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The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of three workers of the State House of Assembly for allegedly ass@ulting officials of the Department of State Services (DSS).    On Tuesday, February 25, Justice Daniel Osiagor directed that Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Adetu Adekunle, and Fatimoh Adetola be held in custody pending their arraignment on Wednesday, February 26.   The …

A day after publicly proposing to his new boo, Nigerian singer 2Baba has been declared missing by his family. On February 14, 2025, the family, through their solicitors, posted their petition of intervention from the Department of State Services, seeking their assistance in tracing the veteran singer. The petition read in part, “We are writing to urgently seek your assistance …

The Idibia family has requested the intervention of the DSS to “locate” Mr Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface or Tubaba.  According to the Idibia family, Tuface is missing.  They claim he left home in his lounge wear on Februry 10, without his body guard, and they assumed he was simply taking a walk and would return shortly.  However, they …

The deputy director at the Department of State Services (DSS), Patrick Ikenweiwe, says first-class graduates in Nigerian Universities should be forced to join the secret agency.   Ikenweiwe suggested this while speaking at the 2025 distinguished personality lecture organised by the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Kwara state today February 13.   Ikenweiwe who represented Adeola …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has confirmed that lawmakers detained by the State Security Service (SSS), also known as the DSS, have been released following hours of interrogation related to the ongoing speakership crisis.   Stephen Ogundipe, Chairman of the Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Information, disclosed the development on Thursday, January 30. Earlier in the day, lawmakers Lanre …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Folashade Arinola Adekaiyaoja as Deputy Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), marking the first such presidential approval in the history of the service. The decision has been widely commended by both serving and retired DSS officers, who view it as a move to restore professionalism and efficiency within …

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to release Bello Bodejo, the detained president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore. The ruling was made by Mohammed Zubairu, the presiding judge, following an ex parte motion filed by Bodejo’s counsel, Reuben Atabo.   Bodejo, who was arrested on December 9, was detained …

Officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected vote-buyer during the Ondo governorship election. The suspect was apprehended with two bags of money believed to be intended for bribing voters.    The arrest took place at Ward 4, Polling Unit 007, outside St. Stephen’s Primary School in Akure, Ondo State, around 9 am on election day. …

A former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has disclosed that the insurgent group Lakurawa, which has recently gained notoriety for attacks in Nigeria’s North-West, has existed for years.   Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Ejiofor refuted claims that the group is new, tracing its roots to Niger Republic and Mali. This comes after the …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a summons for Adeola Ajayi, Director-General of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS), to appear before the court to explain why he should not face imprisonment for contempt.    The summons, signed by the court registrar, mandates Ajayi’s appearance, directing him to “show cause why an order for your committal should not …