Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has alleged that there is a plan to set him up again and to kill him. Senator Melaye tweeted this shortly after the policeman attached to him were disarmed and withdrawn. The officers were taken away after Sadiq Bello, police commissioner in the federal capital territory (FCT), […]
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Some Heavily armed policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have laid siege to the Maitama residence of Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district. Melaye had earlier tweeted about the incident, saying over 30 armed security personnel have surrounded his residence. In the morning, he was detained at the Abuja […]
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A high court sitting in Abuja has granted Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, an interim order restraining the police, Department of Sate Service (DSS) and other law enforcement bodies from arresting him. Omo-Agege had on Wednesday, allegedly stormed the senate with unidentified persons who made away with the mace. The act caused chaos in […]
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The senate has summoned Ibrhaim Idris, the inspector-general of police; and Lawan Daura, the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the theft of the senate mace. The mace was stolen on Wednesday by some thugs who invaded the red chambers. It has since been recovered and returned to the national assembly. Speaking at plenary on […]
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Combined Operatives of Operation Lafiya Dole and the Department of State Service (DSS) conducting Counter Terrorism Operations in North Eastern Nigeria have arrested a Boko Haram terrorist who specializes in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) for the terrorists group. Adamu Hassan aka Baale was nabbed by the operatives at Kaltungo in Gombe State during a […]
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Scores of security men including officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) and officers from the Lagos state police command invaded the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) office, Ikeja branch on Thursday. The siege followed a threat by the NBA to call out members on a protest tomorrow to coincide with President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit […]
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In furtherance of tactical operations to stem activities of criminal elements across States of the Federation, the Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the general public that it has, within the last ten (10) days in the month of March 2018, apprehended the following key members of kidnapping, gunrunning and armed banditry syndicates […]
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The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said no fewer than six federal agencies are helping the examination body to recover its money allegedly stolen by some of its officials. The agencies, according to Oloyede, are the police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Nigeria Security and Civil […]
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Kassim Afegbua, the spokesman for former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, has recorded his his experience over the last one week in chronological order. Mr. Afegbua’s ordeal started last Sunday when he released a statement on behalf of Mr. Babangida about the state of the nation. In the statement, Mr. Babangida expressed his misgivings about President […]
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Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), make his first public appearance in over two years. El-Zakzaky, who is in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), spoke with journalists on Saturday in Abuja. “I am getting better, thanks to all your prayers,” said the Shi’ites leader who wore a […]
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