{
  "id": 11067313,
  "title": "Court remands ‘fake’ agency DG in Kuje Prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/court-remands-fake-agency-dg-in-kuje-prison",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:42:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/court-remands-fake-agency-dg-in-kuje-prison/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, in Kuje Correctional Centre after he pleaded not guilty to eight charges of conspiracy, forgery, and impersonation. The court hearing was conducted following the takeover of the case by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), who directed the Ministry of Justice to take over the prosecution from the police. The prosecution, led by Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), argued that Adeyemi's conduct prior to his arrest warranted remand in custody, while his defense counsel, Genesis Francis, sought to consider the bail application filed by his client. Justice Umar, however, declined to hear the bail application, citing the volume of cases on the court's docket, and ordered Adeyemi's remand in custody until October 12, 2026, for further proceedings.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Court remands ‘fake’ agency DG in Kuje Prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/court-remands-fake-agency-dg-in-kuje-prison-11068007",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:46:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}