LEAD STORY 2

Breaking: Joint DSS-Army Team Foil Planned Attacks, Kidnap By ESN in Southeast

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2026

….Recover high-calibre arms cache, ammunition The Department of State Services (DSS), backed by troops of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, on Wednesday foiled plans by members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN) to attack several security checkpoints, kidnap women,

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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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. […]

NEWS

Gov Sani, Defence Minister,CAN hail President’s education reforms as tool to defeat banditry, terrorism

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

…As DSS boss, friends donate school to Kaduna Christian community Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd) and the Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani have hailed President Bola Tinubu for improving the quality education in the country, saying citizenship and community cooperation with security agencies, are critical tools in the fight against banditry,

NEWS

OYO ABDUCTION: Teachers, Pupils Lives At Stake; We Need To Tread With Caution, Says NANS

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2026

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) notes with concern, a recent call by one group, the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) for the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), to Declare Statewide Strike and Mass Protests.While we concede that it is within the rights of […]

NEWS

DSS Arrests Three Suspected ISWAP Logistics Suppliers In Borno

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2026

Security operatives in Borno State have arrested three suspected logistics suppliers linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, during a coordinated operation around Mainok village in Kaga Local Government Area. The suspects, identified as Fandi Adam Konto, Aji Bura Modu and Tijjain Abubakar Aisami, were reportedly intercepted while attempting to transport