The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly arrested a medical doctor accused of transporting medical supplies from Sokoto State to kidnappers operating in parts of Kwara State. According to a statement issued by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, the doctor was intercepted in the Jebba area after intelligence linked him to…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed 115 personnel as part of its ongoing internal reforms aimed at strengthening professionalism and accountability within the agency. In a notice published on Tuesday, the secret police cautioned members of the public against conducting any official business with the dismissed officers, warning that they no longer represent…
Human rights activist and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, was re-arrested by the Nigeria Police Force shortly after his appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday. Sowore, along with Prince Emmanuel Kanu—brother to detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu—and several others, had earlier been granted bail of ₦500,000 each, with conditions including two sureties residing in…
Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections, has filed two fundamental rights lawsuits at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (Facebook), and X Corp (formerly Twitter). In a statement released Tuesday and signed by his lawyer, Tope Temokun, Sowore…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count criminal charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC). In a notable move, X Corp (formerly Twitter) and Meta Inc. (owners of Facebook) have also been listed as co-defendants in the case. The…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has given activist Omoyele Sowore a one-week ultimatum to retract a social media post it described as false, malicious, and inciting against President Bola Tinubu. In a letter dated September 7, the DSS accused Sowore of calling Tinubu a “criminal” in his August 26 post on X (formerly Twitter),…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a formal request to X Corp. (formerly Twitter), calling for the immediate removal of a tweet posted by Nigerian activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore. The agency claims the post disparages President Bola Tinubu and poses a threat to national security. On August 25, Sowore, through his verified…
Two suspects, Haruna Adamu and Muhammad Abdullahi from Awe LGA, Nasarawa State, were arraigned on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. They are facing a four-count charge related to the June 13, 2025, killings in Abinsi and Yelewata villages, Guma LGA of Benue State. The charges allege that the duo committed the crimes…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted into evidence a report by the Department of State Services (DSS) that allegedly links the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to the killing of 186 police officers and the destruction of 164 police stations during the #EndSARS protests. Justice James Omotoso…
Twenty suspects have been arrested for hacking the 2025 computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force have arrested several suspects in Abuja, believed to be members of a cybercrime syndicate targeting examination bodies. The syndicate, reportedly comprising…
