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The Department of State Services ( DSS), has denied that five of its personnel aided Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to escape from his Umuahia home on Sept. 14, 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) reports that Kanu’s whereabouts was … Read more via...

The National Executive Council, NEC, of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo.... Read more via Daily Post Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2KwO6gc Get More Nigeria Metro News

The management of Osun State University, Osogbo on Monday shut down the ivory tower citing “notorious activities of some non-teaching members.” This was contained in a press statement signed by the Registrar of the University, Mr Gafar Adebayo Shittu, the copy … Read more via Naijaloaded |...

According to a report by Punch Metro, the Presidency has again taken on the opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday and accused one of its former Presidents of illegal removal of state governors. Though former President Olusegun Obasanjo was not mentioned, all the facts pointed to events...

Accreditation of delegates for voting for the rescheduled Ekiti State All Progressives Congress primary election has begun amid the heavy presence of security personnel. The number of armed policemen; operatives of the Department of State Services; Nigeria Security and … Read more via...

A combined troops of the Nigerian Army, the police and Department of State Security (DSS), have arrested a key Boko Haram suspect, known as Aminu Yaminu, nicknamed Tashaku, who is believed to be behind most of the recent attacks in Benue State. In a statement … Read more via The Sun News –...

The Kaduna state government has charged Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), to a high court in the state. El-Zakzaky was arrested in December 2015 after his followers and some soldiers clashed in Zaria, Kaduna state. Over 300 people were said to have been...

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Major General Babagana Munguno, on Thursday explained the invasion of the official residences of a former Director General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ayodele Oke, and former Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Ita...

The embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), has filed a fresh fundamental human rights enforcement suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja against the Department of State Services. The former NSA is demanding for his unconditional release. Click here to...

Scores of security men including officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) led by DCP Operations, Lagos State Police Command, Mr A. Mohammed, have invaded the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) office, Ikeja Branch. The siege followed a threat by the NBA led by its Chairman, Mr Adesina...

The Department of State Services, DSS, Tuesday arrested Lawal Mohammed (aka Buba) a major financier and armourer of the dreaded Basalube kidnap gang in Kogi state. The notorious gangster was arrested by a joint team of the service and the military on March 23, at Japama in Obajana Local...

THE Department of State Services (DSS) lacks the power to force the Abuja Bureau Chief of The Independent, Mr. Tony Ezimakor, to disclose the source of his information, activist-lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has said. Ezimakor was released from detention last night. Falana, in a statement issued in …...

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the continued detention of the Abuja Bureau Chief of The Independent Newspapers, Mr. Tony Ezimakor by the Department of State Security (DSS). Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC Director, in a statement on Sunday said the development was capable of...

DSS detains Daily Independent’s Abuja Bureau Chief, Tony Ezimakora Authorities of the Department of State Services (DSS) have detained Independent Newspapers’ Abuja Bureau Chief, Tony Ezimakor. Ezimakor was invited and detained on Wednesday, February 28, at the DSS Headquarters in Abuja at about...

Simput Dafup, a 32 year old activist arrested three weeks ago in Jos for converting Miss Nabila Sanda from Islam to Christianity, has narrated his experience while in custody of the Department of State Securities,DSS , saying it is unforgettable. Speaking to a crowd of Church leaders, family...

The Department of State Services (DSS) unsuccessfully attempted to arrest Reno Omokri, former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The US based Nigerian publisher, who confirmed the development said he had sent a consignment of the book, “Facts...

In a recent Twitter post, Sahara Reporters claim the Nigeria secret police (Department of State Services/DSS) is planning to clamp down on social media users over discussions about the health of president Buhari. If true, this is probably the most ill advise move any government can take in the...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has listed some of the successes recorded during its operations in 2017 with support from sister agencies. The agency in a statement signed by a DSS spokesperson, Tony Opuiyo on Monday noted that the capturing of notorious kidnap kingpin, Terwase...

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday said joint operations with sister agencies targeted at kidnappers, terrorists and other high profile criminals across the country, have yielded results. This is contained in a statement by its spokesman, Tony Opuiyo, and made available to newsmen...

Kannywood actress, Rabi Ismail who escaped from prison about six years ago after being sentenced to death, has been recaptured. The actress, now 46 years old, escaped mysteriously from custody in Hadejia Prisons, Jigawa State, on December 16, 2011 without breaking walls or digging tunnels...