Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s acting president, on Tuesday, sacked the acting Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura, and threaten to deal with more security agents, personnel who are involved in the drama that ensued between the…
What Jonathan reminded Nigerians of after DSS besiege NASS
Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former president on Tuesday reposted one of his quotes from 2015 which described the All Progressives Congress as a party which had no regard for human rights or democracy. The message was posted on Jonathan’s official Facebook…
DSS arrests Senator Abaribe (ThisDay)
The Department of State Security has arrested the lawmaker representing Abia-South Senatorial District, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. According to his Special Adviser, Mr. Nwokoma Okorie, Senator Abaribe was picked up on Friday morning at his barber’s shop in the Apo area…
Nigeria and the road to Babylon – Reuben Abati
Nigeria is on the road to Babylon: a place of confusion. Three years ago, the people were convinced that they had found a messiah who will lead them to the Promised Land, and meet all their expectations. Today, everyone is…
NSCDC deploys 2,000 men to protect Buhari in Jigawa (Guardian)
Besides a swarm of heavily armed operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Army and Police Force, President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Jigawa State today will be secured by an additional 2,000 personnel drafted from the Nigeria…
Masked security personnel besiege National Assembly (ThisDay)
Workers and visitors into the National Assembly on Wednesday morning were greeted by the heavy presence of masked security officials The men, bearing arms, were mainly noticeable in the lobby. It was however unclear if they were officers of the…
Recover the mace within 24 hours, National Assembly orders IG, DSS boss (Punch)
Members of the House of Representatives were ushered into the Senate chamber at 11:35pm as they expressed solidarity with the senators over the mace theft. The joint session resolved that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris; and the Director General…