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Chiwetalu Agu freed from DSS custody
Chiwetalu Agu freed from DSS custody

The Department of State Services has released Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, after spending four nights with them. The DSS has not issued a statement on the release of Chiwetalu Agu, but photos of the movie actor in a joyful mood were circulated on the internet yesterday evening. Chiwetalu Agu was seen in the company of other notable…

Kanu’s lawyer demands 50 million naira from DSS
Kanu’s lawyer demands 50 million naira from DSS

The case involving the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has taken a new turn, as his lawyer has dragged the Department of State Security to court. Maxwell Opara, who is a member of Kanu’s legal team, claims that the DSS violated his fundamental human right, according to the case he filed before the…

DSS releases 8 persons linked to Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho
DSS releases 8 persons linked to Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho

The Department of State Services has release eight of twelve persons who were arrested during a raid at the residence of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, on July 1, 2021. Pelumi Olajengbesi – the lawyer who has been battling the DSS in court, confirmed the release of the eight persons after sixty-one days in detention. Addressing newsmen…

Security operatives disrupt recruitment of doctors for Saudi Arabia
Security operatives disrupt recruitment of doctors for Saudi Arabia

Security operatives have reportedly stopped the ongoing recruitment of Nigerian doctors who applied to work in Saudi Arabia. Several medical doctors have been taking part in the Saudi job screening at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja since Tuesday this week. Reports say a journalist with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, identified as Marcus Fatunde, was also arrested…

Court strikes out DSS suit seeking to further Detain Igboho’s Aides
Court strikes out DSS suit seeking to further Detain Igboho’s Aides

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the request by the Department of State Services to extend the detention of four persons linked to Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. The four persons mentioned in the DSS’ motion are among twelve persons who were arrested when DSS operatives invaded Igboho’s home…

Igboho drags FG before FHC over DSS raid
Igboho drags FG before FHC over DSS raid

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has made good his threat to drag the Federal Government to court over the raid of his home in Ibadan, Oyo State, by operatives of the State Security Service. Recall that the spokesman for the Department of State Service, Peter Afunanya, confirmed that operatives killed two persons,…

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