•Tinubu The federal government has concluded the vetting of persons nominated to fill diplomatic roles in its 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates globally. Multiple sources with knowledge of the process told our correspondent that the relevant agencies had completed security and background checks on each nominee, ...
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail to three Lagos State House of Assembly staff members accused of assaulting Department of State Services (DSS) officers. Justice Daniel Osiagor set bail at N3 million each, requiring a Level 16 civil servant as surety, reports Vanguard. The DSS did not oppose the bail application, and […]
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Lagos State Chapter, has strongly condemned the detention of three Lagos State House of Assembly staff members by the Department of State Security Services (DSS). The detained staff, including two Sergeants-at-Arms officers and a public affairs officer, were arrested on February 17, 2025,...
•Incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu The Department of State Services (DSS) today finally granted access to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, following mounting pressure from his family and legal team. Kanu’s lead lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, had earlier raised the alarm that both his legal representa...
•DSS operatives The Department of State Services (DSS) has threatened legal action against Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television for allegedly broadcasting false and malicious reports about its involvement in the recent crisis at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The DSS claims the stations misrepresented its actions dur...
•Lagos Assembly A group under the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Progressives Alliance, has accused the Lagos State House of Assembly of stage-managing the alleged Monday invasion of the assembly by officers of the officers of the Department of State Security Services. The group in a statement today claimed yesterday’s event was stage-man...
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have condemned the invasion of the Assembly complex by operatives of the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police today, describing it as a “rape of democracy, an aberration, and a national embarrassment.” During a plenary session attended by 36 lawmakers, the legislators demanded an expl...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken custody of the Lagos State House of Assembly complex following the alleged illegal removal of Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa as Speaker of the House. The secret police were present at the assembly premises, reports The Guardian. For over one hour, the Speaker, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, was not allowed [&h...
Men of the Department of State Security, DSS, and Nigeria Police, in the early hours of today, stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly, sealing up the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy and clerk of the house. As of 10 am, armed security personnel have taken over the premises at Alausa, Ikeja, […]
•General Ishola Williams (retd.) Former commandant of Army Signals, commander of Training and Doctrine, and Chief of Defence Training and Planning, General Ishola Williams (retd.), speaks on the upsurge in banditry and terror attacks in Nigeria, their attendant consequences and solutions, reports Sunday PUNCH. Excerpts: Nigeria is witnessing a...
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