{
  "id": 6585779,
  "title": "Court delays rights hearing for fake agency DG Adeyemi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/court-delays-rights-hearing-for-fake-agency-dg-adeyemi-6585779",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T12:43:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/court-delays-rights-hearing-for-fake-agency-dg-adeyemi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed a fundamental rights hearing for detained self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi. The court decided to return the case to its registry for reassignment after determining that the 72-hour period given to the respondents to present their arguments on why Adeyemi's remaining reliefs should be granted had not ended. This case emerged from an earlier court order instructing the respondents to respond to Adeyemi's application. Adeyemi's lawyer, Muhammad Abdulaziz, informed the court that all the respondents had been served with the necessary documents and that his client was prepared to continue with the proceedings. During the hearing, Justice Obiora Egwuatu raised concerns about the validity of the proof of service for the hearing notice and emphasized that the 72-hour period was still active. He urged the respondents to complete their task within the given timeframe. Following the judge's instructions, the case file was returned to the registry for reassignment, with the applicant set to return after the respondents' 72-hour period had elapsed and the matter was ready for hearing.",
  "summary": "A Federal High Court has delayed the fundamental rights hearing for Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged fake agency DG, due to an unexpired response period. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-delays-rights-hearing-for-fake-agency-dg-adeyemi/",
  "key_points": [
    "Federal High Court postpones hearing for Adeniyi Adeyemi",
    "72-hour period for respondent arguments not yet ended",
    "Case reassigned to registry for reassignment"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "PFIPC scandal: Judge refuses to hear Adeyemi’s rights enforcement suit, returns case file",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/pfipc-scandal-judge-refuses-to-hear-adeyemis-rights-enforcement-suit",
        "published": "2026-09-10T12:15:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Court delays rights hearing for fake agency DG Adeyemi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/court-delays-rights-hearing-for-fake-agency-dg-adeyemi",
        "published": "2026-09-10T12:28:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}