LEAD STORY 1

Court Rejects El-Rufai’s Bail Review as DSS Closes Case

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, seeking a review of his bail conditions in the ongoing alleged wiretapping trial. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who presided over the matter on Tuesday, declined the request by the defence to

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Nigeria must unite against insecurity – Abdulsalami Abubakar

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2026

As insecurity continues across the nation, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has said every Nigerian has a stake in the fight against insecurity, saying that defeating terrorism and other criminal activities requires citizens to join hands with security agencies and government at all levels. In a statement released on the occasion of […]

LEAD STORY 2

Breaking: Court Remands Sowore in Kuje Prison Over Bail Revocation

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his application challenging the revocation of his bail. Justice Mohammed Umar gave the order on Monday after Sowore appeared before the court through his new counsel, Adeyinka […]

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Sowore’s Attack on NUJ Over DSS Chief’s Award Baseless, Threatens Free Speech – Group

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

The Centre for Public Integrity has condemned what it described as an “asinine and unwarranted attack” by former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, against the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over its recent “Man of the Year” award to the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin […]

COLUMNS

Nigeria: This state is not the state

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa PhD Philosophers and political theorists have attempted to define the state through different prisms. There is the evolutionary theory, which posits that the state is a natural, gradual development spanning centuries — from family units to clans, tribes, and eventually states. The social contract theory, advanced by Thomas Hobbes and supported by […]

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Alleged Militia Leader Admitted Leading Over 100 Attackers in Riyom, DSS Tells Court

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2026

The Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has heard allegations that a suspected militia leader, Adamu Alhassan Isa, popularly known as Shagari Bangai, admitted to leading more than 100 armed men in attacks on Vom and several communities in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. A Department of State Services (DSS) officer, who […]