President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation into how an alleged fictitious government agency was established within the presidency with about $950,000 allocated in the 2026 budget, according to gdelt. Abuja also accused Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew of forging government documents to establish the purported agency, according to gdelt.

The presidency said the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) was never established by the Nigerian government, had no legal basis or presidential approval, and was operated by Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who presented himself as its director‑general using forged documents, according to gdelt. The agency reportedly obtained office space in Abuja, opened bank accounts, and held meetings with government officials and foreign representatives before the case emerged, according to gdelt.

Chief of staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, threatened to institute a ₦10 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi over allegations linking him to murder, bribery, abuse of office and other criminal conduct, according to primetimes.com.ng. Adeyemi held a press conference on June 25 during which he accused the presidential aide of demanding a share of the alleged take‑off grant of the PFIPC, receiving money through proxies, abusing his office and participating in a criminal cover‑up, and described Gbajabiamila as “a murderer” and “an assassin,” according to primetimes.com.ng. In a letter dated July 6 2026, signed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Kemi Pinheiro on behalf of Pinheiro LP, Gbajabiamila’s legal team described the allegations as false, malicious and highly defamatory, and maintained that the accusations were deliberately crafted to portray the chief of staff as corrupt, dishonest, criminally culpable and unfit to occupy public office, according to primetimes.com.ng.