{
  "id": 10998083,
  "title": "Court remands ‘fake’ PFIPC DG Adeniyi in prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/court-remands-fake-pfipc-dg-adeniyi-in-prison-10998083",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T17:50:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/court-remands-fake-pfipc-dg-adeniyi-in-prison/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja remanded Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged Director-General of the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, into custody. Adeyemi, 38, pleaded not guilty to eight counts of conspiracy, forgery, and impersonation. He was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Umar after the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice took over the case from the Nigeria Police Force. The prosecution, led by Rotimi Oyedepo SAN, argued that the court should accept the existing charge and proceed with the arraignment, citing Adeyemi's conduct prior to his arrest and arraignment. The defence, however, requested the court to consider his client's bail application, which had already been filed. The judge declined to hear the bail application due to the volume of cases on the court's docket. The trial and hearing of the bail application will continue on October 12, 2026.",
  "summary": "A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged DG of a purported presidential council, in Kuje prison over forgery and impersonati Read More: https://punchng.com/court-remands-fake-pfipc-dg-adeniyi-in-prison/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "DG of fake agency, Adeniyi arraigned in court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/dg-of-fake-agency-adeniyi-arraigned-in-court",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:24:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Court remands ‘fake’ PFIPC DG Adeniyi in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/court-remands-fake-pfipc-dg-adeniyi-in-prison",
        "published": "2026-09-30T17:28:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}