Professor Pat Utomi has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his alleged plan to establish a “shadow government” in Nigeria. Utomi, a Professor of Political Economy and Management Expert, argued that the DSS’s suit disclosed...
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By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- A civil society organization (CSO) Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMICO), has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for arresting several suspected gunrunners, kidnappers, and for recovering several weapons in the process. A statement by the group’s coordinator, Adams Otakwu, said “recent sweeping operations by DSS operatives...
A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Wednesday heard that between 170 and 200 security agents in the South East lost their lives due to the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The court also heard that...
Kogi State Government has arrested 16 alleged kidnappers and eight informants in a two-week clean-up operation in Bunu Forest, Kogi West Local Government of Area of the state.. The State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara (rtd), disclosed this while parading the suspects to newsmen. Omodara said, “It is not...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country by the detained self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court also heard how a search warrant obtained from a Chief Magistrate...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A civil society organization, Civil and Human Rights Accountability Network (CHRAN), has commended the Department of State Service (DSS) for preventing major kidnappings in Akwa Ibom during the ongoing Eid-el-Kabir festivities. According to credible security sources, DSS smashed a sea pirate gang linked to the...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has successfully arrested 27 suspected criminals and recovered a significant cache of dangerous weapons and hard drugs in a series of joint operations with the military, DSS, and vigilante groups. The operation, conducted on June 8, 2025, targeted criminal elements...
Rising from an emergency general meeting held Wednesday at its hall in Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, leading motor parts trading group in Africa, the Auto Spare Parts & Machinery Dealers Association (ASPMDA) has passed a resolution that going forward, any member found dealing on adulterated engine oil or...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled July 10 for judgment in a N500 million suit filed by vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, and petty traders, against Minister Nyesom Wike. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after counsel to the plaintiff, Adamu Mahmud, and the defence lawyers,...
by JOY ADARA , Abuja- The Department of State Service (DSS) is not interested in arresting anyone over the shadow government being proposed by a group led by the 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Prof. Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, the agency’s lead counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN),...
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday, filed a fresh application against Prof. Pat Utomi at the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged plans to hold rallies in relation to the subject of a suit pending against him. The DSS, in the application filed through its...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the increasing rate of scavengers, beggars and homeless people in FCT is posing serious security threat to residents. Wike, in a counter affidavit filed in opposition to the case instituted...
by EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Bosso Solidarity Front has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for successfully neutralising several armed bandits during a recent operation in Niger State. The DSS-led operation, which earlier reports said “resulted in the dislodgement of scores of insurgents believed...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, rejected the evidence sought to be tendered by the Federal Government in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, agreed with the argument of the defence counsel,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday admitted in evidence video recordings of Nnamdi Kanu, the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), threatening some prominent Igbo leaders over their stance on his activities. The court issued an order barring a lady...
Federal High Court in Abuja stood down proceedings to deliver ruling on the admissibility of the evidence sought to be tendered by the Federal Government in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho stood down the matter after...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- A federal high court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday heard how the self-acclaimed lead of the separatist group, Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, smuggled a radio transmitter which he set up in Ubuluisiuzor, in Ihiala local government area of Anambra State. The Department...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- No fewer than 20 suspects are currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force, in Abuja, for hacking the 2025 Computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The suspects are part of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In fulfillment of a promise to give free medical services to a Sokoto businessman accidentally shot during an operation, the Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the victim to its hospital in Abuja. In mid-March, the DSS Director- General, Mr. Tosin Ajayi, approved the...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, admitted in evidence videos of Gen. T.Y. Danjuma, Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo and the Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, in Nnamdi Kanu’s defence. Justice James Omotosho admitted the flash drive containing the three separate videos...