The detained former governorship candidate of the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ladi Adebutu regained his freedom early Tuesday morning after being invited and quizzed by the Department of State Services. His release was confirmed by his media aide, Afolabi Orekoya during a phone conversation with Channels Television. Adebutu’s release followed confirmation…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Ogun State election, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, has reportedly been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS). He was detained on Monday, November 18, 2024. In a statement signed by the PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Arc. Kayode Adebayo, the party expressed concerns over the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the DSS Officials has Nabbed an Alleged Vote Buyer Caught With Two ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bags Containing Cash. He was arrested at St Stevens primary school ,Ijomu Akure the Ondo State Capital early saturday morning. Earlier, two Observer Groups in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship Election decried the massive subversion of…
The Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Tosin Ajayi, has removed Adegboyega Fasasi from his position as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Daily Nigerian reports that sources said Mr Fasasi’s removal was finalised over the weekend. He has been replaced by Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a deputy director…
A peace agreement has been reached between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and independent oil marketers, following a mediation led by the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi. The agreement will see NNPCL allow the loading of products to cover the N15 billion owed to the marketers. Chinedu…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released protesters who were arrested for their various roles in the #EndBadGovernance protests recently. A source within the Service authoritatively confirmed to The Nation on Sunday, September 22, that the director general of the State Security Service, on 19th September 2024, directed their immediate release. According to the…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested Omoyele Sowore, the 2019 and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, ACC following his return to Nigeria. The development comes after it was learnt in early September that the DSS had instructed airport security and immigration authorities to intercept and detain Sowore. The directive to…
The operatives of Department of State Security (DSS) and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have killed scores of bandits in Shiroro, Niger State. In a daring attack DSS assets in Bassa, Shiroro LGA, of Niger State, was repelled with devastating consequences as scores of bandits were killed earlier, today, Sept 11. According to Zagazola Makama, a…
More details have emerged on how pressure from Labour, civil society organisations and other bodies, both local and international, forced the government to release the NLC President, Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was arrested and detained by the DSS at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. He was en route to the United Kingdom, UK, where…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has clarified why its officers visited the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s Abuja office on Monday. The secret police, in a statement on its website on Tuesday, explained that contrary to reports that its officers raided SERAP’s office, the agents were detailed for routine investigation. The DSS insisted that…