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NPC has confirmed Walida’s age to be 22, says Women Affairs Minister

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2026

Walida Abdulhadi, the woman at the centre of the controversy over alleged abduction of a minor and relationship with an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), for whom she birthed a baby girl, is 22 years old, Minister of Women Affairs, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has confirmed.

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Walida: NSCIA Confident that DSS DG will be just, fair, says scribe

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2026

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), the apex Muslim authority in Nigeria, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, to be just and fair in investigating an allegation that a DSS operative abducted a minor from Jigawa State, forcefully converted her […]

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NSCIA wades into Walida–SSS operative controversy

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2026

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) on Wednesday said it has commenced an inquiry into allegations that a male operative of the State Security Service (SSS) abducted a minor from Jigawa State, brought her to Abuja, and impregnated her. The controversy centres on Walida Abdulhadi, a young Muslim woman from Jigawa State, and […]

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Just In: Court declines to hear El-Rufai’s bail plea, says application premature

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2026

A Federal high court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday declined to hear a bail application by the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El’Rufai.The court held that, since the former governor was not yet in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), talking about whether or not to grant him bail […]

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Breaking; DSS Strikes Again, Captures Sixth Owo Church Attacker

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2026

…High-profile ISWAP Commander hid in Edo Village for 4 years Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the sixth person involved in the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state, in which over 40 worshippers lost their lives and scores more were left injured. The DSS is currently prosecuting […]

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FG Denies Paying Ransom for Release of Niger Schoolchildren, Dismisses Report as False

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2026

The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly denied allegations that it paid a ransom or released militant commanders to secure the freedom of abducted schoolchildren from Niger State. In a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the government described the claims—circulating in sections of the international media—as