dss

The Ministry for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, which supervises chairmen of the 27 local government areas in Borno State, has described the arrest of the Chairman of Mafa council, Shettima Lawan Mafa, as a “a very worrisome twist”. Mafa was at the weekend arrested for his alleged...

Chairman of the senate committee on the Judiciary, Senator David Umaru has explained how Ibrahim Magu could be considered for chairmanship of EFCC. He said that Magu’s confirmation has not been discussed at plenary. Umaru said in Minna on Monday that “the issue of Magu was never voted on...

The Senate yesterday refused to confirm Ibrahim Magu as substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, upon a security report by the Department of State Services, DSS. In a 14 paragraph DSS report the Acting EFCC Chair was nailed with several allegations. Below...

The Senate yesterday refused to confirm Ibrahim Magu as substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, upon a security report by the Department of State Services, DSS. Vanguard gathered that the 14 paragraph DSS report signed by Folashade Bello for the Director-...

Shi'ites in Yola, Adamawa state this morning staged a peaceful protest where they demanded the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. They called on the Federal government to obey the December 2nd court order from the Federal High Court in Abuja for the unconditional release of the leader...

Former member of the Presidential Investigative Committee on Arms Procurement, Muhammed Umar, who was indicted for corruption and imprisoned in June, has been released from prison by the DSS. The retired air commodore, was arrested on the orders of the president after allegations of money...

The Department of State Services (DSS) have raided two major Bureau de Change markets in Lagos and Abuja in a fresh attempt to end speculation in the foreign exchange transaction at the parallel market, Daily Trust gathered. Market sources said that the DSS have earlier directed the officials...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is extending the war against corruption in the judicial arm to the bar. It has invited eight Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) for interrogation over alleged payments into judges’ accounts. This is coming three weeks after the Department...

The Senate has decided to probe the raid on the houses of some judges and their arrests by the Department of State Services. The Senate, which had earlier condemned the action, on Wednesday decided to invite the affected judges for further investigation into the matter. The judges are...

Adeniyi Ademola, justice of the federal high court, whom the Department of State Services (DSS) accused of corruption, has withdrawn from the trial of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA). Ademola announced his decision to withdraw from the trial before the court on Tuesday...

The Federal Government said, it has, since President Muhammadu Buhari's administration took office, been working on the safe release of the girls and following all the leads available. The Presidency said while it answering Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the release of the 21 Chibok Girls...

A source in the DSS, according to The Nation, has stated that the agency is waiting on the National Judicial Council, NJC, to suspend the judges who are currently being investigated for corruption before they are arraigned. “We are waiting for the action of the NJC. We expect the NJC to...

Two more senior Nigerian judges were yesterday arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), The Nation reports. Justices Bashir Sukola and Ladan Manir of the Kaduna State High Court, were reportedly taken to the DSS Headquarters in Abuja at about 8.30pm where they were...

It has emerged that the Office of the Attorney General of The Federation is prosecuting corrupt Nigerian judges with the DSS and not the EFCC because the later failed to investigate petitions submitted to it earlier. Reports said some human rights groups forwarded petitions to the Federal...

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday kicked against the raid and arrests of judges by the Department of State Service on allegations of corruption and bribery. The Senate condemned the act and manner of the raid by the SSS and mandated the Committee on Judiciary, human rights and legal matters to...

The country’s foremost intelligence agency, the Department of State Security (DSS), raided residents of some Supreme Court judges over the weekend in a way to sweep corruption scandal in the Nigeria's judicial system. The approach, which is currently a topic of discussion has generated much...

It seems there's more than meets the eye concerning the nationwide infamous crackdown on several Nigerian judges. A source in the DSS, according to a Premium Times report, has stated part of the reason why its operatives conducted a nationwide sting operation which saw several High Court judges...

The Department of State Security,DSS, has released all the judges it arrested days ago, Leadership reports. According to sources in the agency, all seven judges were released on self-recognition on Sunday. “They reported this morning (Monday) and they have all gone back home. They will be...

Justice Sylvester Ngwuta was among the seven judges arrested in different states across the country between Friday night and Saturday morning over alleged corrupt practices. The seven senior judges arrested were still in custody and would be arraigned in court any moment, A DSS official told...

Eight more senior judges are under investigation and will soon be arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) as part of its latest attempt to cleanse the judiciary of corruption, Daily Trust gathered yesterday. Seven judges were earlier arrested in different states across the country...