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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
After the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on November 20, 2025, authorities moved him from the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility in Abuja to the Sokoto Correctional Centre. Consequently, Kanu will now serve his sentence in a more secure…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), until November 5 to defend himself in his terrorism case. Otherwise, he risks waiving his right to do so. Presiding Judge James Omotosho advised Kanu to seek help from a lawyer experienced in criminal law. He emphasized…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has fired 155 officers for misconduct, marking another major step in its ongoing internal reforms. In a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the DSS said the decision aims to clean up the Service and reinforce discipline among personnel. According to…
