LEAD STORY 1

DSS Intelligence Warns of Imminent Boko Haram Attacks in Two States

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

A leaked intelligence report from the Department of State Services (DSS) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by Boko Haram terrorists to launch coordinated attacks in parts of Adamawa and Borno states, with top government officials, traditional rulers, clerics and residents reportedly

EDUCATION

Nigeria’s Education Crisis Now About System Capacity, Not School Enrolment – Report

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

Nigeria’s education challenge has shifted from getting children into school to building an education system capable of delivering quality learning, according to a new policy report by the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership. The report, Nigeria’s Education Capacity Crisis: Closing the Gap Between Enrolment Growth and System Capacity, authored by Professor Temitayo

NEWS

Missing Phone Must Never Become Death Sentence – ActionAid

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

…Demands Justice for Slain UniJos Student ActionAid Nigeria has condemned the alleged torture and killing of a 25-year-old University of Jos student, Ibrahim Mbaya, over the alleged theft of a mobile phone, describing the incident as a grim reflection of the growing breakdown of the rule of law and public confidence in Nigeria’s justice system. […]

COLUMNS

Stop, CBN! The baby is in the bathwater

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, July 31, 2026) I invite you to join me on this journey to the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters in Abuja, where I shall be meeting with the CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Michael Cardoso. The meeting is neither official nor scheduled, but its importance highlights the […]

LEAD STORY 2

Army Expansion Will Strengthen Fight Against Insecurity – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2026

….says State Police Will Have Safeguards The President made the remarks on Thursday while receiving traditional rulers from Oyo State, led by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, at the State House, Abuja. According to Tinubu, the newly created Army divisions are better positioned and motivated to confront insecurity, adding that the move […]

COLUMNS

What Ishaq Oloyede’s Tenure Says About JAMB

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene If the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was sick when Professor Ishaq Oloyede was appointed Registrar 10 years ago, it might have been said that even great institutions have their difficult times. That’s not unusual. But JAMB wasn’t sick.  It was dying and becoming so irrelevant that those it was supposed […]