{
  "id": 5387843,
  "title": "Tinubu’s US record dispute is a civil matter — Presidency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/tinubus-us-record-dispute-is-a-civil-matter-presidency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:54:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/tinubus-us-record-dispute-is-a-civil-matter-presidency/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Tinubu is not facing a criminal case in the United States, stating that an ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit is a civil records-disclosure dispute. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, emphasized that the case, filed by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan, does not result in any findings of wrongdoing against Tinubu. The lawsuit, filed in 2022, has led to the removal of several US government agencies from the proceedings due to summary judgments granted by the court. However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration remain in the suit, having produced 399 pages of records, some of which have been redacted under exemptions provided by US law.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "US court case against Tinubu not criminal — Presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/us-court-case-against-tinubu-not-criminal-presidency",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:12:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Tinubu’s US record dispute is a civil matter — Presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/tinubus-us-record-dispute-is-a-civil-matter-presidency-5392402",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:42:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "US court case on Tinubu’s past forfeiture is civil, not criminal matter – Presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/us-court-case-on-tinubus-past-forfeiture-is-civil-not-criminal-matter",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:48:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Why Tinubu doesn’t want his US records released – Presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/why-tinubu-doesnt-want-his-us-records-released-presidency",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:59:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Presidency insists Tinubu is not facing criminal trial in US records case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/presidency-insists-tinubu-is-not-facing-criminal-trial-in-us-records",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:46:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}