NEWS

Three months after arraignment of Yelwata and Plateau Massacre suspects, DSS again nabs suspected major arms supplier

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2025

▪︎Musa Abubakar Admits to Patronage From Armed Groups. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have successfully disrupted a high target arms supply network linked to terrorist activities in Plateau and neighboring states. The operation led to the arrest of Musa Abubakar, a key

NEWS

DSS captures another Ansaru escapee from Kuje, following recent arraignment of Owo Church killers….Confesses to Killings in The Deeperlife Church Massacre

Daily Dispatch November 14, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has recaptured a top commander of the Ansari terrorist group, Abdulazeez Obadaki, believed to have masterminded the August 7, 2012 mass shooting of Christian worshippers at a Deeper Life Bible Church, near Okene, in Kogi State. At least 19 worshippers, including the pastor were killed, with several others sustaining […]

LEAD STORY 2

DSS charges 27-year-old for allegedly calling for military coup in social media posts

Daily Dispatch November 11, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned a 27-year-old man, Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume, on a six-count charge accusing him of advocating a military takeover and publishing threatening messages on social media. According to the charge filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja (FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025) and dated November 11, the DSS alleges that Onukwume — […]

LEAD STORY 2

Breaking! As Kanu waives right to defend self in terrorism trial, court fixes November 20 for judgement

Daily Dispatch November 7, 2025

A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled judgment for November 20 in the terrorism trial of the detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho chose the date on Friday while ruling after Kanu failed to open his defence after exhausting the six days […]

NEWS

DSS Directors hold strategic meeting in Kaduna to tackle escalating insecurity in North-West

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2025

Senior directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) from the North-West geopolitical zone have gathered in Kaduna for a high-level security conference aimed at developing new strategies to combat banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes ravaging the region. The meeting, which began on Thursday at the DSS office complex along Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari Way […]

NEWS

Sowore Escapes Arrest Warrant, As Court Fixes December 2 For Arraignment

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2025

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday escaped a warrant for his arrest being issued by a federal high court sitting in Abuja, following his failure to appear for arraignment. Sowore is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged defamation alongside […]