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DSS rearrests ex-AGF Malami after Kuje prison release

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2026

Abubakar Malami, former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has been rearrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) shortly after regaining freedom from the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, on January 19, 2026. Malami’s arrest followed the completion

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Just In: Alleged cyberbullying of President — DSS’ trial of Sowore begins Jan 22

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2026

The trial of activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, over alleged cyberbullying of the President is set to commence on January 22. The case, instituted by the Department of State Services (DSS), is scheduled to be heard before a Federal High Court, where Sowore is expected to take his plea on charges bordering on […]

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Owo Church Attack: DSS witness relive ordeal as trial of suspected attackers continues

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2026

A grieving couple on Wednesday narrated before a Federal High Court in Abuja the horror they experienced during the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, as the trial of five men accused of carrying out the assault continued. The couple testified as prosecution witnesses in the case being […]

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Owo Church Massacre: DSS witness identifies two suspects as ‘attackers’

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2026

….’How I escaped with shattered leg,’ another victim tells court The second prosecution witness in the trial of five men accused of being behind the June 5, 2022 attack on a church in Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday identified two of the defendants as those who took part in the attack. The witness, who said […]

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Group commends DSS, EFCC over prosecution of ex-AGF Abubakar Malami

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2026

A civil society organisation, the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV), has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the ongoing prosecution of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The group described the action as a clear demonstration of

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DSS arrests active staff member who forcefully converted, married lady, disowned another

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of an active staff member, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, who is suspected of forcefully converting and marrying a lady, Walida Abdulhadi. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Favour Dozie, Deputy Director Public Relations and Strategic Communications, National Headquarters State Services, Abuja. The statement