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Ex-Governor under watch for suspected role in alleged coup plot

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

A former governor from one of the southern states is said to be under investigation for his alleged connection to the army officers detained over an alleged coup plot according to a report by Daily Trust newspapers. Sources who spoke to Daily Trust on Sunday, hinted that there was suspicion

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Anyanwu petitions INEC, DSS, police over ‘forged’ PDP convention letter

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over an alleged forgery and cloning of his signature.  However, The Guardian checks revealed that contrary to Anyanwu’s claims, he co-signed the letter to

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China hails Nigeria over joint ONSA, DSS, Military rescue of four abducted Nationals

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2025

The government of the People’s Republic of China has lauded Nigeria for the successful rescue of four Chinese nationals abducted in Kwara State. The commendation came from the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, during the official handover of the rescued victims on Sunday at the Department of State Services (DSS) medical facility in Abuja. […]

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Concerned Igbo Eastern youths condemn calls for unrest disguised as protests

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2025

The Concerned Igbo Eastern Youths (CIEY) have strongly condemned the planned nationwide protest scheduled for October 20, 2025, describing it as a disguised attempt to stir unrest in the Southeast. In a statement jointly signed by its coordinators — Okechukwu Onoha, Damian Maduka, and Peter Iloka — the group said the planned protest, being organized […]

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Court Restrains Sowore, others from protesting near Presidential Villa, key government areas

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2025

The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an interim order preventing activist Omoyele Sowore and others from staging protests in certain strategic locations in Abuja, including the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. Justice Mohammed Umar granted the order on Friday, following an ex-parte motion filed by the Nigeria Police Force through its counsel, Wisdom Madaki, […]

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Court orders man to pay DSS N5m for frivolous human rights suit

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2025

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered one Sunday Dominic to pay the Department of State Services (DSS) Five Million Nairaas punitive cost for instituting a “frivoulous” suit against the secret police. Dominic had in a suit marked FCT/HC/CV/3984/2024, claimed that the secret police invited him for questioning and threatened to […]