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Defamation Trial Takes Twist as Sowore Withdraws DSS DG Subpoena

Human rights activist and former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has withdrawn his request to subpoena the Director-General of the Department of State...

Court releases Igboho’s wife, remands activist in Republique du Benin

NEWS2 weeks ago

‘They Killed a Cat Thinking It Was Me’ — Sunday Igboho Reveals How He Escaped 2021 DSS Raid

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has narrated what he described as the dramatic circumstances surrounding his escape during the Department of...

The Oyo State Government under Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the reconstruction of Ijio-Idiko-Ile Road which is one of the roads in the Oke Ogun geo-political zone in the state. Makinde also disclosed that he had given the go-ahead for the renovation of Iseyin Township Hall. Makinde, made these known during a town hall meeting held at Iseyin Town Hall in Iseyin Local Government Area, on Thursday. In his speech, Makinde informed the audience that construction is still going on at the Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso campus's College of Agricultural Science and Renewable Natural Resources, Iseyin Campus. He declared that Oba Abdul Ganiy Adekunle Salau, the most recent Aseyin of Iseyin, would be honored by having the campus lecture hall bear his name.

NEWS4 weeks ago

Gunmen Strike in Oyo, Cart Away 60-Year-Old Headmaster

Armed gunmen have reportedly abducted a 60-year-old headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, sparking concern among residents and...

Politics1 month ago

Controversy Trails Gov Nwifuru’s Convoy Clash as PDP Calls for Probe

The Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for a thorough investigation into an incident involving security personnel attached to the convoy...

Crime1 month ago

DSS Arraigns Five for Allegedly Hiding Wanted Ex-Gov Timipre Sylva

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five men before the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly concealing the whereabouts of former Bayelsa State...

Arrest Buhari Too, Sowore Reacts To Emefiele's Arrest

NEWS2 months ago

Court Deals Fresh Blow to Sowore, Orders Him to Remain in Custody Until June 30

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the continued detention of Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), pending a ruling on...

El-Rufai Urges ECOWAS To Stay Out Of War With Niger Republic

Crime2 months ago

Alleged Corruption: El-Rufai Appears in Kaduna Court as Trial Continues

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday appeared before the Federal High Court in Kaduna for the continuation of proceedings in his ongoing corruption trial....

NEWS2 months ago

DSS Foils Arms Smuggling Operation, Arrests Suspect Linked to Zamfara Bandit Leader

The Department of State Services (DSS) has intercepted a shipment of weapons allegedly destined for a notorious bandit kingpin operating in Zamfara State and arrested a...

NEWS2 months ago

Was It Arrest or Routine Review? DSS, Okey Ndibe Give Contradicting Accounts Over Lagos Airport Incident

Confusion has trailed an encounter between Nigerian author and columnist Okey Ndibe and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Murtala Muhammed International...

NEWS4 months ago

Court Drama as DSS Arraigns El-Rufai Over Alleged Wiretapping of Ribadu

There was mild drama at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday as the Department of State Services arraigned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai,...