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Court Orders 48 Persons to Submit Themselves to DSS Within 45 Days Over Alleged Fraudulent Activities and Receipt of Proceeds of Crime

July 13, (THEWILL) — A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered a certain Yakubu Idris and 47 others to make themselves available to the Department of State Services (DSS), Lagos State Command within 45 days to clear themselves...

DSS Arrests Journalist Zainab Sodiq Over Illegal Possession of Drones

July 9 (THEWILL) — The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested journalist, Zainab Sodiq, over alleged possession of a drone without the required authorisation. This prompted allegations of political persecution by human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele...

Court Gives Sowore More Time to Perfect Bail After DSS Seeks Remand

July 6 (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday gave the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, more time to perfect the conditions attached to his N200 million bail after the Department...

DSS Arraigns Five Sylva Aides Over Alleged Failure To Reveal His Whereabouts

July 2 (THEWILL) — The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned no fewer than five aides and close associates of former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. The aides were arraigned for allegedly failing to provide information...

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...
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Italy-Bound Businessman Intercepted With Cocaine Consignments In Shoe Soles, Bag Railings

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
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