LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested a 26-year-old teacher, Udeme, over his alleged link to threats, and the February 24 gunfire incident, involving former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other opposition figures in Benin City, Edo State. The move marks the first solid breakthrough since the tense…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Heavily armed operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigerian police stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly in the early hours of Monday, sealing the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy, and the Clerk of the House. It was gathered that about 10 a.m., security personnel…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI) is pleased to announce the release of Edna Ulaeto, a staff member of OrderPaper, from the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS). Ulaeto was arrested on October 18, 2024, but was released the same day thanks to IPI Nigeria’s swift intervention….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services (DSS) has succumbed to pressure by releasing the passport of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. The DSS had seized the labour leader’s phones and passport following his arrest and detention which spanned several hours, in Abuja on Monday. SaharaReporters on Monday…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has revealed details of his arrest and questioning following his release by the Department of State Services (DSS) after a 15-hour detention. It can be recalled that Ajaero was arrested on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja just as…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The rumour mill has been churning with reports that former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, was allegedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) at his home in Anambra. However, these claims have been swiftly debunked by Mr. Obi’s media adviser, Valentine Obienyem. In a statement released…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Bola Tinubu named new homeland security and foreign intelligence chiefs on Monday, a week after their predecessors resigned abruptly, as Africa’s most populous nation fights a northeastern insurgency and rampant kidnappings. Mohammed Mohammed, who headed Nigeria’s mission to Libya, will lead the National Intelligence Agency. Adeola Ajayi will helm the…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Taiwanese investor in Nigeria, Ivy Hung, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the recovery of an alleged $1.1m fraud suffered by her company, Polleen Corporation. Ivy Hung lamented that all attempts to bring the fraudster to justice over the $1,164,646 fraud has proved abortive, alleging complicity on the…