Commercial bus bursts into flames on 3rd Mainland Bridge (Nation) A lone accident was recorded on the inward Iyana Oworo carriage of the Third Mainland Bridge on Tuesday. The bus which may have been returning to Oshodi from Oke Arin…
We don’t own, operate social media handles – DSS (Punch)
The Department of State Services has disowned Twitter handles currently in use by unidentified persons to defraud members of the public using fake copies of its symbols. This disclaimer was contained in a statement signed by the DSS spokesperson, Dr…
DSS pledges to support protection of NNPC assets (Guardian)
Alhaji Yusuf Bichi, the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday pledged to support the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to protect the corporation’s critical assets. Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS in a statement…
Sowore collected foreigners’ dollars to topple Buhari – DSS (Punch)
The Department of State Services has alleged in fresh papers filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja that the convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, met with “foreign collaborators” in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries on…
UK, DSS petitioned to probe Buhari’s Cambridge documents (Punch)
The Department of State Services and the London Metropolitan Police Service have received petitions to investigate the documents said to have been obtained from Cambridge University and tendered by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential election petition tribunal. TheCable reports that…
El-Zakzaky lands in Nigeria, DSS takes him into custody (Punch)
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from India, where his planned medical treatment was aborted. But he was immediately taken into custody by the Department of…
Why fake certificate holders get ministerial appointments — Ex-DSS director (Punch)
A former assistant director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, says the DSS has always informed the President about ministerial nominees with fake certificates. He, however, said some still scale through based on political considerations. Amachree said this…
*Ambode winds up official duties, to unveil Onikan Stadium (ThisDay) *Deaths averted as petrol tanker, truck collide on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Leadership)
Ambode winds up official duties, to unveil Onikan Stadium (ThisDay) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will inaugurate a newly constructed Onikan Stadium, an ultra-modern sports facility with 5,100-seating capacity specifically redesigned in conformity to international standard. As shown on…
DSS denies arresting, detaining INEC staff (Guardian)
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied that it had arrested and detained seven members of staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC). A social media report had alleged that the DSS arrested some ICT staff of…
PDP alleges fresh plot to remove Saraki (Guardian)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alerted of a fresh plot to use the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to forcibly remove Senate President Bukola Saraki. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola…