By Patrick Obia Following the death of a 400-level student of Computer Science, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) by suspected operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday 9 February 2023, management of the institution has appealed for “sustain calm and peace on campus.” The varsity made the appeal in circular number
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Punch Newspape The National Examinations Council has expressed its readiness to root out incidents of examination malpractice in all its examinations by deploying officials of the Department of State Services and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps to examination centers. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday, the Registrar
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services, DSS, has said it will screen candidates running for public offices in Cross River State ahead of next year’s general election. This was disclosed in a letter addressed to the State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr. Alphonsus
By David Hundeyin, West Africa Weekly A terrifying inside account of a secret alliance between Amnesty International Nigeria and the DSS On September 10, 2019, Kehinde Dada and Joseph Okonofua died at the hands of Nigerian Police. The two 23 year-olds were caught up in the violent response of Police officers to a student protest in the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Bara Ogidi, a Bayelsa State-based journalist and the publisher of Track News has been arrested by operatives of the Department of the State Security (DSS). Sahara Reporters learnt that Ogidi’s arrest on Sunday was in connection with an alleged controversial libel suit involving the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Monday, called on the Department of State Service, DSS, to release detained journalist and activist, Mr. Agba Jalingo. Soyinka said this on the sidelines of the 50th anniversary of the country’s Civil War with the theme: “Nigerian Civil War: 50 years after.” He said there is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As the Justice Simon Amobeda of Federal High Court (2) Calabar, Cross River State get ready to rule over the modification of the ruling granting the Prosecution request to mask its seven (7) witness this morning (Tuesday) a combined team of security operatives (all armed) have taken over the Court premises. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least 59 commercial sex workers which included 43 girls and 16 men have been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) in Calabar. Ilupeju Adebayo, Director of DSS in Cross River, who briefed reporters today Saturday in Calabar, said the girls were rounded up at 2:15 a.m Saturday morning at