Apparently jostled by reports exposing the faceoff between it and the Presidency over the movement of key officials of the agency and the reversal of same by a presidential aide, the Department of State Services on Tuesday said the agency would continue to remain focussed in the discharge of its core functions to the nation.

Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, yesterday, warned that any attempt to remove Acting Director-General of Department of State Services, DSS, Mr. Matthew Seiyefa, will attract dire consequences.

Eight people were killed and 95 houses burnt when attackers invaded Abonong and Zayit communities in Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau.

A presidential aide, Sen. Ita Enang, has expressed concern over the National Assembly’s silence on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for consideration of security agencies’ budgets ahead of the 2019 General Elections.

A 28-year-old man, Kelvin Michael, is presently cooling his heels in the custody of the Ogun State Police Command, following the death of his lover, a mother of five, after having sexual intercourse with her in an apartment in Ota area of the state, Wednesday.