The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the prompt release of two journalists, Ruth Marcus and Keshia Jang of Jay 101.9 FM, Jos, Plateau State, who were recently arrested while on duty. The journalists were reportedly detained after posting a video on social media showing a confrontation…
The Department of the State Services, DSS, has awarded a N10 million compensation to an Abuja-based woman, Mrs. Chineze Ozoadibe, found to have been wrongfully arrested and detained by a sister security agency on allegations of involvement in illegal oil bunkering. The woman was held in the DSS detention facility some months back. Director General…
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of pro-democracy campaigner and publisher, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore and two others on cybercrime charges to October 27. Their scheduled arraignment was stalled due to the inability of the federal government to serve the charge sheet on the defendants….
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore; X Incorp (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) Incorp would be arraigned on Tuesday before a Federal High Court in Abuja over Sowore’s alleged false claim against the person of Present Bola Tinubu by referring to him as a criminal. Sowore and others are to be…
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A former presidential candidate and an activist, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted to the decision by the Department of State Services, DSS, to drag him to court. The DSS on Tuesday instituted a five-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against social media platforms X, Meta (parent company of Facebook), and Sowore. The charges,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count criminal charge against presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, and two social media companies, X Corp and Meta Incorporation, before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The charges followed Sowore’s refusal to delete alleged false and inciting posts about President Bola…
Following the intervention of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dangote Refinery and MRS Oil have fully implemented their agreement with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), restoring union stickers on tankers as directed in the earlier Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that on Friday, both oil firms and…
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has disclosed a private WhatsApp exchange with presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, who urged him to delete a social media post describing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a “criminal.” The former presidential candidate in the 2019 and 2023 elections disclosed this on Tuesday through his social media accounts. Sowore said Onanuga…
Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate has been invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his recent X post on President Bola Tinubu. The DSS in a letter dated September 7, described Sowore’s post as false and malicious. The letter signed by Uwem Davies on behalf of the…