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Certificate scandal: It’s wrong to ask DSS to screen public office nominees – Onoh

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Denge Onoh, former South-East spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, has exonerated the Department for State Services, DSS, of any blame regarding the screening of the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji.

Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Onoh stressed that the act of consistently asking nominees for public office to go for DSS screening is wrong and a total abuse of the functions of the organization which he said should be stopped immediately.

He urged Nigeria to step up to a globally accepted practice and grow beyond the third world country practices.

According to him, involving the DSS was a practice by the military junta because the Constitution was suspended, adding that the unconstitutional act became normalised and continued by the democratic government.

“It is not the constitutional duty of the Nigerian Department of State Services (DSS) to screen the educational qualifications of a president’s nominee for public office,” Onoh maintained.

The former presidential spokesman emphasised that the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) does not assign such responsibility to the DSS, but instead, the Constitution outlines distinct roles such that the President nominates individuals for offices like ministers (under sections 147 and 154), and the Senate conducts the formal screening and confirmation process to assess suitability, including qualifications.

“Educational credentials for such nominees are typically verified by the issuing institutions (e.g universities) or through Senate inquiries during hearings, not by the DSS.”

“The DSS’s core functions focus on internal security, counterintelligence, and protecting senior officials such as preventing crimes threatening national security.

“The Nigerian Constitution does not explicitly detail DSS duties but embeds them within broader executive powers (Section 5). It does not include vetting educational qualifications as a statutory obligation,” he stressed.

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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables

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A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,

The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.

The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.

When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.

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US Reacts As De@th Toll In Kwara Terror Attacks Hits 200

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The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.

Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.

It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.

According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.

Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.

The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.

“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.

“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”

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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online

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A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.

In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.

According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.

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