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The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five security operatives in connection with former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai's return to Nigeria from Egypt on February 12, alleging they facilitated his escape from arrest. According to a joint investigation by DSS, Nigeria...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a suspect in connection with online threats made against former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi following a violent attack in Benin City, Edo State. The suspect, identified as Udeme Monday Stephen, a 26-year-old...

The Digest: Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Shafiu Usman, the alleged mastermind behind the deadly December 14, 2025 attack on ECWA Church in Ayetoro, Kogi State, where over 20 worshippers were kidnapped. Security sources disclosed Usman was nabbed at a...

The Digest: A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai to April 23, 2026, after he failed to appear due to ongoing detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Prosecution counsel Oluwole...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a "high-profile commander" of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) linked to the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The suspect, identified as Sani Yusuf, is the sixth person arrested...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) will arraign former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai on February 25 before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged cybercrime and breach of national security. The three-count criminal charge follows...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count charge against former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai at the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly intercepting the telephone conversation of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. The charge, filed Monday, cites...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has alleged that approximately 50 Department of State Services (DSS) operatives were deployed to arrest him at Abuja Airport on Thursday, acting on behalf of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). Speaking on Arise News...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son before the Federal High Court in Abuja on terrorism financing charges. The duo pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge. The prosecution alleges that...

The Digest: The Awujale Kingmakers Council has cancelled a scheduled meet-and-greet and directed all nominees for the Awujale throne to report to the Department of State Services (DSS) office in Ijebu-Ode. The nominees are to present themselves by 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, immediately after his release from Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. According to a security source cited by TheCable, the arrest is connected to...

The Digest: Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested the suspected killers of Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim, a neurologist murdered nearly two years ago in Calabar, Cross River State. The suspects were apprehended at a medical facility while allegedly planning another...

The Digest: The Department of State Services has arraigned Abdulmalik Abdulazeez Obadaki, the alleged mastermind behind the 2012 gun attack on a Deeper Life Bible Church in Kogi State, where 19 worshippers were killed. Obadaki, a suspected Ansaru terrorist leader, was recaptured in November...

The Digest: The Department of State Services has arrested Osun-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, leader of the group Ta’awunu Muslimeen, following a pro-Palestine protest in Iwo, where participants waved Palestinian flags and performed gestures some likened to Nazi-style...

The Digest: Some Department of State Services (DSS) officers are privately lobbying influential Nigerians for personal security detail roles following the presidential order to withdraw police escorts. According to a confidential investigation, the officers see these postings as lucrative...

The Digest: Minister of Power Bayo Adelabu has petitioned the DSS, accusing Primate Elijah Ayodele of demanding N150 million for “spiritual intercession” to secure his election as Oyo State governor. According to exclusive reports, the cleric allegedly requested funds and items after Adelabu...

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...