NEWS

Court Begins Trial Of Man Nabbed By DSS For Planning To Attack Schools In Abuja

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2026

A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Friday began the trial of a man arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for planning to attack some schools in Abuja. An operative of the DSS, Michael Jego, told the court that his agency received intelligence about plans to attack and destroy

NEWS

Alleged Terrorism: Court fixes May 26 for DSS to open case against Malami, Son

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2026

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed May 26 for the Department of State Services (DSS) to open its case of alleged terrorism against the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz. When the case was called, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), who appeared for the prosecution […]

COLUMNS

Benisheikh Attack: Situating Security Agencies’ Intel Response

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2026

By Louis Achi At the risk of sounding jaded, intelligence, intel, typically refers to secret, security, or strategic data gathered about an enemy or a situation. It often implies actionable knowledge used for decision-making in security, business, or competitive contexts. This is the focus of this analysis. In the aftermath of the recent attack by […]

FEATURES

Sowore and the Ides of April

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2026

By Tony Asuquo For politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, the past two weeks have seen him suffer what could easily pass as the two biggest setbacks since beginning his activism career in 1989, when he was admitted into the University of Lagos. Early warning signs of the “setbacks” began on March 17, 2026. The […]

NEWS

Another Media Honour To DSS DG

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2026

Barely five months after the International Press Institute (IPI), honoured the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS DG), Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, with an Award for Championing Press Freedom, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has again adjudged him Friend of The Media BON made its position known at the Nigeria Broadcasting Awards Night […]

NEWS

Several bandits killed as Army, DSS, Local Volunteer Forces Foil Attacks on Niger Communities.

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2026

Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), and local volunteer forces on Tuesday successfully foiled what locals said would have been a large-scale attack by bandits on Bagna and Erena communities in Shiroro LGA of Niger state. Credible security sources disclosed that the move by the operatives followed advance […]