Bukola Saraki, Nigerian Senate President, Tuesday called on president Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the last Tuesday’s siege on the National Assembly by masked operatives of the Department for State Services. Saraki, via his official Twitter handle, insisted that there were some…
Dauragate and the shame of a nation – Reuben Abati
The week that just passed will for long be remembered as perhaps the most momentous week in the history of the Muhammadu Buhari administration since 2015. Exactly a week ago, officers of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), acting…
Senator sues DSS, Police, AGF, Others over moves to unseat Saraki
Senators Rafiu Ibrahim Adebayo representing Kwara South senatorial district and Isa Misau, Bauchi Central senatorial district have dragged the Department State Services (DSS), Inspector General of Police (IG), Attorney General of the Federation and eight others before the Abuja Division…
Aftermath of Daura’s sack: Osinbajo orders Magu, new DSS boss to recover missing N80b (Vanguard)
The anti-corruption war being waged by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration got a big boost on Tuesday after the removal from office of the former Director General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura. Already, the Acting President, Prof…
EFCC raids house, arrests former DSS boss Ekpeyong (Guardian)
A former director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Ita Ekpeyong has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The action came barely 24 hours after Acting President Yemi Osinbajo sacked the agency’s former boss, Lawal…
Daura to remain under house arrest –Presidency (SUN)
The sacked Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura will remain under house arrest. A presidency source who pleaded anonymity said this to newsmen yesterday. Daura was sack by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, for…
It wasn’t about me but Nigeria, says female rep who dared DSS (Guardian)
She looked every inch the woman who could withstand a bullet as she dared heavily armed hooded operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) who invaded the National Assembly complex in Abuja to “start shooting” her and the rest…
SSS DG takes only Buhari, Osinbajo’s order- former DG Amachree
Dennis Amachree, a former director at the State Security Services (SSS), has attempted to clarify some of the speculations surrounding Lawal Daura, sacked Director-General of the agency, and who ordered him to besiege the National Assembly on Tuesday. Amachree revealed on…
The latest lie is that Daura, DSS DG was working for Saraki – Reno Omokri (Vanguard)
Reno Omokri, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s aide has said that it is a lie to say that the Department of State Services, DSS, Director-General, Lawal Daura, who was sacked yesterday by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was working for the Senate…
Many sins of DSS DG, Daura before sack- Falana
Femi Falana, Human rights lawyer, in response to the sack of former DSS boss, Lawal Daura, has urged the Nigeria government to look into the alleged human rights violations committed by him During his 3-year tenure, Daura was accused of…