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…
In a statement on Monday, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said Tinubu appointed Mohammed Mohammed as the new NIA boss while Adeola Ajayi has been appointed to lead the secret police. Ngelale said the fresh appointments followed the resignations of Ahmed Rufai of the NIA and Yusuf Bichi of the DSS. Tinubu had retained Bichi and…
His resignation was made known in a statement signed by the media aide to President Bola Tinubu, Ajuri Ngelale on Monday. Ngelale also announced the appointment of new Directors-General for the DSS and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), whose DG Ahmed Abubakar had earlier tendered his resignation to the President on Saturday. He served variously…
