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DSS Secures 10- year Jail Term Without Option of Fine Against 9 Crude Oil Thieves Arrested in Collaboration With Navy + photos

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2026

The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has convicted and sentenced nine out of 19 persons arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for crude oil theft in Akwa Ibom State. Delivering judgment on Monday, the presiding Judge, Justice Joy Ikpeme found the convicts guilty on two

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DSS Directs Counsel to Seek Adjournment in Sowore’s Alleged Cybercrime Case Until After 2027 Presidential Election

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has instructed its private counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to seek adjournment in the case of alleged cyber-bullying it instituted against African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the next presidential election slated for January 16, 2027. The DSS had approached the court to […]

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Alleged cybercrime: Again, DSS prays court to foreclose Sowore’s defence for allegedly frustrating trial

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to foreclose the defence in the ongoing trial of online publisher and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore, for allegedly frustrating his trial. The DSS is prosecuting Sowore for alleged criminal defamation, cyberstalking and incitement, over […]

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CJN Bans Use of ‘Barrister’ as Official Title in Supreme Court Communications

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2026

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has ordered lawyers and court officials to discontinue the use of the title “Barrister” before their names in all official communications and activities involving the Supreme Court. The directive was conveyed in a memorandum dated July 13 and signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir Akanbi. […]

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Sowore Backtracks on Bid To Invite DSS DG As Witness in Alleged Criminal Defamation Trial

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2026

Online publisher and presidential candidate of the of the African Alliance Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has jettisoned his plan to invite the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, as his witness in his ongoing trial for alleged criminal defamation of President Bola Tinubu on social media. Sowore, on Tuesday, […]

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NDLEA Hunts Down Fugitive Drug Kingpin After 10 Years

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2026

..Ex-International Footballer Jailed in Cocaine Bust In a dramatic conclusion to a decade-long manhunt, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured a combined 24-year jail term against a fugitive drug kingpin who evaded justice for nearly 10 years and a former international footballer linked to a cocaine trafficking syndicate, in what the agency […]