The British Government has said that it is closely monitoring political developments in Nigeria following reports of blockade of National Assembly entrance by officials of the Department of State Service (DSS). The British Government made this known in a statement from its High Commission in Abuja on Tuesday. Operatives of the DSS took over the […]
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The federal high court in Abuja has served a warrant of release of Sambo Dasuki on the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice. A federal high court had on July 2 granted Dasuki conditional bails which he perfected full today. According to PRNigeria, […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), from the custody of the Department of State Service. Delivering judgment in the suit filed by the ex-NSA in March this year, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu ruled that his detention since December 29, 2015, amounted to […]
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Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe has been granted an administrative bail after five days in DSS custody. The Special Adviser to Abaribe on Media, Mr Uche Awom, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Abaribe, who is the Chairman of the South East Senators Forum, was released at about 6.32 p.m. “Sen. […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Abuja decried the arrest of Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe by the Directorate of Security Services (DSS). In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the party expressed fears over the safety of the senator, who represents Abia North Senatorial District. It described the arrest as […]
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Marilyn Ogar, former spokeswoman of the Department of State Service (DSS), has filed a suit before the National Industrial Court, Abuja, challenging her compulsory retirement from service. Ogar was retired along 14 other officers in 2015, seven years before she was due for retirement. When the case came up for mention on Friday, the respondents’ […]
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The Senate has summoned all service chiefs; the Director General of the State Security Service, Lawan Daura; the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali; and the National security adviser, Babagana Monguno over the illegal possession of firearms by non-authorised Nigerians. The invitation was sequel to deliberations on a motion titled “proliferation of dangerous firearms in […]
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The Nigerian National Assembly complex is flooded with fully masked and heavily armed security officers from different agencies ranging from the Departmental State Service (DSS), Civil Defence, to Nigerian Police, among others. The officials could be seen parading the entire complex as movements were restricted. It is believed that the heavy security presence is linked […]
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The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, presented a cheque of N135 million to victims and family members of the Sept. 18, 2013 killings of some squatters in an uncompleted building in Apo, Abuja. It will be recalled that operatives of the Department of State Security Services, (DSS), allegedly acting on intelligence, raided the building […]
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Senator Representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the upper chamber, Dino Melaye, is currently in police custody. It was gathered that the senator drove to the office of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) in Abuja to submit himself on Tuesday morning. The senator had earlier said he will make himself available to the police. The […]
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