Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday berated the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of judges over alleged corruption. He described the defence of its action by the DSS as “deliberate misinformation and concocted stories to justify their unconstitutional assault on the nation’s judiciary”. Wike said the DSS lacked the constitutional powers to […]
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The National Judicial Council will tomorrow, Tuesday hold an emergency session. According to report by correspondent, NJC originally scheduled the meeting solely to consider the candidate most suitable for appointment as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria from the list forwarded to it by the Federal Judicial Service Commission last week. But following the raids on […]
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The Presidency on Sunday night maintained that the arrest of some justices and judges across the country by the Department of State Security (DSS) was an attack on corruption and not on judiciary. DSS at the weekend had recovered N93.5 million, $530,087 and £25,970 from three of the justices and judges in its custody. There […]
Read More Nigeria has taken the war against corruption to the door steps of the judicial officers, recovering various sums of monies, including foreign currencies. Department of State Security (DSS) confirmed on Saturday that it carried out a special sting operation on some judges of Supreme, Appeal and High courts, The monies recovered included N93,558,000, $530,087, £25,970 […]
Read More FOUR months after seven Department of State Security (DSS) agents went killed at the Ikorodu area of Lagos, their family members have decried the agency’s silence on the issue. The families have therefore appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to open a thorough investigation into the operatives’ murder. They also want the President to compel the […]
Read More The Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday quizzed Hon. James Faleke, the running mate to the late Prince Abubakar Audu in the November 21 governorship election in Kogi State. Also quizzed by the DSS at its Abuja Headquarters was Audu’s eldest son, Mohammed. They were both released afterward. Faleke confirmed the meeting last night but […]
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IT has been confirmed that the Kogi State deputy governor-elect, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke was invited by the Department of State Security, Abuja, for yet undisclosed reasons. According to the Nation, An aide to Faleke confirmed to our correspondent that Faleke, along with Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, eldest son of the late Prince Abubakar Audu, reported […]
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A telecommunication maintenance engineer, David Nwawuisi, has revealed that he got an initial payment of N150,000 to install a Radio Biafra transmitter on an MTN mast in Ngwo, Enugu State. The 29-year-old, who was on the payroll of Ericsson, the firm managing mast sites for MTN, revealed this in a statement which he made to […]
Read More Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki may return to the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) for “security reasons”, a source said yesterday. A court has granted Dasuki bail, TheNation report. But, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may file fresh charges against him and some of the accused persons already […]
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