NEWS

One Pleads Guilty as DSS arraigns nine Prime Suspects over Benue, Plateau killings

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2025

…Files fresh charge against suspected gunrunner arrested with Seven M16 Rifles The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned nine individuals before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged complicity in recent killings in Benue and Plateau states. One of the nine,

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Recruitment: DSS Effects Arrest, Issues Public Warning On Circulation of Fake Materials

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) alerts the general public to the activities of one Mr. Eze Ezenwa Benard, who was recently apprehended for circulating fake DSS recruitment past questions and answers on Facebook. The suspect operated through a page known as “Jobs and Education”, where he advertised the fraudulent materials and charged unsuspecting members […]

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SAN SSS screening controversy’: Odinkalu counters Akinboro

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

Former NHRC chairman notes ex-CJN Ariwoola instituted rule in 2022, urges truly independent NBA Chidi Odinkalu, a prominent rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has challenged claims by former NBA General Secretary Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, criticizing the recent requirement for newly cleared Senior Advocates of Nigeria

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Ribadu and the fall of Ansaru

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2025

By Senator Iroegbu Nigeria’s security landscape has begun to shift. Terrorists are surrendering, warlords are falling, oil production is recovering, and communities once silenced by fear are slowly reclaiming public space. The latest and perhaps most consequential breakthrough is the capture of two of the most notorious terrorist kingpins in northern Nigeria. The

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Owo Catholic church attackers had links with foreign terrorist groups, DSS tells court

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2025

*Refutes claim that alleged human rights violation suit triggered defendants’ arraignment *Court okays shielding of prosecution witnesses’ identity The Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned a Federal High Court in Abuja against granting bail to the five men being prosecuted over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs

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US hails Nigeria over arrest of terrorist leaders

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2025

The United States Government has hailed the Nigerian government over the arrest of two terrorist leaders of the Ansaru sect, Mahmud Muhammad Usman, aka Abu Bara’a, and Mahmud al-Nigeri, aka Mallam Mamuda. The commendation was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the United States Mission in Nigeria on its X handle.  The Federal […]