Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has said that the Department of State Services (DSS) lacks the constitutional power to investigate and prosecute the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said in a statement on Sunday that Emefiele should be transferred to the custody of the Economic and Financial …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele is now in its custody. A statement via the agency’s Twitter handle on Saturday read: “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is now in its …

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos, immediately. A statement by Tunde Rahman reads: “President Bola Tinubu has directed the Department of State Security Service to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos. “The …

The spokesman of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dr Peter Afunanya has alleged that some persons are weighing various options, which include foisting interim government on the country after obtaining frivolous court injunctions to forestall the inauguration of new executive administrations and legislative houses at the federal and state levels. Afunanya said that such persons were also considering sponsoring …

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has intercepted criminal suspects at various locations in the country. Among them are members of a six-member gang who were held at Gegu Beki, along the Lokoja-Abuja Road in Kogi State. The gang members are a retired Colonel, AU Suleiman;  a lawyer,  M.K Aminu;  Kabir Abdullahi, Isah Umar, Kadir Echi, and Adama …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has once more sounded the alarm about potential plots to stir up trouble in the nation. But, it issued a strong warning against instigating remarks and hate speech directed at the current administration and all elected officials. In a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Dr Peter Afunanya, the DSS urged politicians to refrain …

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised concern over the invitation of its Director of New Media, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode by the Police while he was being investigated by the Department of State Services (DSS). Fani-Kayode was a guest of the DSS on Monday in respect of what its Public Relations Officer, Dr Peter Afunanya …

Two hundred and seventy filling stations have been shut down for their involvement in diverse infractions such as hoarding, and selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) above-approved price, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). This is as the Federal Government announced the deployment of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on tankers transporting petrol …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested some members of an organised syndicate allegedly selling the new Naira notes in parts of the country. The DSS did not however disclose the names and locations of the suspects. In a statement on Monday, it said that some commercial bank officials were aiding and abetting the act. The statement, signed by …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it would remove the former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Doyin Okupe, from its watchlist following his arrest by the Department of State Security Service at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday. Okupe was detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) on …