NEWS

Mother, Three Children Stage Protest in Abuja Over Rising School Abductions

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2026

A mother and her three children staged a peaceful protest in Abuja’s Maitama district, demanding urgent action to address the growing wave of school abductions and insecurity affecting pupils across Nigeria. The protest, captured in a video shared by ARISE TV on X on Monday, showed the woman

NEWS

Finance Ministry Approves Payments to 1,240 Contractors

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2026

…Targets SMEs and Local Businesses The Federal Ministry of Finance has approved payments to more than 1,240 contractors across Nigeria, in a move aimed at boosting liquidity for businesses and fulfilling the Federal Government’s outstanding financial obligations. According to a statement issued by the ministry, the approval was granted following a comprehensive

COLUMNS

The Heroes We Ignore

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2026

By Lemmy Ughegbe, Ph.D. When Nigerians think about national security, they think about soldiers. They think about troops advancing through difficult terrain, fighter jets pounding enemy positions and dramatic gun battles. What they rarely think about is intelligence. Yet intelligence is where victory usually begins. Before the arrest comes surveillance. Before the rescue

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How I returned from the Gate of the other World (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4): Readers’ comments (II)

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

By Hassan Gimba Salam Hassan just finished reading the trilogy with a teary eye. I must confess I don’t remember my getting you a contract in 1994, but I remember that your late father, one of the most humane persons I have met, tied our hands together. But most importantly, what your late mother did […]

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Kidnapping And A Nation On The Edge

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde It’s been over three weeks since seven teachers and 39 pupils were kidnapped during coordinated attacks at Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, Community High School, Ahoro-Esienle, and LA Primary School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Friday, May 15, 2026. Michael Oyedokun, a Mathematics teacher was brutally murdered […]

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DSS has become Nigeria’s most proactive agency

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

By Tonnie Iredia In the past, not State people knew anything about the Department of State Services (DSS) formerly known as the State Security Service (SSS). The few who knew something about the organization merely called it, government spy or the Secret Police because it reportedly operated in secrecy, wearing hoods and silencing anti-establishment critics. […]