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Man sues Buhari’s daughter, MTN, DSS for illegal detention over SIM card

January 14, 2020Bode DoluLeave a Comment

A trader, Anthony Okolie, who was arrested by the Department of State Services and detained for 10 weeks, has sued the DSS for N500m. Okolie, in a suit filed before the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, by his lawyer, Tope Akinyode, also demanded N500m from Hanan Buhari, the daughter of the President, Major […]

EFCC, ICPC, DSS, others, restrained from investigating Saraki

May 15, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other agencies involved in the probe of Senate President Bukola Saraki over corruption allegations. Saraki on Friday filed two separate fundamental rights enforcement suits before the court to challenge the decision of the EFCC to seize his houses. Ruling […]

Threat of arrest: Fani-Kayode, Odumakin drag EFCC, DSS, Police to Court

January 18, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Ex-Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, and the spokesman of Pan-Yoruba group Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin have jointly dragged the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPS) to a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in pursuit of the enforcement of their fundamental […]

DSS rescues female U.S. citizen from purported lover in Lagos

November 27, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

An American citizen, Ms Tawanda Lynn Jackson, has been rescued in Lagos by the Department of State Services (DSS). Tawanda was reportedly held hostage in Lagos by one Mathew Adedoyin, her acquaintance whom she met on the social media. The suspect was paraded along with his purported accomplice on Monday by the Director of DSS, […]

Oshiomhole speaks over arrest by DSS

November 10, 2018Bode Dolu1 Comment

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole has denied that he was arrested, detained and granted administrative bail by the Department of State Services (DSS), after nine hours of interrogation. Speaking with editors in Lagos, Oshiomhole insisted that he saw DSS once and had conversation with them. He said, “It was […]

IGP submits report of probe of DSS siege of NASS to Osinbajo (See Interim Report)

August 10, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has submitted his report about the Tuesday’s DSS siege at the National Assembly to the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Daily Post reports that it obtained a copy of it on Thursday night. The report stated the obvious about the sacked Director General of the Department of […]