Family-Run Drug Cartel Busted in Lagos as NDLEA, DSS Seize Over 500kg of Skunk
In a significant clampdown on drug trafficking, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a family-run drug cartel in Lagos State, arresting five suspects and confiscating…
DSS Denies Role in 2021 Arrest and Repatriation of Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied involvement in the controversial 2021 arrest and repatriation of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya. The agency insisted its operations are strictly limited to Nigeria’s borders. This revelation…
DSS Arrests Edo Activist, Five Others Over Planned Rally for Burkina Faso’s Leader Ibrahim Traoré
Operatives of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) have detained Comrade Kola Edokpayi, a Marxist activist and leader of the Talakawa Parliament, in Benin City, Edo State. His arrest is tied to a planned Pan-African solidarity rally in support of…
DSS Witness Denies Finding Any Instrument of Terrorism on Nnamdi Kanu
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), continued on Friday before Justice James Omotosho at the Federal High Court, Abuja. This session focused on the cross-examination of a key witness, who stated that no…
DSS, Police Seal Lagos Assembly Speaker’s Office Amid Obasa’s Legal Battle
In the early hours of Monday, operatives from the Department of State Security (DSS) and Nigeria Police sealed the offices of Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mojisola Meranda, her deputy, and the house clerk. By 10 a.m., armed security officers had…
Troops and DSS Intercept Arms Cache Bound for Terrorists in Zamfara
Troops of the 1 Brigade, Operation FANSAN YANMA, alongside operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), between January 26 and 27 intercepted a cache of weapons intended for terrorist groups in Zamfara State. The operation was based on credible…
DSS Unveils Shocking Connection Between NSCDC Officials and Kidnapping, Banditry in Oyo State
A Department of State Services (DSS) officer, Mr. Stephen Okolo, has revealed how advanced technology facilitated the arrest of three Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officials and an unlicensed arms dealer allegedly involved in…
President Tinubu Appoints Folashade Adekaiyaoja as DSS Deputy Director General in Historic Move
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Folashade Arinola Adekaiyaoja as Deputy Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS). This marks the first time a President has approved such an appointment, aiming to enhance the…
DSS Arrests Blogger for Posting Fake Recruitment Notice
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a man accused of cloning the agency’s website to post a fraudulent recruitment notice. The suspect, 32-year-old Sylvester Victor Augustus, is from Abak Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom…
Petroleum Marketers Meet DSS Over Fuel Price, Availability
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) is set to meet with the Department of State Services (DSS) on October 9, 2024. The meeting’s purpose is to discuss the price and availability of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol),…