DSS
17 Oct 2023
Ondo secretariat of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was, in the early hours of yesterday, barricaded by security operatives in the state to forestall planned protests by some members of the party against the continued absence of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu from the state.
17 Oct 2023
Former medical student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Dr. Oluwole Daini, has declared that any attempt to prevent the execution of the unanimously signed, stamped and returned withdrawal by consent process in the appeal marked CA/A/702/2013, and dated December 24, 2020 shall constitute an act of treasonable felony. According to him, any such infraction…
16 Oct 2023
The secretariat of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) was in the early hours of Monday barricaded by security operatives in the state over the move by members of the party to protest the continued absence of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu from the state. The security agencies comprising the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Department of State…
16 Oct 2023
Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) in conjunction with Patriotic Defenders of National Institutions has called for investigation into one Isa Yahaya Mohammed, who represented the Department of State Security (DSS), at Enugu governorship election petition tribunal. According to the groups, Mohammed has been alleged as someone who is no longer associated with the…
12 Oct 2023
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, convicted two pipeline vandals; Clement Ododomu and Tiwei Monday, for conspiracy and murder of seven officers of Department of State Security (DSS), at Ishawo Creek of Ikorodu area on September 14, 2015.
9 Oct 2023
Two Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Coalition for Peace In Nigeria (COPIN) and Iconoclast Media Platform, have commended the Department of State Services (DSS) leadership over the establishment of a new directorate.
6 Oct 2023
The Department of State Services (DSS) has helped the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to effect the arrest of erstwhile lecturer of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, who was accused of sexual harassments.
5 Oct 2023
The ICPC has sought the collaboration of the Department of State Services (DSS) on the University of Calabar (UNICAL) sex scandal involving Professor Cyril Ndifon, the erstwhile Dean of Faculty of Law of the institution.
5 Oct 2023
The continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, by the Department of State Services (DSS), has understandably remained controversial. While there are divergences of perspectives on this subject...
2 Oct 2023
Hope of early release of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, might not be in sight as Federal Government, yesterday, distanced itself from a N50b non-prosecution plea bargain with the embattled apex bank boss.
30 Sep 2023
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Mallam Ibrahim Musa, the IMN spokesman and a close associate of Ibraheem El-zakzaky after he was arrested and detained.
28 Sep 2023
.Family, IMN call for journalist’s release Oficial of Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the spokesman for Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), known as Shiites, Ibrahim Musa, with his family and associates demanding his immediate release. Musa, who is the Editor-in-chief of Almizan Newspaper, was reportedly whisked away, yesterday, by the DSS at Mallam…
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