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  "id": 5391450,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-09-03T18:48:52.000Z",
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  "summary": "For clarity, the matter is a civil records-disclosure dispute under the United States Freedom of Information Act. It is not a criminal case against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, nor has the court found him guilty of any criminal wrongdoing. The post US court case on Tinubu’s past forfeiture is civil, not criminal matter – Presidency appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "UPDATED: US court case on Tinubu’s past forfeiture is civil, not criminal matter – Presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/updated-us-court-case-on-tinubus-past-forfeiture-is-civil-not",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:48:52.000Z"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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."
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