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Religious Bias Claims Against DSS Harmful, Says Arewa Group

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2026

A group, Concerned Arewa Youth Council, has cautioned Nigerians against spreading allegations capable of undermining national security. The group spoke amidst claims in some quarters that the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, is religiously

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Nigeria’s Terror Ranking And ‘Docile’ South West Governors

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde The 2026 Global Terrorism Index report (GTI), released last week by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), shows that Nigeria experienced the largest year-on-year increase in terrorism-related deaths globally. The surge propelled Nigeria to fourth place on the index, trailing only Pakistan, Burkina Faso, and Niger. In 2025, Nigeria was ranked

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DSS Arrests Suspected Gunrunner, Recover 832 rounds of live ammunition

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2026

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday at Ivara Esu Estate in Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State, arrested one suspected gunrunner, Kelvin Ebikeniye Dugo. Security sources disclosed that the arrest followed credible intelligence on Dugo’s plan to buy 832 rounds of live ammunition from one Azenda Barnabas (alias Jagaban),

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Tinubu’s Appointment of DG DSS: The Nifty Strategy that Ended ‘Sit-At-Home’

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2026

By Louis Achi The Igbo idiom “Nwoke nusia ogu, nwanyi enwelu akuko” talks about man’s penchant for taking credit for the struggles or sacrifices of others. For the benefit of those who do not understand Igbo, I’ll attempt a translation: when a man finishes a war, the woman takes over the role of telling the […]

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Alleged cyber-bullying: Court threatens to commit Sowore’s lawyer for contempt, orders him to “kneel down”

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2026

…Prosecution begs on counsel’s behalf, closes case Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday threatened to commit the lead defence lawyer to politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, Marshall Abubakar, for contempt over rudeness in court. For raising his voice in court, the judge ordered Sowore’s lawyer to “come out […]

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DSS, Army Intercept Ammunition Shipment, Arrest Female Courier in Kano

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2026

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 3 Brigade, working alongside operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested a suspected gunrunner in Kano State while allegedly transporting a large quantity of ammunition believed to be destined for bandits in Zamfara State. Security sources disclosed that the suspect, identified as a female courier, was apprehended […]