Department of State Services

Nigerian pastor, Tomi Sylvester Arayomi and his wife have been arrested by personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) during the early hours of today, Friday, April 7. Prophet Tomi Arayomi, head of the Restoring Isaachers…

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, September 13 gave the Department of State Services (DSS) permission to further detain the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnap negotiator, Mr. Tukur Mamu, for 60 days. The detention order,…

Executive Director of International Press Centre (IPC), Lanre Arogundade, has been released by operatives of Department of State Services (DSS) following his detention at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Arogundade was…

Justice Binta Nyako of Federal High Court in Abuja has given an order to Department of State Services (DSS) to allow Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to change his clothes. Previously, Nyako had directed the DSS…

Maxwell Opara, a member of the legal team representing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has sued Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged violation of his rights. According to suit marked…

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reacted to the claims made by Department of State Services (DSS) that he had an armoury stored in his Ibadan residence that was raided on Thursday, July 1. His…

Department of State Services has arrested eight prime suspects linked to the rape and murder of Olajide Blessing, a 300-level agricultural science of University of Ilorin, Kwara state. It would recalled that on June 1, Blessing was found…

Department of State Services has on Friday announced that it has invited Kaduna-based cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi for questioning. “Sheikh Gumi was invited by the Service,” the service’s spokesman, Peter Afunaya, said, Channels Television…

Ahmad Abdul, an Islamic artist who was detained for releasing a song tagged blasphemous, has been released by Department of State Services (DSS). The artist was detained for publishing the uncensored song “Barhama Gwaska,” which was…

Department of State Services (DSS) has warned individuals including influential personalities, religious and past leaders against making making inciting utterances that threatens the peace and sovereignty of the country. Public Relations…

Department of State Services (DSS) has on Monday night released former Ganduje’s media aide, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, two days after he was arrested for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari and calling for his resignation. According to…

Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, former media aide to Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, is in its custody. According to TheCable, Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, disclosed this in a…

Department of State Services (DSS) has denied arresting Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, media aide to Kano Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, over his comments against President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress party. Salihu…

Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports that it attempted to arrest Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, in Oyo State on Friday afternoon, February 26. Public Relations Officer of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, debunked the report in…

Department of State Services (DSS) has on Monday warned people in some parts of the country to be wary of plans to incite religious violence in those areas. The agency made this known in a statement by its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya,…