18/08/2026
BREAKING!!!
President Bola Tinubu's Planned Trip To The USA For The 2026 United Nations General Assembly May Be Officially Cancelled; An International Arrest Warrant May Be In Full Effect; As USA Federal Court Gives President Donald J. Trump's Appointed Attorney-General August 21, 2026, Deadline To Release The APC 2027 Presidential Candidate's Alleged Drug Trafficking Records In Full To The General Public, Or...
Emerging report reaching "Atiku Is For The People" global movement, on Tuesday, indicates that a United States of America, USA, Federal Court has ordered President Donald J. Trump's appointed Attorney-General to release all documents relating to the drug-trafficking allegations against Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, setting a final deadline of August 21, 2026.
The directive was issued by a USA District Judge, Beryl Howell, after the USA Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, requested more time to comply with the Court orders directing the release of the records held by the Department of Justice, DOJ, FBI and DEA.
The development was first publicised in a tweet by a Senior Government Advisor and Consultant, in Washington DC, Dr. Karl Von Batten.
According to Dr. Batten: "President -appointed U.S. Attorney, the amazing and no-nonsense Jeanine Pirro (), has initiated action in Federal Court, to comply with the orders concerning the release of , , and records relating to drug-trafficking allegations against Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ()."
Pirro had asked the Court for an additional 10 days to produce the documents, but Judge Howell granted only four days.
"We deeply appreciate U.S. Attorney and the DOJ’s renewed motivation to release these documents, and we agree with Judge Howell. This case has been pending for three years. The time to release the drug-trafficking files is now", Dr. Batten added on X.
In her ruling, Judge Howell noted that the matter has been in the Court for more than three years, adding that, any further delay was not justified. The new deadline gives the US Attorney’s Office until August 21, to make the records public.
The case has drawn wide attention in Nigeria and abroad, because it touches on the long-standing allegations that have followed President Tinubu, since his time in the United States. The documents being sought are expected to include investigative files and correspondence from the DOJ, FBI and DEA.
Dr. Batten linked the Court’s latest action to the current USA administration’s stance on Nigeria, stating: "As President has indicated, our shared interests with , do not mean supporting an alleged drug trafficker."
The August 21, 2026, deadline, now puts pressure on the US Attorney’s Office to release information that could become a major issue in Nigeria's politics, especially ahead of the 2027
Comr Bashir Kwama