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Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu prepares for his visit to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah and pray for Nigeria ahead of the 2027 election.

Africa, PoliticsOctober 29, 2026

President Tinubu to ‘pray for Nigeria’ during Saudi Arabia trip

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu addresses supporters at a Kaduna rally as he launches his campaign for a second presidential term.

Africa, PoliticsOctober 25, 2026

Nigeria’s Tinubu defends policies as he launches re-election bid

Rescue teams work in a swampy area of Igbokoda, Ondo State, following a Nigerian Air Force plane crash.

AfricaOctober 7, 2026

Nigeria plane crash recovery operation faces difficulties

Nine-Year-Old Survivor Recounts Niger Detention

Africa, Crime, Top StoriesSeptember 29, 2026

Niger State Detention Survivor Alleges 37 Miners Were Ignored

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has moved to block a request for further documents pertaining to him in a US federal court case. His lawyers have argued that the information pertains to his personal life before he became a politician and is protected by USA’s privacy laws. In their August 28, 2026, filing, Tinubu’s attorneys requested the court to deny Aaron Greenspan’s motion for summary judgment and to direct the FBI and DEA to continue withholding the records. The President sought to intervene in the case regarding the records of federal authorities over the Freedom of Information Act. Recently, Greenspan has been asking for documents related to the FBI and other US agencies’ investigations into President Tinubu that happened in the early 90s. Tinubu’s lawyers have argued that the information sought pertained to “records of a private individual,” and not the “functional records” of the US government. They further claimed that most of it was exempt from disclosure by the Freedom of Information Act’s exemption 7(C) which covers “law enforcement” files. They added that the Privacy Act also applied to the documents, and the President had an interest in maintaining the confidentiality of documents about his life before he became a politician. The Court ordered in 2025 for the FBI and DEA to look for any non-exempt materials for the FOIA. It is yet to determine the truth of the allegations made against Tinubu years ago. The current case therefore revolves around which documents the Government can legally release to the public and which ones it can keep secret.

Africa, Top StoriesSeptember 28, 2026

Tinubu Asks US Court to Keep FBI, DEA Records Private

Africa, CrimeSeptember 21, 2026

Surviving Nigerian miners recount ordeal in detention after 37 deaths

Africa, CrimeSeptember 19, 2026

Nigeria probes deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody

Africa, CrimeAugust 6, 2026

Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees

Africa, Politics, Top StoriesJuly 24, 2026

Nigeria Approves Recruitment of 28,000 Soldiers to Strengthen Security

Africa, worldJuly 22, 2026

Nigeria, Germany Strengthen Trade and Investment Partnership

Africa, CrimeJuly 15, 2026

Head of fake Nigerian government agency arrested after weeks on the run

Africa, CrimeJuly 8, 2026

Nigeria orders probe into fake agency that nearly got $944,000 in state funds

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