NEWS

Kwara State Government Announces Rescue Of Two Children By DSS

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2026

…Others. Operatives Kill 2 kidnappers, Scores Fatally Injured Few days after the intelligence -led rescue of pupils and teachers kidnapped by bandits in Oriire, Oyo State, another security team comprising operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and forest guards, on Thursday,

NEWS

Alleged Cybercrime : Court Gives Sowore Final Warning to Conclude Defence or Be Foreclosed

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, handed a final warning to online publisher and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to conclude his defence, or be foreclosed. Justice Mohammed Umar gave the warning after lawyer to the Department of State Services (DSS) Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, made an oral application […]

NEWS

Terrorism: Man Arrested by DSS Bags 20-Year Jail Term for Shielding Notorious Bandit

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2026

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sentenced one Muhammad Sani to twenty years imprisonment for conspiring to conceal information about an alleged notorious bandit, Danranmi, which led to his escape. Sani, of Nabi Village, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, was convicted on Count One and Count Two of a four-count […]

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Court rejects Sowore’s bid for long adjournment in trial for allegedly defaming President Tinubu

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2026

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, rejected an application by online publisher and Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, seeking a long adjournment of his trial in the alleged defamation of President Bola Tinubu. The charges were filed against him by the Department of […]

COLUMNS

DSS: The Silent Force Protecting Nigeria from the Shadows

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS), also known as the State Security Service (SSS), is arguably one of Nigeria’s quietest yet most important security institutions. They rarely make headlines, and when they do, it’s usually because of a high-profile arrest. But the real story of the DSS is written far away from television cameras. Unlike […]

COLUMNS

Good News from Oriire, and Lessons from Endless Insecurity

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, July 12, 2026.) The much-awaited good news hit the airwaves on Friday, July 10 — exactly 56 days after toddlers, students, and their teachers were kidnapped in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State — as the victims regained their freedom. Apprehension among friends, family, and […]