Tag: DSS

Alleged Tinubu Defamation: Plan by DSS to arraign Sowore stalls

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DSS to arraign Sowore

The planned arraignment of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of SaharaReporters online platform, on charges of defaming President Bola Tinubu stalled yesterday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The trial judge, Muhammad Umar postponed the case to October after it emerged that Sowore had not been served with the charges. The charges stemmed from Sowore’s posts on X and Facebook in August calling President Tinubu a criminal. Recall that earlier this month, the Nigerian government filed five counts of cybercrimes and defamation jointly against Sowore, Facebook and X. The government instituted the…

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DSS arrests 6 suspected bandits returning from Hajj at Kaduna airport

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DSS arrests

A major security operation at the Kaduna International Airport has resulted in the arrest of six suspected bandits, including 3 women, moments after their return from the holy pilgrimage to Makkah. A source who begged to remain anonymous said operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and other sister agencies moved swiftly in the early hours of yesterday morning, intercepted the suspects at approximately 3:40 a.m. as they disembarked from a flight bringing Nigerian pilgrims home from Saudi Arabia. The source also revealed that intelligence reports linked the 6…

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‘IPOB, ESN responsible for 200 security agents’ deaths in South-East’ – DSS

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DSS on IPOB ESN

A Department of State Services (DSS) official has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that between 170 and 200 security personnel have been killed in Nigeria’s South-East region due to the activities of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, (ESN). Testifying at the trial of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu on Wednesday, the DSS witness claimed the killings were carried out on Kanu’s directives, citing confessions from a key ESN member, Uzuoma Benjamin (alias “Onye Army”), who allegedly said they aimed…

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DSS boss donates Islamic school for orphans in Kaduna, names it after Tinubu

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DSS boss donates

The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has donated a state-of-the-art Islamic school for orphans and vulnerable children in Kaduna State, naming it the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Centre for Islamic Studies. The newly commissioned institution, located in the Ɗanbushiya community of the New Millennium City in Chikun local government area, was officially inaugurated on Saturday. The initiative, funded by Ajayi with support from friends and associates, aims to provide free Islamic and Western education to orphaned and indigent children in the area.

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DSS sues Pat Utomi over ‘shadow govt.’ creation

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DSS sues Pat Utomi

The Department of State Services, (DSS), has sued a former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, accusing him of attempting to illegally usurp President Bola Tinubu’s executive powers by setting up a ‘shadow government’ in the country. The DSS, in a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, prayed the court to declare the move as an attack on the constitution. In the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025, Utomi, the 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is sued as sole defendant. The security outfit, in the suit filed…

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Terrorism: “Nnamdi Kanu confirmed he ordered Tinubu, Wike to be killed” – DSS tells court

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DSS tells court

A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said the Biafra agitator confirmed making a broadcast in which he called for the killings of President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The witness said Kanu made a broadcast where he announced a ₦100 milion bounty for Wike’s head while calling for the burning of all Tinubu’s assets. The second prosecution witness disclosed this while being led in evidence by prosecuting…

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DSS arrests Mahdi Shehu over fake French military base video

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DSS arrests Mahdi Shehu

The Department of State Service, (DSS), has reportedly arrested Kaduna-based activist and political commentator, Mahdi Shehu, for alleged propagation of fake video of French military base in Nigeria. Shehu has been detained by the DSS following his arrest over the weekend due to allegations concerning a misleading video with potential national security ramifications. Recall that Niger Republic military junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, had last week accused Nigeria of harbouring French militants across bases located in Northern Nigeria. While the Federal government has ever since dismissed the claims, it was discovered…

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Just In! DSS, Police take over Kano Emir’s palace

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The Kano Emirs Palace, ?ofar Kudu, is under heavy security, as armed police and State Security Service (SSS) operatives block entry and exit. According to reports, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is reportedly scheduled to accompany the newly-appointed Wamban Kano, to his assigned post in Bichi Local Government Area. However, the Emir was barred from attending the royal ceremony. The palace in Bichi is also surrounded by armed officers. Unverified reports revealed that Emir Sanusi was also expected to speak on tax reform bills during an engagement with economists. Details to…

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Iredia, Lai Moh’d, DSS DG, EFCC Chair to speak at IPI Nigeria conference

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IPI Nigeria conference

Renowned media practitioner, Professor Tonnie Iredia will deliver a keynote address on: ‘Democracy, Media Freedom and the Imperative of Protecting Nigeria’s Civic Space, at the 2024 conference of the Nigeria Chapter of the International Press Institute, (IPI Nigeria). According to an issued statement yesterday by the IPIs Secretary, Ahmed I. Shekarau, the event will be held on December 11, at the Abuja Continental Hotel, (formerly Sheraton Hotel). The Institute will also hold its annual general conference, elect new leadership and host its members and supporters to a dinner on 12…

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Insecurity: Zamfara youths protest at DSS HQ over bandits attacks

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Zamfara youths protest

Scores of women and youths from Zamfara State, on Tuesday, protested at the headquarters of tge Department of Security Services (DSS) in Abuja against bandits activities in the State. The demonstrators, who arrived in about 12 buses at about 10.30 am, were however restricted by the operatives from getting close to the premises. The protest came one month after the Zamfara State chapter of the All-Progressives Congress, (APC) called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency to allow the fight against banditry to succeed. Armed with several…

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