NEWS

Violence Kills 4,654, Kidnaps 3,141 Across Nigeria in 2025 – Security Report Warns of Escalating Threats

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2026

Violent conflicts across Nigeria claimed at least 4,654 lives in 2025, while 3,141 people were kidnapped in 1,274 separate incidents nationwide, according to the Nigeria Violent Conflicts Database 2025 released by Nextier Advisory Ltd. on Wednesday. The report, a partnership between Nextier,

NEWS

Bayelsa Deepens Angola Partnership, Moves to Activate MoU with Namibe Province

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2026

Bayelsa State has stepped up efforts to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with Angola, as it moves to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Namibe Province during the renewed Nigeria–Angola Bilateral Commission. The partnership, which began with an exploratory visit to the Angolan coastal province of Namibe, has now entered an implementation

NEWS

“2nd defendant Al Quasim was part of Owo Church bloodbath”, 8th DSS witness corroborates 7th’s testimony

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2026

An eight witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the ongoing trial of suspected attackers of the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, in 2022, on Wednesday corroborated the Tuesday testimony of a 7th witness who identified one of the suspects as being part of those who carried out the attack. […]

NEWS

NIMC to Launch Nationwide Ward-Level NIN Enrollment February 16

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2026

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that it will commence nationwide ward-level enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) on Monday, February 16, 2026. The commission said the initiative follows a presidential directive mandating NIMC to expand NIN registration to the grassroots in order to capture more Nigerians and legal

LEAD STORY 2

Between Atiku and Makinde: Fayose Reveals Details of Minna Meeting

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2026

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed details of what he described as behind-the-scenes negotiations between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde during a closed-door meeting held in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday. According to Fayose, the meeting—whose venue and participants were “carefully chosen to ensure

COLUMNS

Why Akpabio Must Read the Room and the Mood

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2026

by Zainab Suleiman Okino The hallowed chambers of the National Assembly and the Senate in particular, were never meant to be a theatre for the absurd. It is supposed to be a place where robust conversations revolving around Nigeria’s progress and development take place; where representatives of the Nigerian people disagree without being disagreeable and […]