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Aug

2023

DSS VS EMEFIELE:Alleged Disobedience To Court Orders

NATIONAL NEWS#Corruption, #court, #Dss, #GodwinEmefiele, #Terrorism

DSS VS EMEFIELE:Alleged Disobedience To Court Orders By Peter N. Afunanya Ph.D, fsi Recently, the media is awash with various commentaries about DSS disobedience to Court Orders. These accusations, as wrong as they are, have peaked in the Emefiele saga. It may interest the public and indeed the avowed critics of the Service to note the following incidents and timelines to show that it has religiously obeyed Court orders in respect of the case and even others. In 2022, the Service commenced the investigation of Mr Godwin Emefiele on suspicion of Terrorism Financing, Money Laundering among others and subsequently applied…

Jul

2023

By Famous Reporters

IPOB: Finally, DSS releases Nnamdi Kanu for medical examination

NATIONAL NEWS#Dss, #ExtraordinaryRendition, #Incarceration, #MedicalTreatment, #NnamdiKanu

Finally, DSS releases Nnamdi Kanu for medical examination The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to undergo an independent medical examination. Kanu’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said the IPOB leader underwent a medical examination in an unnamed hospital in Abuja on Friday. According to a statement by Ejiofor: “We are pleased to inform you that Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu met with his choice personal physician yesterday (Friday) in a hospital in Abuja, outside the facility of the State Security Service (SSS). “As part of the protocol, I witnessed the…

Jul

2023

By Famous Reporters

‘DSS Officer’ Who Testified For Gov. Mbah At Enugu Election Tribunal No Longer In Service –Sources

NEWS, POLITICS#Dss, #ElectionTribunal, #NYSC, #PeterMbah

‘DSS Officer’ Who Testified For Gov. Mbah At Enugu Election Tribunal No Longer In Service –Sources The Department of State Security (DSS) has refuted claims by the National Youths Service Corps NYSC that Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, forged his NYSC discharge certificate. Yahaya had, while testifying in the favour of the Governor of Enugu State, blamed the inability of NYSC to lay hold of Mbah’s initial certificate, on the Commission's negligence towards maintaining a proper record-keeping system. The Department of State Security (DSS) has said that Isa Yahaya Mohammed, a man who claimed to be an official of the…

Jul

2023

By Famous Reporters

DSS Dismisses Allegations Against, Calls It ‘Hatchet Job’

NATIONAL NEWS, SECURITY#Dss, #NAOSNP, ICPC

DSS Dismisses Allegations Against, Calls It 'Hatchet Job' The Department of State Services (DSS) today dismissed allegations leveled against it by sections of online media claiming that it is involved in various illegalities. The organization informed that it will not relent because of media reports aimed to 'undermine its capabilities'. In a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the PRO of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya reads: 'The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to false reports by sections of the online media particularly SaharaReporters, Peoples…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

EMEFIELE’S ARREST: More drama unfolds, as Aliko Dangote indicted

CRIME, NATIONAL NEWS, Uncategorized#AlikoDangote, #Dss, #GodwinEmefiele, embezzlement

EMEFIELE'S ARREST: More drama unfolds, as Aliko Dangote indicted In a shocking melo drama, the Nigerian Federal Government has suspended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. According to sources, Emefiele was arrested in Lagos by the Department of State Services (DSS) on June 10 and flown to Abuja for questioning which the security agency has now confirmed. The suspension is allegedly directly tied to a staggering $1 billion scandal that unfolded just before the inauguration. Reportedly, suspicions arose after Emefiele’s borrowing of $1 billion from Afrexim Bank on April 24, 2023 after the elections, during preparations for…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

How DSS Arrested, Whisked Emefiele In Attempt To Flee

NATIONAL NEWS#Arrest, #Dss, #GodwinEmefiele, CBN

How DSS Arrested, Whisked Emefiele In Attempt To Flee Amidst the rumoured denials, a video showing the moment operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) arrested and detention suspended Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has surfaced on social media. It could be recalled that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Media Aide to Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, had earlier confirmed Emefiele's arrest in Lagos, adding that the security agency will release a statement to authenticate the incident. He tweeted: “After initial denial, DSS has now confirmed the arrest of suspended CBN governor,…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

DSS denies medical team access to Nnamdi Kanu – Ejimakor raises alarm

Biafra#AloyEjimakor, #BiafraAgitation, #Dss, #ipob, #NnamdiKanu

DSS denies medical team access to Nnamdi Kanu – Ejimakor raises alarm Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has raised alarm over the blunt refusal of the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow the medical team administer medical treatment his client. According to Vanguard, Kanu’s medical team arrived at the DSS headquarters in Abuja, Tuesday, to give proper care to the IPOB leader. Hours later, Kanu’s brother alleged that the self-determination group leader was not allowed to see his doctors, as they were asked to leave the…

May

2023

By Famous Reporters

Subversive Elements Should Steer Clear Off May 29 Inauguration, DSS Warns

NATIONAL NEWS, SECURITY#Dss, #Inauguration

Subversive Elements Should Steer Clear Off May 29 Inauguration, Dss Warns The Department of State Services, (DSS) says it is aware of plans by subversive elements to disrupt the Inauguration programmes in various parts of the country. National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP gathered that their aim is to undermine security agencies’ efforts at ensuring peaceful ceremonies as well as creating panic and fear among members of the public. To this effect, the DSS through its National PRO, Dr. Peter Afunanya, is advising the citizenry, media and Civil Society Organisations to adhere strictly to security and civil…

Apr

2023

By Famous Reporters

Tuberculosis Outbreak In DSS Facility: Sowore cries out over alleged plot to murder Nnamdi Kanu in custody

Biafra, CRIME#Dss, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #OmoyoleSowore

Tuberculosis Outbreak In DSS Facility: Sowore cries out over alleged plot to murder Nnamdi Kanu in custody Sowore has raised alarm over what he described as a ‘biological warfare agenda’ targeted at eliminating Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, inspite of the orders from competent courts to release the latter unconditionally. The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the just-concluded election, Omoyole Sowore, has alleged plot to murder Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB while in DSS custody. Sowore alleged that there is a biological warfare agenda to…

Apr

2023

By Famous Reporters

DSS Transfers Tuberculosis Patient To Nnamdi Kanu’s Cell Block, Ejimakor cries out … Says IPOB leader Bleeds profusely

NATIONAL NEWS#AloyEjimakor, #Dss, #NnamdiKanu, tuberculosis

DSS Transfers Tuberculosis Patient To Nnamdi Kanu’s Cell Block, Ejimakor cries out ... Says IPOB leader Bleeds profusely Ejimakor on Monday said that Kanu had an episode of profuse nose bleeding on Sunday, adding that the Department of the State Services (DSS) also transferred a detainee diagnosed with tuberculosis to his cell block. Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, one of the lawyers to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has again raised the alarm over the worsening health condition of the IPOB leader. Ejimakor on Monday said that Kanu had an…