Former Bayelsa Governor, Timipre Sylva quizzed by DSS

Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Timipre Sylva was summoned by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja for questioning yesterday.

It is not clear at this point why the former Governor and APC member was invited by the service.

The spokesman for Mr Sylva, Dofie Ola, dismissed online reports that his boss was arrested. Ola told journalists that the ex-governor only honoured a request by the DSS and was questioned.

Reps to investigate DSS allegations on planned hacking of INEC's database by APC

The House of Representatives looks set to investigate allegations by the |Department of State Services over an alleged plan by Nigeria's main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hack into the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

APC berates DSS, says Presidency plans to postpone next month's election

The All Progressives Congress has again lambasted the Department of State Service over recent allegations that the opposition party was planning to hack the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). APC claimed that the body has turned into a machinery of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and consequently a mockery of intelligence-gathering.

APC dismiss DSS allegations of plan to hack INEC database

Reacting to allegations of a plan to hack the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has accused the DSS of unprofessionalism and shamelessness in the discharge of its duties. He noted that in the course of investigations, the service detained party members including women and had their legs tied while depriving them of food for days before coming out with claims that confessions had been obtained from them. He described this as a disgrace to the DSS and accused the body of conniving with the ruling party to discredit the opposition and distract them.

DSS says it has uncovered APC’s plot to hack INEC’s database

The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Department of State Services, Marilyn Ogar, on Wednesday at a media briefing said the department had uncovered a plot by the country’s leading opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hack into the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Insurgency: President Jonathan meets with service chiefs, others

President Goodluck Jonathan met with his service chiefs and various security personnel on Tuesday at the state house in Abuja. The meeting was also attended by Vice President Namadi Sambo, the National Security Adviser, Director General of the SSS, Inspector General of Police, Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, as well as governors of three troubled North Eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.

Final Warning!: DSS cautions politicians over inciting comments

As the 2015 elections draw closer, the Department of State Service has issued a warning to Nigerian politicians to desist from making provocative utterances and inciting statements that can disrupt the peace of the nation. The service condemned a recent statement credited to an opposition governor, calling on members of the armed forces to rise in protest against authorities for failure to meet their concerns.