Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has opened up on the July 1, 2021 midnight invasion of his Ibadan residence by security operatives, including the Department of State Services (DSS), reports the Nigerian Tribune. Speaking during a visit to the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, at his…
An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Shehu Aliyu Patangi has been arrested in Kaduna State over alleged vote-buying. Patangi was arrested at about 3.30 am on Saturday by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS). It was gathered that the suspect was arrested with over N25.9 million…
Troops of the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in a coordinated operation have rescued one Engineer Joshua Saleh, a lecturer at Taraba State University, who had been kidnapped since July 31. Saleh was abducted along the Chinkai–Kente–Wukari Road in Wukari Local Government Area, an area notorious for criminal activity….
An operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) attached to the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), has been shot dead after armed terrorists ambushed the convoy of Dr. Kingsley Achigbu along the Okigwe-Umuna axis of the Owerri-Okigwe highway. According to a reliable family source who spoke with…
The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested a businessman, Ajah Johnson Uchenna, and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, along with their two daughters – Stella Uchenna and Ngozi Uchenna – as well as their family friend, Okoro Elijah, have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a major drug…
By Steve Osuji I DIDN’T KNOW I WAS ATTENDING A SECURITY BRIEFING: The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), held her Biennial National Convention in Enugu from June 26th – 29th, 2025. The theme of the occasion was, Building A Secure And Cohesive Nigeria: The Role of Dialogue, Inclusion and The Media. The Keynote speaker was…
Danladi, detained since 2021 The Department of State Services (DSS) has formally filed terrorism charges against Ntari Hassan Danladi while accusing him of being a member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This comes after keeping him in detention without trial since May 6, 2021. Danladi, native of Taraba state, who served as…
The future of young bright graduate of Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) is in serious jeopardy. Jamiu Bashola, who graduated with 4.41 CGPA, was allegedly detained after the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) declared his admission fake during NYSC verification. His case has drawn wide public attention following reports…
Seyi Tinubu, Atiku Isah Factional president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Atiku Abubakar Isah, was Tuesday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja. He is facing charges of impersonation and public incitement. Isah was dragged to court by the Department of State Services (DSS) after spending weeks in the custody of…
The Department of State Services (DSS) wrote to Moses Gara, commander of operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), about planned attacks on communities in Benue and Nasarawa states in May, according to a leaked memo. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) launched operation Whirl Wind Stroke in Benue in 2018. The operation comprises the military, police, and DSS.On June…
