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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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Just In: Court Grants El-Rufai N100m Bail, Orders Periodic Reporting To DSS

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of N100 million, subject to stringent conditions imposed by the court. Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ordered the former governor to provide one surety in like sum, with the guarantor required to meet strict eligibility […]

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Presidency Defends Reported Killing of ISWAP Commander Al-Manuki

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2026

The Presidency has defended the reported killing of senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, insisting that the latest Nigerian-American counterterrorism operation was credible, intelligence-driven and backed by months of surveillance and verification. In a statement issued on Friday, Special Adviser to the President on Information

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[Breaking]Terrorism: Female arms courier, Halima Umar, arrested by DSS with 302 live ammunition bags 20-year jail term

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2026

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a woman, Halima Haliru Umar to 20 years imprisonment following her conviction on the offences of unlawful illegal possession of 302 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition and attempt to render support for the commission of acts of terrorism. The convict had, during her arraignment on March 11, […]

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Just In: NDLEA intercepts N10.4 billion Canadian Loud at Lagos Port

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

… We’ll continue to work with local and international partners until illicit drug supply chain is fully broken in Nigeria, Marwa assures Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a high-potency strain of cannabis, weighing 4,173.5 kilograms with a street value of Ten Billion Four […]

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In Rwanda, President Tinubu Pitches the Nigerian Business Case to the Rest of Africa

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

By Sunday Dare From Equatorial Guinea to Tanzania, from Accra to Addis Ababa, and now, from Nairobi to Kigali, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with sartorial elegance and swashbuckling confidence, is traversing Africa preaching Nigeria’s reform story to the world. While the echoes of President Tinubu’s economic reforms have since reverberated across every nook and