The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment in the trial of five men charged with alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The Department of State Services (DSS) charged Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Abubakar with…
Politician Ahmed Uthman has denied allegations linking him to an alleged N460 million Hajj Forex fraud involving the Katsina State Government. Uthman also refuted claims that he was arrested and detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the matter. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Yola, the Adamawa politician described the allegations…
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted N100 million bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja in connection with allegations of breaching national security laws. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the bail on Monday after the Department of State Services (DSS) indicated that it would not oppose the application submitted by defence counsel,…
The Department of State Services has asked the Federal High Court to reject a no-case submission filed by Omoyele Sowore in his ongoing trial. Mr Sowore is facing charges over an alleged false claim involving President Bola Tinubu. Prosecuting counsel Akinlolu Kehinde told Justice Mohammed Umar that the prosecution had established a prima facie case…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the remand of alleged coup plotters in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a ruling, also ordered accelerated hearing in the case. Justice Abdulmalik equally ordered the DSS to give the lawyers and family members access to the defendants within a…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Yakubu Dogara, has issued a powerful petition to the Department of State Services against Dr. Tsiga, accusing him of fabricating and spreading a malicious statement on Facebook that is capable of igniting hatred, public unrest, and reputational destruction. The petition, prepared by his legal counsel J.J….
The Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned a 28-year-old man, Halidu Abdulmumeen before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Wuse, Abuja, for allegedly circulating inciting statements against the Federal Government. The DSS charged the defendant with inciting disturbance. The prosecuting counsel, Y.I. Umar alleged that the defendant used his X account, formerly twitter handle to call Nigerian…
A Department of State Services,(DSS)’ witness, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how cell phone analysis of four defendants who allegedly carried out the terror attack on Owo church placed them at the crime scene. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspected terrorists were alleged to have perpetrated the…
Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has reopened its investigation into the 2019 disappearance of government critic Abubakar Idris, widely known as Dadiyata, according to a senior security source. The source also alleged that DSS officers seized the passport of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai last Thursday at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count criminal charge against former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State bordering on cybercrime offences. The DSS instituted the charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja, following the alleged involvement of the ex-governor in wiretapping the telephone lines of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam…
