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DSS Frees Two Female Journalists Detained at APC Chairman’s Mother’s Funeral in Jos
After widespread public and media backlash, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday night freed two female reporters from Jay 101.9 FM in Jos,...

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Politics Today
2 months ago2 months ago

After widespread public and media backlash, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday night freed two female reporters from Jay 101.9 FM in Jos, Plateau State. The journalists had been detained while covering the funeral of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the late mother of APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe. The reporters, Ruth Marcus...

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Court Sets October Date for DSS to Arraign Sowore Over Social Media Posts Targeting Tinubu
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled the arraignment of activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore for October 27, 2025. He faces charges concerning alleged...

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Politics Today
2 months ago2 months ago

The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled the arraignment of activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore for October 27, 2025. He faces charges concerning alleged false and defamatory remarks directed at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The lawsuit, initiated by the Department of State Services (DSS) on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, accuses Sowore...

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DSS Charges Kaduna Influencer and Sultan with Extortion and Intimidation in Shocking Arraignment
The Department of State Services (DSS) has brought a Kaduna-based social media personality, Abubakar Muhammad, widely recognized as Sultan, before a Magistrate’s Court in Rigasa,...

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Politics Today
2 months ago2 months ago

The Department of State Services (DSS) has brought a Kaduna-based social media personality, Abubakar Muhammad, widely recognized as Sultan, before a Magistrate’s Court in Rigasa, located within the Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. He appeared before Chief Magistrate Muhammad Musa facing two charges related to extortion and criminal intimidation through anonymous communication, violations...

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Sowore Fights Back Against DSS Suit, Demands Enforcement of His Fundamental Rights
Following a lawsuit initiated by the Department of State Service (DSS), Omoyele Sowore, the founder of Sahara Reporters, has launched two fundamental rights petitions against...

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Politics Today
2 months ago2 months ago

Following a lawsuit initiated by the Department of State Service (DSS), Omoyele Sowore, the founder of Sahara Reporters, has launched two fundamental rights petitions against the agency at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The case also includes Meta, the parent company of Facebook, and X Corp. (formerly known as Twitter) as co-defendants. Sowore’s legal...

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DSS Sues Meta and X Over Sowore’s Explosive Anti-Tinubu Post: A Legal Battle Unfolds
The Department of State Service (DSS) has launched legal action against social media platforms X and Meta amid ongoing criminal allegations involving Omoleye Sowore. This...

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Tech
2 months ago2 months ago

The Department of State Service (DSS) has launched legal action against social media platforms X and Meta amid ongoing criminal allegations involving Omoleye Sowore. This development intensifies a high-profile dispute that underscores the delicate balance between human rights and the limits of free expression. On Tuesday, the DSS filed a suit at the Federal High...

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BREAKING: DSS Gives Sowore 1-Week Ultimatum to Retract Controversial Post on Tinubu
The Department of State Services (DSS) has given activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore a strict deadline of one week to withdraw a social...

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Politics Today
2 months ago2 months ago

The Department of State Services (DSS) has given activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore a strict deadline of one week to withdraw a social media post it labeled as “false, inflammatory, and defamatory” concerning President Bola Tinubu. In an official letter dated September 7, 2025, the DSS accused Sowore of making “criminal and disparaging”...

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