. He urged the public to vote wisely for Atiku in the forthcoming polls, using the hashtag #VoteWiselyForAA27.",
  "summary": "The Senior Political Assistant to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Demola Olarewaju, on Thursday said the former vice president is battling President Bola Tinubu both domestically and internationally. Olarewaju said the battle will end with Atiku defeating Tinubu in 2027. He was reacting to a report that the United States, US, […] Karl Von Batten:…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Alleged drug trafficking: Tinubu forged US Embassy letter – Lobbying firm alleges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/alleged-drug-trafficking-tinubu-forged-us-embassy-letter-lobbying",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:12:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Drug case: Your insults can’t bury the American record, Atiku tells Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/drug-case-your-insults-cant-bury-the-american-record-atiku-tells",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:06:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}