Students under the aegis of a civil rights movement, Students Solidarity Group Against Fee Hike, have insisted that Nigerian students have constitutional rights to protest while alleging plans by the Department of State Services (DSS) to turn its protests planned against the fee hike by schools slated for Wednesday, 6 September, into an arena of violence, and a theatre of …

The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has uncovered plans by some elements in parts of the country to stage violent protests in order to “discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters”. In raising the alarm through a statement on Monday, the agency’s spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya said the DSS has identified the ring leaders …

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Obiora has been reportedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). According to a report, his arrest followed allegations of financial mismanagement under suspended CBN governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele Obiora is the Deputy Governor of the apex bank in charge of economic policy. His arrest comes on the heels …

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has struck out two separate fundamental rights enforcement suits by two siblings of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Department of State Services (DSS). The two brothers, George Emefiele and Okanta Emefiele, had separately approached the court, seeking …

The Federal Government has approved the deployment of an Air Force jet to assist the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) in beefing up security along the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. This followed an alert by the Department of State Service (DSS) of a possible attack by terrorists. Sources said yesterday that the jet deployment was one of the pre-emptive measures taken by …

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, fixed 15th August to hear an application by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, seeking to halt his trial by the Federal Government through the Department of State Services. The court will also hear an application by the DSS seeking to appeal the N20 million bail …

The President of, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said that apart from international pricing, extortion by security agencies, such as the Department of State Services (DSS), Police and arbitrary levies by government agencies were responsible for the recent increase in fuel price from N537 to N617. The National President of the association, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made the …

The Kogi State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ahmed Ododo has been interrogated by the Department of State Services on a petition against him by some members of the opposition political parties. In a statement on Saturday in Lokoja, the state capital, the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo confirmed that Ododo was invited by the DSS. …

The scuffle between officials of the Department of State Services, DSS, and Nigerian Prisons Services at the premises of the High Court is being probed by the security agency, its spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, said yesterday. Afunanya said the DSS did not authorise the operation, given its respect for the judiciary, describing the incident as unfortunate. Afunanya, who said in …

Despite the order by the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, the Department of State Services (DSS) has returned the suspended governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele to custody. The court had earlier granted bail to Emefiele after he pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge bordering on the alleged illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Justice …