DSS Denies Atiku’s Claim of Plot to Disrupt ADC Rally, Orders Probe
The DSS has denied Atiku Abubakar’s allegation that it planned to disrupt the ADC rally in Sokoto, while ordering an investigation into the claim.
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Tinubu Appoints Ex-DSS DG Yusuf Bichi as NISS Governing Board Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has appointed former DSS Director-General Yusuf Bichi as the new Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies.
Five Suspects Charged as DSS Cracks Imo NYSC Kidnap Case
The DSS has charged five suspects in an Owerri court after cracking the kidnapping ring responsible for abducting 20 prospective NYSC corps members along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway.
I’ve been cleared of allegations by Police, DSS, ICPC — Gbajabiamila
Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, says security and anti-graft agencies cleared him of wrongdoing. He made the claim at the 2026 Gbaja Mega Empowerment in Lagos on Saturday. Gbajabiamila spoke about the allegations that recently put his office under scrutiny. He also thanked people who supported him during the period. The…
DSS arraigns el-Rufai over alleged phone tapping of Ribadu
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned Nasir el-Rufai, former Kaduna state governor, over alleged unlawful interception of a phone conversation involving Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser. El-Rufai, also a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, was docked before a federal high court in Abuja on a five-count amended charge. He pleaded…
DSS Arrests Man Over Alleged Threat to Peter Obi After Edo Attack
The Department of State Services (DSS), arrested Udeme Monday Stephen, a 26-year-old teacher from Rivers State. Authorities detained him for allegedly claiming responsibility and issuing threats against Peter Obi after an attack in Benin City. The arrest occurred days after the February 24 incident. Stephen taught at Jessica High School in Eliozu. Attack Details Emerged…
El-Rufai Asks Court to Dismiss DSS Charges, Seeks N2B Compensation
Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss charges filed against him by the Department of State Services (DSS), describing them as incompetent and lacking merit. The DSS instituted the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026 against him. The court fixed February 25, 2026, for hearing before Justice Joyce…
DSS Arrests Two Suspected Sea Pirates in Bayelsa, Foils Oil Vessel Hijack
The Department of State Services captured two men in Yenagoa. Operatives acted on intelligence reports. The arrest prevented a potential disaster at sea. Details of the Arrest DSS agents apprehended Geoffrey Atizara and Divine Kelechi Unueze on Saturday. Atizara, 38, hailed from Aleibiri in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Unueze, 42, came from…
FG Dismisses Alert on Alleged Christmas Day Attacks
A humanitarian organisation, Equipping The Persecuted, has warned of what it called a plot to launch coordinated Christmas Day attacks across several northern communities. The group raised the alarm during a roundtable held in Washington DC, where its founder, Judd Saul, claimed terrorists were regrouping around Plateau, Nasarawa and Kaduna. Saul told the gathering that…
DSS Invites Baze University Founder Over Alleged Incitement
The Department of State Services (DSS) summoned Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, founder of Baze University, on Friday to question him about remarks considered by security authorities as inciting and potentially destabilizing Nigeria. Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, received the invitation in Abuja. Concerns Over Public Remarks A security source explained that authorities became increasingly…
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