Alleged drug trafficking: Tinubu trying so hard to keep record hidden
- Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked a U.S. federal court to block the release of American law enforcement records related to historical investigations involving him, citing privacy rights.
- Transparency activist Aaron Greenspan filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking FBI and DEA records from the early 1990s concerning Tinubu.
- In April 2025, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the FBI and DEA must process non-exempt records related to Greenspan's requests but did not rule on any criminal allegations against Tinubu.
- The court will decide whether the FBI and DEA can keep certain redactions or if more records about Tinubu's historical investigations must be made public.
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Tinubu Files Case In US Court To Block Release Of Alleged Drug Trafficking Record
The records are being sought by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan, who filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against several US government agencies seeking documents relating to investigations involving Tinubu. The post Tinubu Files Case In US Court To Block Release Of Alleged Drug Trafficking Record — Lawyer appeared first on Channels Television.
Alleged drug trafficking: Tinubu trying so hard to keep record hidden
A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has said that Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is fighting hard to keep records of his alleged drug trafficking hidden. In a post on its verified X handle on Saturday, the firm said President Tinubu had pleaded with the court not to order the Department of Justice, […] Alleged drug trafficking: Tinubu trying so hard to keep record hidden – US firm
Tinubu Urges US Court To Block Release Of His Records, Citing Privacy Rights
President Bola Tinubu has asked a US court to stop the release of documents connected to past investigations involving him. Tinubu argued that the records contain information protected by privacy laws. He joined the case as an intervenor and made the request in a filing submitted on Friday to the US District Court for the […]
Nigerian President Asks U.S. Court to Block Drug[?] – Axadle
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is asking a U.S. federal court to prevent the release of records held by American law enforcement agencies concerning historical investigations involving him, according to court filings and his attorneys. Tinubu’s lawyers — Christopher W. Carmichael, Victor P. Henderson and Oluwole O. Afolabi — said the documents should either remain […]
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