The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commended the Nigerian Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), Kogi State vigilantes and other groups involved in the successful rescue of corps members abducted in Kogi State. The corps members were abducted on August 26 while travelling from the NYSC orientation camp in Bayelsa…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly directed its legal team to seek an adjournment of the alleged cybercrime case against African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 presidential election. According to a source familiar with the matter, the directive is intended to allow Sowore to participate fully in…
The Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) are reportedly investigating allegations that some senior officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may have engaged with foreign interests in ways considered capable of undermining Nigeria’s national security. A security source cited by Vanguard said the agencies intercepted communications involving some NFF officials and…
The Federal Government has directed vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts across Nigeria to dismiss any student found guilty of kidnapping or related criminal activities after due investigation. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, said tertiary institutions must strengthen internal intelligence systems and work closely with the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has re-arraigned five convicted members of the terrorist group Ansaru before the Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the killing of two teachers during the 2026 attack on schools in Oyo State. The defendants were brought before Justice Salim Ibrahim on fresh terrorism-related charges, despite having recently received life…
Former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd.), has rejected claims made by former Department of State Services (DSS) operative Dennis Amachree regarding the circumstances surrounding Abacha’s death. Speaking on the sidelines of the 3rd General Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference at Arewa House in Kaduna, Al-Mustapha described Amachree’s account as false and…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued the four remaining students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, who were abducted by bandits in Zamfara State. The students were rescued during an intelligence-led operation carried out without the payment of ransom. The DSS also arrested one suspected kidnapper, while other members of the…
The Federal Government has arraigned three suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The suspects—Abdulrazak Umar (also known as Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (Abu Itisar)—were arraigned before the Federal High…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced plans to appeal the life sentences imposed on two senior commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group, arguing that the punishment does not adequately reflect the gravity of their crimes. The decision follows Monday’s judgment by the Federal High Court in Abuja, where Justice Emeka Nwite sentenced Mahmud…
The Federal Government has arraigned three suspected kidnappers before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The defendants—Abdulrazak Umar (also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (also known as Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (also known as Abu Itisar)—were charged on a 10-count charge bordering on…
