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Foreign Service National Investigator (FSNI) for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Office of the Legal Attaché, United States Embassy Abuja, Osemeka Jim-Oscar Segun Ikemefuna was conferred Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Public Administration (Honoris Causa) by the prestigious International Leadership Manpower and Management Development (ILMMD), United Kingdom and Northern Ireland today 9th December 2023. Accompanying this honorary doctorate conferment is the ILMMD Distinguished Fellow Award (Platinum Category). This is ILLMD 25th induction and investiture ceremony held at the Nigeria National Merit Award...

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, CP Haruna G. Garba, has warned individuals and groups of persons against any form of disturbance of public peace, unlawful assembly, and criminal intrusion of lawful assembly within the FCT. According to the Command Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, “The CP gave the warning on December 6, 2023, while confirming the arrest of five suspects in connection with the attempted infiltration of the November 30, 2023, NANS convention to disrupt the process. The suspects were promptly intercepted by security operatives, some...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has established a new Directorate of Public Relations and Strategic Communications (DPRSC), and appointed Dr. Peter Nnochirionye Afunanya, the erstwhile Public Relations Officer, to head the Directorate as the Supervising Director and also be in charge of the Service’s public communications. The statement read: “The Department of State Services (DSS), as part of efforts in sustaining its engagement with citizens and the public at large as well as deepening democratic governance, transparency, and accountability, has established a new Directorate of Public Relations and Strategic...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has declared that it would continue to cement its strong collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS) to combat the adverse effects of smuggling and arms proliferation on Nigeria’s soil. This was disclosed by the Ag. Comptroller-General of the Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, when he paid a familiarization visit to the Director-General of DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, at DSS Headquarters, Abuja. The Customs Boss, who appreciated Mr. Bichi for his warm red-carpet treatment despite short notice; emphasized that maintaining...

The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Abbas Umar Masanawa. Masanawa was reportedly arrested by the state security operatives over his alleged role in the ongoing corruption allegation probe involving the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. According to a security source, Masanawa's arrest stems from his role while in office as the Managing Director, MD, of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC). “He was...