*NAF, NCS, NCC bags international public relations award Godsgift Onyedinefu The Department of State Services (DSS), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Airtel Nigeria, among others have been conferred the 2020 Security and Emergency Management Awards (SAEMA 2020) for outstanding performances in their variously fields. Isa Ali Pantami, minister of communications and
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Show Support and Stop Blaming Security Agencies for Insecurity in Nigeria, DSS tells Nigerians
*Tasks citizens on intelligence to tackle criminality Godsgift Onyedinefu The Department of State Services (DSS), has stated that government and security agencies cannot tackle insecurity in the country without the support of the citizens especially on intelligence gathering. The Director General, DSS, Yusuf Bichi have urged Nigerians to rather than point
HURIWA Condemns Threat against Ned Nwoko’s Lifs
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed shock and consternation at the reported threats being made against the life of one of Nigeria's best known Philanthropists and politicians- Prince Ned Nwoko by some forces allegedly opposed to his fast rising status in the contemporary society. The Rights group said
Professional Side of DSS Boss, Bichi
An alumnus of the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he studied Political Science and graduated in 1981, he started his career in the Security Division of the Kano State Cabinet Office... He is an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence College where he was bestowed a Fellow of the
How Bichi’s DSS is Fighting Insecurity, Corruption in Nigeria
Nigeria’s secret police is the unsung hero of many successful operations The service till date prides itself in its biggest achievement, which is ensuring the indivisibility and indissolubility of the country by promptly addressing the various challenges to Nigeria's internal security. This constitutional provision has been upheld including being charged with
Retired DSS DGs Pledge Support to Tackle Insecurity in Nigeria
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Forum of Department of State Services'(DSS) Retired Directors (FORD) has vowed to support the current DG Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi, surmount the security challenges confronting Nigeria. According to a statement by Peter Afunnaya, spokesperson DSS, the forum made this pledge when it paid a solidarity visit to the
DSS denies Aiding Attacks on #EndSARS Protesters
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied aiding pro-SARS supporters and thugs to attack #ENDSARS protesters in Abuja. The service in a statement on Tuesday signed by its spokesperson Peter Afunnaya said reports claiming that some of its officials attached to certain VIPs aided thugs is false. The service
Ondo: DSS Pledges Support to Deliver Hitch Free Polls, Warns Against Violenece
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Department of State Services (DSS) has pledged to partner with sister security agencies and support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the Ondo election scheduled for 10th October, is hitch free. The Service also charged its personnel to remain professional while discharging their duties. This was
Emene Massacre: Handiwork Of Racial Profiling, Criminal Labeling and Crude Policing
This is the 15th Massacre of Igbo Youths by Nigerian Security Agents since August 2015 with over 500 deaths and 550 injured By Intersociety The Sunday, 23rd August 2020 massacre by the combined team of war-like Joint Security Taskforce (soldiers, air force, SSS and police SARS, Anti Cult and Anti Terror personnel,
Mailafia Disregards Police Invitation, Heads To Court Over Intimidation
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Obadiah Mailafia, on Monday disclosed that he had filed a suit before a High Court of in Plateau State seeking the enforcement of his fundamental rights to personal liberty and fair hearing. Mailafia’s action followed another police invitation to