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2 Feb
The Northern unity forum (NUF) have tasked the Directorate of State Security Services (DSS) to beam their searchlights on those behind the alleged attempt to blackmail the chief of staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila. The group in a communiqué at the end of a two-day retreat held in Kaduna, noted that they were…
12 Jan
The Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked reports that its operatives recently arrested any official of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
8 Jan
An FCT High Court sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi has declared the arrest and detention of former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, as illegal and a clear violation of his human right. In a judgement delivered on Monday, January 8, 2024, Justice Adeniyi also restrained the Federal Government, Attorney-General of the Federation…
8 Jan
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned a fresh N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until March 4 for hearing.
2 Jan
The Federal Government has announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republics. In a statement on Tuesday signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, the government lamented that "some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable methods to get…
20 Dec
Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has called on concerned authorities to release Lagos-based online publisher, Precious Eze, who was seized last week by men that identified themselves as ‘members of a special police taskforce from Abuja’.
19 Dec
A former intelligence analyst with the Department of State Services (DSS) and America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Osemeka Jim-Oscar Segun Ikemefuna, has called for the appointment of individuals with proven capacity to help the country overcome security challenges
17 Dec
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Sunday, called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, to urgently investigate the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over alleged complicity…
11 Dec
Operatives of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) in Asaba, Delta State, have raided the palace of the Asagba of Awai and arrested High Chief, Obi Nduka Elunor, over alleged illegal possession of firearms.
11 Dec
Crisis is brewing at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ejigbo satellite depot, following an alleged plan by a factional group to impose a caretaker committee on the tanker drivers union.
7 Dec
There was mild drama on Thursday at the venue of the House of Representatives public hearing on a petition brought against the EFCC, the DSS, and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), by a civil society organisation, Justice Centre, over an alleged failed attempt by EFCC officials to abduct Godwin Emefiele from the custody of the…
5 Dec
The House of Representatives has summoned the director-general of the State Security Service (SSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, over a supposedly failed attempt by security agents to forcefully remove the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of Nigeria Correctional Centre in Kuje, Abuja, in defiance to a subsisting…
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
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Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta with the Italian side reaching the semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
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The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Thursday, declared its readiness for reconciliation with former members who have expressed a desire to rejoin the party. NNPP also debunked the claims made by some expelled individuals who announced the suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for attending the NNPP national convention. The Acting…
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In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
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Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya has completed one full day in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest Chess marathon in Times Square, United States. Onakoya is attempting to break the longest chess marathon which currently stands at 56 hours,nine minute and 37 seconds. The record was achieved by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur…
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The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
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Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…
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Landmark Group said the Lagos State government is yet to consult it on the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction and beach sand filling. Landmark made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday and said the issue of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road passing through Landmark Beach remains a topic of wide-reaching discourse. The Group said it wants…
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada, has expressed concern about the high number of weapons in unauthorized hands in Nigeria.
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has secured an exparte injunction restraining further action on his purported suspension as member of the party. In an exparte motion granted by Federal high Court in Kano, Wednesday, Justice A. U Liman ordered the purported suspension of Ganduje as member of the…