A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has called on the international community not to be distracted by what it described as a smear campaign involving a drug trafficking allegation linked to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. According to the Daily Post, the firm made the appeal in a statement posted on its verified X handle on Tuesday, urging the world not to fall for the alleged distraction surrounding the claims against the Nigerian leader.

Former Minister of Aviation and ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticised Karl Ikemefuna Von Batten and his United States-based lobbying and public relations firm, Von Batten-Montague-York LC, over their activities relating to President Bola Tinubu. In a statement posted on his X handle on Tuesday, Fani-Kayode accused Von Batten and the firm of circulating material he described as "hogwash", saying his email and social media had been flooded with it. The firm is reportedly working for Atiku.

An opinion piece published by Nigeria's PM News criticises what it describes as a politics of character assassination, arguing that political ambition should not eclipse the national interest. The author notes that President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar were once political allies who cooperated in the past, recalling that Tinubu publicly appealed to Atiku in 2022 to reciprocate support Tinubu had given Atiku's 2007 presidential bid. The piece questions whether personal rivalry should dominate Nigeria's politics.

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu to initiate an independent investigation into the alleged scandal involving the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), according to Ripples Nigeria.

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu, stating that his government has become synonymous with scandal. This remark was made in the context of ongoing political discourse in Nigeria, highlighting tensions between the two leaders.

Primate Ayodele has claimed that the United States government is preparing to use numerous documents against Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, suggesting that this could lead to frustration for Tinubu. The specifics of the documents or the context of their use were not detailed in the report.