A Justice of the Federal High Court, Adeniyi Ademola, occused of corruption by the Department of State Services (DSS) has withdrawn from the trial of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA).Justice Ademola made the announcement of his withdrawal on Tuesday, citing allegations of corruption levelled against him by the DSS, as the reason for […]
Continue ReadingProfessor Itse Sagay (SAN), a constitutional lawyer, has said there is no law preventing the arrest of judges nor is there any immunity enjoyed by members of the judiciary.In a statement released on Tuesday, Sagay, the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) noted that the country’s once-revered judiciary has now degenerated into […]
Continue ReadingAs reported by The Nation, detectives found a Rolls Royce in the fleet of about 15 cars of one of the seven judges under investigation by the Department of State Services (DSS).The judge was said to have hired a notable construction firm to build his palatial home and imported furniture from Brazil, Argentina and Spain. A […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of State Security Services (DSS), has released all the judges arrested during overnight raid on residences of judicial officers in different parts of the country between Friday and early Saturday morning.It was gathered that the judges were released on self-recognition on Sunday night, but were asked to report back on Monday morning. According […]
Continue ReadingAs the media is taken over the arrest of some judges for corruption by the DSS, the Presidency has assured that the President reserves his highest respect for the judiciary as the third arm of government.Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on media and publicity, said the President will not do anything to […]
Continue ReadingThe Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his “good offices and leadership to urgently instruct the Department of State Service, DSS, to immediately and unconditionally release all the judges arrested by them and to ask the DSS to end continuing intimidation and […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that it raided the homes of some judges across the country over allegations of corruption, unholy acts and misconduct levelled against them.Addressing a news conference at the DSS headquarters in Abuja on Saturday, Garba Abdullahi, an agent of the service, said the secret police had been monitoring […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of State Services ( DSS) said it had arrested Samuel Asuquo, the suspected kidnapper of three Australian nationals working with Lafarge cement company.This is contained in a statement by Mr Tony Opuiyo, an official of the service in Abuja on Sunday. Opuiyo said the suspect was arrested by operatives of the service in […]
Continue ReadingIn furtherance to ongoing tactical and counter-terrorism operations to degrade the capabilities of criminal gangs/syndicates in their hide-outs across the Federation, the Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to apprise the general public of recent successes recorded. 2. Following threat messages against some members of the Diplomatic Corps in Abuja and Lagos, this Service responded […]
Continue ReadingThe office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), in an audit of explosive magazines and quarries in the Niger Delta region discovered the diversion of weapons for illegal use, leading to the arrest of five security operatives.Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday. “Let me also use this […]
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