Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arraigned former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for allegedly intercepting the phone conversations of the telephone line of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. El-Rufai, who was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on...
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Plateau State Government has filed terrorism-related charges against five suspects over the March 2026 killings in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area, with four of them arraigned before the state High Court. The defendants—Isa Umar Ibrahim, Auwalu Abubakar (also known as Auwalu Dogo), Musa Abubakar Ibrahim (alias Yaroro),...
Plateau State government on Thursday arraigned four suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the April 2026 killings in Angwa Rukuba, Jos North LGA of the state. The matter was, however, adjourned till April 30. Justices Danladi Longden and Gegeliah Fwomyon, who presided over...
Few weeks after President Bola Tinubu visited Plateau State and promised justice for victims of serial attacks, the State Government on Friday filed charges against five suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the March 2026 killings of several persons in Angwa- Rukuba, Jos...
Federal government has filed a 13-count charge against seven persons linked to an alleged plot to forcefully overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, terrorize the citizens, and sack democratic governance. Six of the alleged coup plotters were nabbed by the Department of State Services (DSS). The seventh, former Governor Timpre...
The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has called for urgent and comprehensive reforms to Nigeria’s security architecture, with a strong push for the establishment of State Police, while emphasizing that justice, accountability, and societal orientation remain critical to achieving lasting peace. This was the thrust of discussions...
A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Friday how operatives Department of State Services (DSS) trailed and apprehended a man who sent several messages to some elite schools in Abuja, threatening to kill their students and teachers. An operative of the DSS, Michael Jego, told the court that...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed May 26 for the Department of State Services (DSS) to open its case of alleged terrorism against the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz. When the case was called, Akinlolu Kehinde...
At the risk of sounding jaded, intelligence, intel, typically refers to secret, security, or strategic data gathered about an enemy or a situation. It often implies actionable knowledge used for decision-making in security, business, or competitive contexts. This is the focus of this analysis. In the aftermath of the...
For politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, the past two weeks have seen him suffer what could easily pass as the two biggest setbacks since beginning his activism career in 1989, when he was admitted into the University of Lagos. Early warning signs of the “setbacks” began on March...
Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), has added another feather to the cap of the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS DG), Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, by adjudging him ‘Friend of The Media.’ The award, made known by the BON at the Nigeria Broadcasting Awards Night Wednesday in...
In a major crackdown on terrorism, the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment, while convicting 14 others with varying jail terms for terrorism-related offences. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered the judgment after the defendants pleaded guilty...
Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), and local volunteer forces on Tuesday successfully foiled what locals said would have been a large-scale attack by bandits on Bagna and Erena communities in Shiroro LGA of Niger state. Credible security sources disclosed that the...
By ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA – Armed bandits are reportedly planning coordinated retaliatory attacks across parts of Zamfara State following recent large-scale security operations that resulted in significant losses among their ranks, including the killing of a notorious kingpin’s son and several commanders. The planned reprisals are believed to be linked...
Jamiu Abdulmalik, the third defendant in the ongoing 2022 Owo church massacre trial has denied any knowledge of a fundamental human rights suit filed on his behalf by their lawyer, Abdullahi Mohammed. The denial emerged during cross examination by Counsel representing the Department of State Services at the Federal...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, against the Department of State Services (DSS), its Director-General, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, and Meta Platforms, Incorporated (formerly Facebook). Justice Mohammed Umar, in a judgment on Thursday, resolved the...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested 25-year-old Nafisa Usman for allegedly supplying ammunition to bandits operating across several states . Security sources revealed that Ms. Usman was nabbed at a major motor park in Kano, where she was caught with 200 rounds of newly acquired...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi at the DSS Headquarters in Abuja yesterday. A statement by the Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid said the meeting underscored the enduring partnership between...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday took former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, into custody shortly after proceedings at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, which fixed April 14 for ruling on his bail application. The court had earlier heard arguments from both prosecution and...
Kano State government has applauded the Department of State Services (DSS) for safely rescuing the abducted Administrative Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Hamza Durya The scribe was reportedly kidnapped a few days ago at his residence in Kibiya by gunmen who later demanded a...