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Updated: Court grants El Rufai N100m bail in DSS charges of alleged National Security Breach

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2026

….Remains in ICPC custody following Kaduna high court’s earlier denial of bail application The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to a former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like sum. The former governor, who admitted on

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The Map Does Not Lie: How AES Failed the Sahel

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2026

Five years of military rule in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have produced not sovereignty but collapse. No propaganda can survive the evidence of the May 2026 security map. By Oumarou Sanou​There is one document that no junta press conference can censor, no hired influencer can spin, and no state television anchor can reframe. It […]

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NHRC Raises Alarm Over Rising Rights Violations, Records 266,787 Complaints in One Month

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2026

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised fresh concerns over worsening human rights conditions in Nigeria, revealing that it received a staggering 266,787 complaints nationwide in April 2026 amid rising insecurity, extra-judicial killings, economic hardship, communal violence, and growing threats to civic freedoms. The alarming figures were disclosed on

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Just In: Alleged Cybercrimes: Justice Chidiebere Crack Secures Bail

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2026

….New counsel, Amadi Commends DSS Treatment of Client. Court Sets May 25 for continuation of Trial The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to social media commentator, Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as “Justice Crack,” in the sum of Five Million Naira (₦5,000,000), with one surety in the like sum. The bail was […]

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CAIDOV Condemns Abduction, Beheading of Teacher in Oyo, Demands Urgent School Security Measures

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2026

The Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV) has condemned the abduction of students and teachers in Oyo State and the killing of a teacher during the attack, describing the incident as “barbaric” and a direct assault on education and human dignity. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by its Executive Director, Gbenga […]

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Building Collapse: Wike Orders Investigation, Seals Off Premises …Developer, engineer face arrest

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday ordered a full-scale investigation into the building collapse in Abuja that claimed four lives, directing that the premises be sealed off immediately. Wike also disclosed that an engineer linked to the collapsed structure had been arrested, while the developer would equally face arrest and […]