Nigerian ambassador-designate to Mexico Reno Omokri says an alleged U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) record contradicts claims that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old. In the accounts reported, Omokri refers to a letter said to have been sent to the Nigerian government through the U.S. Embassy in Lagos.
Omokri says the document responds to an inquiry and includes a birth date of March 29, 1952. He presents this as evidence that undermines age allegations raised by African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate Atiku Abubakar, who has said he has material to support the 90-year claim and may present it in court.
The outlets frame Omokri’s disclosure as a direct response to Atiku’s challenge. While both stories describe the same core allegation—that FBI records list Tinubu’s date of birth as March 29, 1952—they differ slightly in emphasis: one focuses on the “clearing” of suspicions, while the other highlights confirmation of the 1952 birth date and quotes the negative result of a record check for criminal arrests or warrants. Neither outlet provides independent verification of the document beyond Omokri’s claims.
