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DSS Requests X (Formerly Twitter) to Suspend Omoyele Sowore’s Account Over Anti-President Tweet

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2025

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has formally requested X Corp. (formerly Twitter) to deactivate the verified account of Nigerian activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore), citing national security concerns. In an official petition addressed to the Chairman and CEO of X

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Celebrating Behind-the-Scenes Efforts of DSS in Arrest of Ansaru Terrorist Leaders

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2025

By Linus Aleke While the spotlight often shines on the strategic arrests, it is the quiet precision, tireless dedication, and collaboration of the DSS and other operatives behind the scenes that made the capture of Ansaru’s terrorist leaders possible. The strategic capture of Ansaru’s top terrorist leaders may have made headlines, but behind the scenes, […]

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DSS Files Charges Against Senior Ansaru Commanders Captured in Covert Operation

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has leveled several charges against two senior leaders of the Ansaru terrorist organization—Abu Baraa and Mahmuda—who were recently apprehended by Nigerian security operatives during a covert mission. Ansaru, a Nigeria-based affiliate of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), is committed to driving out secular and foreign elements

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One Pleads Guilty as DSS arraigns nine Prime Suspects over Benue, Plateau killings

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2025

…Files fresh charge against suspected gunrunner arrested with Seven M16 Rifles The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned nine individuals before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged complicity in recent killings in Benue and Plateau states. One of the nine, Timna Manjol, pleaded guilty to two of the charges of […]

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Recruitment: DSS Effects Arrest, Issues Public Warning On Circulation of Fake Materials

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) alerts the general public to the activities of one Mr. Eze Ezenwa Benard, who was recently apprehended for circulating fake DSS recruitment past questions and answers on Facebook. The suspect operated through a page known as “Jobs and Education”, where he advertised the fraudulent materials and charged unsuspecting members […]

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SAN SSS screening controversy’: Odinkalu counters Akinboro

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

Former NHRC chairman notes ex-CJN Ariwoola instituted rule in 2022, urges truly independent NBA Chidi Odinkalu, a prominent rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has challenged claims by former NBA General Secretary Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, criticizing the recent requirement for newly cleared Senior Advocates of Nigeria