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Tuesday, 06 October, 2026

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Fresh revelation has emerged on why former President Muhammadu Buhari declined to publicly support a successor ahead of the 2022 presidential election. The explanation is contained in a newly released book that explores Buhari’s leadership approach, security mindset, and management Read more…


The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday denied a viral claim that it arrested the cleric who raised a false alarm alleging that Fulani herdsmen attacked a Christian crusade in Nasarawa State. In a statement issued by its Deputy Read more…


Tension has gripped Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State following the fatal shooting of a 60-year-old resident, Alhaji Ibrahim Nagode, by members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). Nagode, the father of a notorious bandit kingpin, Haruna Ibrahim, Read more…


Major opposition parties have criticised the Federal Government for arraigning 27-year-old Innocent Onukwume, who is accused of calling for a military coup on his 𝕏 handle. They described the outburst as an expression of the “growing frustration” under President Bola Read more…


The Department of State Services (DSS) has re-arrested a wanted terror suspect, Abdulazeez Obadaki, one of the inmates who escaped during the July 2022 attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre in the Federal Capital Territory. Obadaki, said to be a Read more…


The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) are deliberately frustrating his efforts to prepare for his terrorism trial scheduled for Friday. Read more…


The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a stern warning to President Bola Tinubu and the Department of State Services (DSS), insisting that Nigeria risks a major crisis if its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is not given urgent Read more…


Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has dragged the Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp. (formerly Twitter) to the Federal High Court in Abuja. Naija News reports that Sowore is challenging Read more…


One of the arrested commanders of the Ansaru terrorist organisation, Mahmud Usman, has been sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment. Naija News reports that Usman was sentenced to jail on Thursday by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The trial Read more…


The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, has explained the decision to use the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja for the meeting between Dangote Refinery officials and the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Read more…