…Security beefed up around Presidential Villa, Abuja By Soni Daniel No fewer than 20 Boko Haram detainees have been shot dead in a shoot-out that ensued this morning at the Department of State Security Service in the Asokoro a district of Abuja. Vanguard learnt that the shoutout erupted when some of the suspected terrorists attempted […]

The death of a member of the National Conference, Hamma Misau, has deprived the country of his invaluable contributions at the conference, his son, Ahaji Isa Misau, has said.

Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS), on Sunday morning, foiled an attempted jail break at its headquarters in Abuja, a statement has said. The statement, which was signed by Marilyn Ogar, the Deputy Director, Public Relations, DSS, said that the attempt occurred at about 7.15 a.m. Ogar said that “this was when the […]

An attempt by a Boko Haram suspect in detention at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS), in Abuja to disarm a security operative on Sunday morning led to heavy shooting from within the heavily fortified premises that sent panic waves within the federal Capital territory.

Heavy gunfire exchanges rocks the vicinity of Nigeria’s presidential palace and the headquarters of the Department of State Services in the Asokoro District of  Abuja as reported by Premium Times in the past one hour. According to the reports, residents of the nearby Aso Drive Area said the gunshots were either coming out of the […]