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DSS Closes Case Against El-Rufai as Ex-Kaduna Governor Files No-Case Defence

June 23, (THEWILL) — The Department of State Services (DSS) has closed its case against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the ongoing alleged wiretapping trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja, paving the way for...

Sowore Opts for Self-Representation, Seeks Judge’s Recusal in DSS Cyberbullying Trial

June 5 (THEWILL) — Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, on Friday informed the Federal High Court in Abuja of his decision to represent himself in the ongoing alleged cyberbullying case instituted against him by the Department of State...

DSS Joins Probe as INEC Rules Out External Breach in CVR Database

June 02, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission has ruled out any external cyber intrusion into its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database, insisting that preliminary forensic reviews show no hacking incident or breach of its ICT infrastructure. However, the...

Ndibe Wasn’t Arrested – DSS Insists, Reveals Author Had Been On Watchlist Since 2013

June 02, (THEWILL) — The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied arresting or detaining renowned Nigerian author and public intellectual, Prof. Okey Ndibe, insisting that his recent stop at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, was part...

DSS Unmasks Gun Suppliers Behind Papiri School Abduction, Arrests Foreign Arms Dealer, Others

June 1 (THEWILL) — The Department of State Services (DSS) has uncovered a major arms trafficking network linked to the November 2025 mass abduction at St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, arresting five suspected gun suppliers, including...

DSS Seeks Death Penalty For Defendants As Court Reserves Judgement In Owo Church Attack Trial

May 26 (THEWILL) — A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, reserved judgement in the terrorism trial of five men accused of involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, which claimed the...

Fresh Controversy Trails El-Rufai Trial As DSS Alleges Judicial Intimidation Campaign

May 19, (THEWILL) — Fresh controversy surrounded the ongoing trial of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, after the Department of State Services (DSS) accused members of his family of allegedly orchestrating a media campaign to undermine...

El-Rufai’s Family Accuses DSS of Intimidation, Demands Return to ICPC

May 18, (THEWILL) — The detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, took a dramatic turn on Monday as members of his family accused officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) of intimidation, disregard for court orders,...

UPDATED: Court Grants El-Rufai ₦100m Bail, Orders Monthly DSS Reporting

May 18, (THEWILL) — A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million, with one surety in like sum, while ordering him to report monthly to...

DSS: SERAP to Appeal N100m Defamation Ruling

May 05, (THEWILL) — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has intensified its legal pushback against officials of the Department of State Services (DSS), formally rejecting Federal Capital Territory High Court judgment and initiating an appeal process...
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