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The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) detained an elderly man in Ekiti State because a newly registered SIM card was recycled from a number previously linked to serious crimes. Key Points: Diamond Opor's father was detained by DSS officers on Monday, December 2nd, in Iyin-Ekiti...

The Digest: A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted activist Omoyele Sowore bail on self-recognition but barred him from public statements that could "incite" people against President Bola Tinubu, following his arraignment on cybercrime charges. Key Points: Justice Mohammed Umar of the...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed for questioning over remarks deemed inflammatory against the Nigerian state. According to Leadership, the founder of Baze University is under scrutiny for sustained media comments, particularly his...

The Digest: A DSS witness has alleged that Tukur Mamu received N50 million from a terrorist leader involved in the Kaduna train attack, a revelation that pulls back the curtain on the shadowy economy of kidnapping and the complex, often contradictory, roles played by those who operate between...

The Digest: The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has reaffirmed its claim that the Department of State Services unlawfully invaded its Abuja office in September 2024, countering reports that it had retracted the allegation. The rights group maintains its position amid...

The Digest: Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga has revealed that the DSS and military secured the release of 38 kidnapped church members in Kwara State by directly contacting the unarmed bandits, who complied after understanding "the consequences." Key Points: Onanuga detailed the rescue in a...

The Digest: The Department of State Services has filed a six-count charge against 27-year-old Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume for allegedly using social media to advocate for a military coup. The case, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, highlights the tightening legal space around...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed 115 personnel as part of a sweeping internal reform, publicly naming them to warn citizens against impostors and fraudulent activities by former operatives. Key Points: The DSS announced the dismissals in an official statement...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a man in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for allegedly using his social media account to call for a military coup to overthrow the Nigerian government. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the suspect, Innocent Chukwuma...

The Digest: Multiple states across the South-West and North-Central have activated high-alert protocols following a DSS warning of imminent ISWAP attacks. Governors in Ondo, Kogi, Osun, Ekiti, Kwara, and Nasarawa have assured citizens of fortified security, intensified patrols, and border...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned the Nigerian Army of planned attacks by ISWAP terrorists. According to Punch Newspapers, a confidential letter detailed an imminent, coordinated assault on communities in Ondo and Kogi states, prompting an urgent scale-up of...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a public alert, warning citizens against a dismissed official, Barry Donald, who is fraudulently using the agency's name to scam unsuspecting individuals. Key Points: The DSS named Barry Donald as a former staff member who has...

The Digest: The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has declared he is in "immediate danger of stroke, collapse, or sudden death" due to untreated ailments while in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). His detailed complaint to the Nigerian Medical...

The Digest: The Nigerian Medical Association has established a seven-member panel to evaluate the health condition of detained Biafra agitator Nnamdi Kanu. The move comes amid conflicting medical assessments from DSS physicians and private consultants, placing the nation’s premier medical body...

Key Points: The Indigenous People of Biafra has issued a stark warning to the Nigerian government, stating the country is "sitting on a keg of gunpowder" over the deteriorating health of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a strongly-worded statement, IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful cautioned...

The Digest: The Department of State Services has questioned former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami regarding the recent attack on his convoy in Kebbi State. The interrogation, which Malami described as professional and respectful, forms part of the investigation into the September 1 incident...

Activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore has filed two lawsuits against the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly attempting to unlawfully censor his social media accounts. The legal action challenges the secret police’s demand that he retract a post criticizing President Bola Tinubu and...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count criminal charge against activist and politician Omoyele Sowore over social media posts criticizing President Bola Tinubu. The charges, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, also name X Corp (Twitter) and Meta...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has rejected claims that detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu requires urgent transfer to the National Hospital, Abuja, calling the reports "exaggerated" and made in "bad faith." In a counter-affidavit, the agency insisted its medical facilities...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned Dangote Refinery management and NUPENG leadership to a meeting amid escalating tensions over alleged violations of a recently signed agreement on workers' union rights. Rooted in the Storm. Key Points: The emergency meeting...