Embattled former chairman of the appropriation committee of the house of representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Tuesday alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) saved him from the plot of kidnap by Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives. The lawmaker gave credit to his lawyers, who had to come to his aid by […]
Continue ReadingMr. Femi Falana (SAN), has called for investigation and prosecution of federal lawmakers involved in the padding of the 2016 budget, but said the Department of State Service does not have the moral and legal rights to carry out the probe. The Human rights lawyer made his position known in a statement on Sunday, stating that […]
Continue ReadingIn furtherance to ongoing tactical operations to degrade the capabilities and hide-outs of criminal gangs/ syndicates across the Federation, this Service wish to apprise the general public of recent successful progress recorded so far in the drive.2. On 21st July, 2016, one Jones ABIRI aka General Akotebe DARIKORO was arrested by this Service in Yenagoa, […]
Continue ReadingJustice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday berated the Department of State Security (DSS) for flouting an order of the court to remand a defendant in prison.Mr. Dimgba had ordered that a retired Air Commodore, Umar Mohammed, who was arraigned before him on Thursday, be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the […]
Continue ReadingThe new militia group responsible destruction of oil installations, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), has said the Department of State Services (DSS) did not arrest any of its members.Recall that in a statement on Friday, the DSS said it foiled an attack being plotted by the group and arrested two of its members. “In a bid […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of State Services (DSS) says it has arrested some suspected Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militants. The DSS said this in a statement on Friday. The ‘Avengers’ are the militant group responsible for recent attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta. According to the secret police, one Selky Torughedi, a suspected member of […]
Continue ReadingThe former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach of trust brought against him by the Federal Government in the course of his official duties. Dasuki who had been granted bails in three different high courts were […]
Continue ReadingSecurity Operatives at the presidential villa on Monday, barred Ben Murray Bruce, a Senator, representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, from exchanging pleasantries with President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Bruce, who joined his colleagues to a dinner to mark the 2016 democracy day, he had attempted to greet the president like a senator did, but the […]
Continue ReadingThe outspoken governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has called on the national assembly to be conscious of a “new threat to the constitution”, saying President Muhammadu Buhari is trying to compel him to seek clearance from the Department of State Services (DSS) before travelling abroad. The governor who said he is a leading opposition […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a recruiter for the Islamic State (IS) in Kano state. The DSS also disclosed that it had apprehended some hackers who had concluded plans to compromise the treasury-single-account system domiciled at the office of the accountant general of the federation. “In line with the service statutory mandate […]
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