International
US Appoints Presidential Delegation To Attend Tinubu’s Inauguration

The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has appointed a delegation on his behalf to attend the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu next Monday, led by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge.
The White House made this known on Monday in an official statement titled ‘President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu’.
The statement reads:
“President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29, 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria,” the White House said.
The members of the Presidential Delegation include Chargé d’Affaires, A.I., U.S. Embassy Abuja, Mr. David Greene; United States Representative (D), California, Sydney Kamlager-Dove; and Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce, Marisa Lago.
The delegation also includes Commander of U.S. Africa Command, General Michael E. Langley; Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Enoh T. Ebong; and Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Mary Catherine Phee.
Others are Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council, Judd Devermont; and Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development, Monde Muyangwa.
International
BREAKING: FG gives foreigners with expired visas 3 months to leave Nigeria

The Nigerian government has given foreigners with expired visa three months to vacate the country.
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, announced this in a statement released on Friday, May 2, 2025.
In the statement signed by Akinsola Akinlabi, Public Relations Officer, the Nigeria Immigration Service warned that overstaying now attracts daily fines of “$15, plus bans of up to five years or permanent blacklisting” starting from September 2025.
“A 3-month grace period allows foreigners with expired visas to exit Nigeria without penalty, ending August 1st, 2025,” the statement added.
Also, the statement announced the introduction of a mandatory online landing card for inbound foreigners and exit card for outbound travelers — both accessible at lecard.immigration.gov.ng.
Crime
FBI, DEA seek 90-day extension to release Tinubu’s records

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration have requested a 90-day extension from a United States District Court to produce documents relating to an alleged drug investigation involving President Bola Tinubu dating back to the 1990s.
The request was submitted on Thursday in a joint status report filed with the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
The case stems from a series of Freedom of Information Act requests by an American legal transparency advocate and founder of the platform PlainSite, Aaron Greenspan.
Greenspan is seeking the release of records connected to a Chicago-based drug ring and has named Tinubu along with three other individuals: Lee Andrew Edwards, Mueez Abegboyega Akande, and Abiodun Agbele.
The court, presided over by Judge Beryl Howell, had earlier ordered the FBI and DEA to provide a status update on the search and release of non-exempt documents by May 2, 2025.
However, in the latest filing, both agencies said they needed more time to complete their searches.
The report reads, “Aaron Greenspan (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the only remaining defendants in this case, respectfully submit the following joint status report proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings, pursuant to the Court’s Order of April 8, 2025 (ECF No. 47).
“Pursuant to the court’s order, the defendants, FBI and DEA must search for and produce non-exempt records responsive to the plaintiff’s FOIA requests (FBI Requests Nos. 1588244-000 and 1593615- 000, and DEA Request Nos. 22-00892-F and 24-00201-F).
“The FBI and DEA have initiated their searches for responsive, non-exempt, reasonably segregable portions of records requested by the plaintiff and anticipate completing their searches in ninety days.
”Greenspan opposed the delay, arguing that the agencies had already delayed the process for years and that some documents had already been identified.He proposed a much shorter deadline.
“Given the years-long delay already caused by the defendants and the fact that many responsive documents have already been identified, the plaintiff proposes that the FBI and DEA complete their searches and productions by next week, or, at the very least, produce unredacted versions of the already-identified documents by next week, with the remainder completed in 14 days.
The defendants provide no rationale for why their search for documents should take 90 days.
“The FBI and DEA have initiated their searches for responsive, non-exempt, reasonably segregable portions of records requested by the plaintiff and anticipate completing their searches in ninety days,” Greenspan said.
The FOIA requests, filed between 2022 and 2023, sought records from multiple federal agencies.
Initially, the FBI and DEA issued “Glomar responses,” refusing to confirm or deny the existence of relevant records.
The court later deemed this response inappropriate, ordering the agencies to proceed with full or partial disclosures where applicable.
Greenspan is also seeking reimbursement of $440.22 in filing and mailing costs.
The two sides remain at odds over when the next joint status report should be filed.
While the agencies proposed July 31, Greenspan urged the court to set the deadline for May 31, 2025.
“The plaintiff intends to request reimbursement for his costs: the filing fee of $402.00 and $38.22 for certified mail postage, totalling $440.22.
“The defendants propose that the parties submit a joint status report on or before July 31, 2025 to update the Court on the case status following the agencies’ search for responsive, non-exempt, reasonably segregable records requested by the plaintiff.
The plaintiff proposes that they submit a joint status report on or before May 31, 2025,” the report added.
International
Canada’s Election Results
Carney’s Liberals are leading in 168 seats but would need 172 for a majority.

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is expected to win enough seats in the House of Commons to form a government in Canada.
However, they are still short of the majority they wanted.
Carney is set to remain prime minister, having only assumed the role in early March following Justin Trudeau’s resignation.
His main rival, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, is projected to have lost his own seat as has Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP).
Carney’s Liberals are leading in 168 seats but would need 172 for a majority.
The Conservatives are set to remain in opposition as the second-largest party and are leading in 144 seats, with 99% of polls having reported results.
Bloc Québécois is leading in 23 seats and only runs candidates in the province of Quebec.
The NDP is leading in seven seats and the Green Party in one.
(BBC)
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