FEATURES

Burkina Faso weaponising emergency landing to attack Nigeria after Benin fails coup

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

By: Zagazola Makama The Burkinabè military junta is using the precautionary landing of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 aircraft as a pretext to demonstrate growing hostility toward Nigeria, following Abuja’s role in helping avert the recent coup attempt in the Benin Republic. The continued

COLUMNS

Gold, Guns, And Gangs: How Illegal Mining Is Fueling Insecurity In Nigeria

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde Nineteen Northern State Governors alongside their traditional rulers met in Kaduna last week Monday to rub minds and possibly work out practical solutions to the insecurity crisis that has not only engulfed the region, but threatening to consume it. At the end of their parley, the Governors came up with recommendations that […]

NEWS

Why IPI Nigeria gave SSS DG, Oluwatosin Ajayi, Commendation Award

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2025

…Justification for Honouring Mr Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi with a Commendation Award Since his appointment as Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS) in late August 2024, Mr Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi has demonstrated an unmistakable commitment to press freedom and respect for journalists and media organisations. Unlike in previous years when the SSS was

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Finally, DSS arraigns Sowore on alleged cybercrime offences

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2025

….Judge bars him from inciting public, undermining national security The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday arraigned a politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, before a Federal High Court in Abuja, for alleged cybercrimes, with the court barring him from further making statements that are detrimental to the peace and security of the country. […]

FEATURES

Silent Changes, Big Impact: Adeola Ajayi’s Transformation of the DSS

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo Leadership in the security sector often reveals itself not through grand speeches or public displays of authority, but through quiet, deliberate decisions that gradually shift systems, culture, and outcomes. Adeola Ajayi’s stewardship of the Department of State Services (DSS) exemplifies this subtle but powerful form of leadership. Though he rarely seeks

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Adeola Ajayi’s stealthy reforms: A new era for the DSS

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2025

By Sufuyan Ojeifo In the complex architecture of the Nigerian state, few institutions command as much mystique or scrutiny as the Department of State Services. For decades, the Service embodied both fear and fascination.In the complex architecture of the Nigerian state, few institutions command as much mystique or scrutiny as the Department of State Services. […]