The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it has jammed the signals of a station “claiming to be Radio Biafra”, and broadcasting in “many parts of Lagos”. In a statement issued on Monday, the commission said it has also requested the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria police force to arrest the operators of
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The President of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria, Comrade Muhamad Tahir, has been summoned by the Department of State Security (DSS), and presently being questioned at the headquarters, Abuja over the ongoing strike by the Union. The General Secretary of the Union, Ahmed Alaramma, disclosed this at a press conference, held
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports that it had attempted to arrest Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, in Oyo State on Friday February 26. Public Relations Officer of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, debunked the report in a statement released this evening. It read; ”The Department of State Services wishes to refute the news
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Emmanuel Adebisi, known as one of the coordinators of the #EndSARS Movement in Osun State, is being held by the Department of State Services for alleged impersonation. Adebisi had on Monday led a group of protesters to Osun State House of Assembly and demanded the disbandment of the panel probing police brutality in the state,
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that it has commenced investigation into the killing of Ifeanyi Elechi, a newspaper vendor, by one of its personnel attached to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement on
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Suspected hoodlums yesterday disrupted a meeting between the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare; the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, and some chiefs. The meeting was disrupted when some hoodlums attacked the Soun’s palace in Ogbomoso. It was gathered that security operatives rescued the minister, the monarch, and other chiefs at
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An officer of the Department of State Services in Plateau State, Barrister Muktar Modibbo, has died after armed gunmen in a gunrunning ring opened fire on him and other officers during an operation. A top security source within the DSS told newsmen on Thursday that the incident occurred during a raid on the criminals’ hideout
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Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, has ordered its members, comprising truck and tanker owners, across the country to resume operations, stating that the Federal Government has agreed to shift the implementation of the ban on trucks with 45,000-litre capacity to January 1, 2020. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, National President of NARTO, Alhaji Yusuf
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The Department of State Services has invited a journalist in Plateau State, Masara Kim, for questioning over a report exposing potential attacks in some farming communities by herdsmen. Kim is expected to appear at the DSS office in Jos on Monday, September 21. His invitation comes amidst a crackdown on free speech by the secret
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Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and social commentator, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, was late yesterday, released after close to hours interrogation by the officials of Department of State Services, DSS, in their office in Jos, Plateau State. Mailafia, who has been having running battle with security operatives in the wake of the
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A Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia on Monday for the third time honoured the invitation from the Department of State Security (DSS). Mailafia arrived the DSS headquarters at about 11am for another round of interrogation over an interview he granted that a sitting Governor in the north is
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A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has lamented that his life is in danger, as the Department of State Security (DSS) has invited him again. The invitation is the third time Mailafia has been called upon by the secret police in less than two months. More details
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The Department of State Security (DSS) has invited and quizzed Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) COVID-19 Palliative Distribution Committee, High Chief Sobomabo Jackrich. It was gathered Jackrich’s invitation was following a petition he sent to the National Assembly accusing the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of NDDC of diverting N6.25bn palliatives for Niger Delta region
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Details have emerged on how Nigerian music producer, Michael Ajereh widely known as Don Jazzy, and Tiwatope Savage popularly known as Tiwa Savage, were invited by the Department of State Serviced for questioning over alleged political utterances against the administration of President Muhamamdu Buhari. In recent months, following a sharp rise in sexual assault cases
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Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has lent his voice on the recent killings in Emene, Enugu State. The DAILY VENDOR reported few days ago that a fracas which ensued between the Department of States Services (DSS), and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led to deaths from both sides. The DSS said it lost
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