ICYMI: Osinbajo fires DSS chief, Saraki says Presidency culpable for NASS invasion | Top 10 stories this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week: The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, ordered the immediate termination of the appointment of the Director-General of the Department Of State Services (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura, following the ‘unauthorised siege’ on the National Assembly by operatives of the service. Matthew B. Seiyefa... Read More

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Akinwunmi Ambode, APC, Bukola Saraki, DSS, EFCC, Geoffrey Onyeama, Hafiz Abubakar, INEC, Ita Ekpenyong, Lawal Daura, Matthew Seiyefa, Yemi Osinbajo

August 9, 2018

The Late 5: EFCC unfreezes Benue Govt accounts, Dasuki’s case and others will be reviewed – Seiyefa, new DSS chief | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The acting Director-General of the Department of State Services ( DSS), Matthew Seiyefa, has said the service was reviewing all cases of alleged unlawful detentions and human rights abuses by the service. Seiyefa, who disclosed this during his maiden interaction with journalists on Thursday in Abuja,... Read More

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August 9, 2018

The Big 5: Saraki meets Babaginda in Minna behind closed doors, Govs Forum condemns freezing of Benue accounts by EFCC | More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Wednesday held a private meeting with former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida at his hilltop mansion in Minna, Niger. Saraki, widely believed to have met the former head of state to consult him on his yet to be declared presidential ambition,... Read More

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August 8, 2018

The Big 5: Matthew Seiyefa takes over at DSS; NASS invasion by DSS came to me as a surprise – IGP Idris I More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Matthew B. Seiyefa has on Tuesday been appointed the Acting Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS). Seyeifa’s appointment followed the sack of the former D-G, Lawal Daura, by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, after operatives of the service took over the premises... Read More

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