2022 Owo Church bombing: Court okays protection Of witnesses
Fixes September 10 for defendants’ bail applicationJustice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja ruled in favor of protecting witnesses set […]
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Group lauds NSA for DSS’ capture of terrorist group leaders
A group, Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly(NEYGA) has praised the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu for finally confirming weeks of speculation on the […]
SSS’ strategic victory against terrorism, by Rekpene Bassey
In a rare moment of good news in Nigeria’s long war against extremism, the Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of Abubakar […]
FG arraigns five over 2022 attack on Owo Catholic Church
*Court remands defendants in DSS’ custody, adjourns till August 19 for trial The Federal Government on Monday arraigned five men before a Federal High Court […]
HURIWA lauds DSS DG over human rights reforms
*Urges institutionalisation of human rights desk nationwide The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed rare and profound commendation for the Director-General of […]
DSS releases three detainees wrongfully accused of belonging to IPOB/ESN
*20 other cases under review The Department of State Services on Tuesday released three persons detained on the suspicion of belonging to the outlawed Indigenous […]
Army, DSS-backed hybrid forces kill 45 bandits in Niger
Troops of the Nigerian Army and hybrid forces, backed by intelligence support from the Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday evening in Iburu village, […]
Gunmen ambush FMC Owerri Director’s convoy in Imo, kill escort officer
By: Zagazola Makama Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), on Saturday ambushed […]
Group condemns Amnesty International, says body encourages fake news to destabilize Nigeria
BY HAJARA USMAN A Northern socio-cultural group, Northern Ethnic Youths Group Assembly (NEYGA) has chided Amnesty International (AI) for taking a position which the group […]
Amnesty International must stop defending dangerous falsehoods in the name of free speech
By Zagazola Makama Once again, Amnesty International has taken a predictable but deeply troubling stance, this time, condemning the lawful detention of a social media […]
Court remands Tik Toker over false Tinubu death
A Chief magistrate court Friday in Abujaremanded, at the Keffi Correctional Centre, a social media influencer, Ghali Isma’il, who posted online videos purporting that President […]
Catholic community lauds DSS, Army for rescuing Rev. Fr., others kidnapped by B/Haram, 32 others rescued in Zamfara
Catholic Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese, John Bakeni, has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerisn Army for successfully rescuing Reverend Father Alphonsus […]
Again, DSS DG releases 12 suspects, pays compensation, shows commitment to human rights
Two months after paying N20 million as compensation to a Jos-based businessman mistakenly shot during a 2016 operation, Director General of the Department of State […]
DSS role unclear as Zamfara Civilian Protection Guard decimated Turji, over 100 others
Details have emerged on how members of the Zamfara Civilian Protection Guards on Monday night launched a surprise offensive against hundreds of suspected bandits believed […]
CIMICO lauds DSS for nabbing suspected gunrunners, kidnappers, recovering weapons
A civil society organization (CSO) Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMICO), has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for arresting several suspected gunrunners, kidnappers, and for recovering […]