The Department of State Security Services (DSS) in Sokoto State has charged journalists to focus more on solution-oriented and developmental journalism as part of efforts to address security challenges in the state. During a courtesy visit by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sokoto State Council, the DSS Director in the state, Mr Fatai Olawuwo stressed the importance of thorough …

Deputy Senate President (DSP) Barau Jibrin will soon distribute motorcycles to policemen and personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) working in the Kano North Senatorial Zone. The announcement was made from the office of his special assistant on media and publicity, Shitu Madaki Kunchi made available to newsmen yesterday. “This is announcing to the general public that as …

Precious Eze, owner of Precious Blog, the popular writer, blogger and content producer, was reportedly arrested at his Lagos residence by a Special Force from Abuja on Tuesday, 12th December at 1:24 am, according to his cousin who lives with him. He is said to have been whisked away from his Lagos base to Abuja, and held incommunicado. The operation …

The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, on Saturday, said the service will soon commence the production of Unmanned Area Vehicles, AK-47s, and other weapons that would be used by the service. Bichi said this is to reduce the heavy reliance on foreign countries for weapons and the huge resources for the procurement of such weapons. …

The Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Department of State Services (DSS), Peter Afunanya, has denied the allegation that the Director General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, looted a subsidy grant meant for the employees of the agency. Afunanya, who noted that no such grant had been allocated to the agency, promised that it would be disbursed to the …

The military high command on Friday said troops in collaboration with the operatives of the Department of State Services arrested the leader of Islamic State for West African Province terrorist group in North Central and North West zones. Although the military did not identify the terrorist leader, it said he was in custody. A statement on Friday, the Director of …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), on Monday, warned the Department of State Services (DSS) to be careful with the handling of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. IPoB said the DSS’s decision to deny its leader access to visitors was suspicious. It said the secret police’s claim of denying Kanu access to visitors due to last Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election …

The Department of State Service (DSS), yesterday, invited the Chairman of Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mr Afolabi Odulate, and two others for questioning over the recent bloody cult clashes in the Sagamu area of the state, where 20 persons were killed. Other persons invited for interrogation by the secret Police, according to a reliable source, included the …

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 …