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Tinubu: Intelligence, Not Ransom, Secured Release of Oriire School Victims

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that the Federal Government tracked the families and communities of the kidnappers behind the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, maintaining that no ransom was paid and no negotiations were held with the criminals

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NUJ Honour Validates Security-Media Partnership, Says DSS DG

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, has described his emergence as the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Man of the Year 2026 as a validation of the growing partnership between the nation’s security agencies and the media. Ajayi said the honour reflected the progress made in fostering mutual trust and […]

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DSS Intelligence Warns of Imminent Boko Haram Attacks in Two States

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

A leaked intelligence report from the Department of State Services (DSS) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by Boko Haram terrorists to launch coordinated attacks in parts of Adamawa and Borno states, with top government officials, traditional rulers, clerics and residents reportedly identified as potential kidnap targets. According to details of the classified […]

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FG Arraigns ‘BOSYA President’ Kaigama For Terrorism

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2026

The Federal government, on Wednesday, arraigned President of the Borno State Youths Association (BOSYA), Samaila Ibrahim Kaigama, recently arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), for terrorism.Kaigama was arraigned before Justice Salim Ibrahim of the Federal High Court, in Abuja. The self-styled youth president had during an interview session last week on

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Sowore Backtracks on Bid To Invite DSS DG As Witness in Alleged Criminal Defamation Trial

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2026

Online publisher and presidential candidate of the of the African Alliance Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has jettisoned his plan to invite the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, as his witness in his ongoing trial for alleged criminal defamation of President Bola Tinubu on social media. Sowore, on Tuesday, […]

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DSS Opposes Leniency as Court Hands Life Imprisonment to Three Oriire Kidnap Suspects

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) opposed calls for leniency for three men convicted over their roles in the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, insisting that their actions aided terrorist operations. During the proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja, counsel to the defendants urged the […]