NEWS

DSS Invites Dangote, NUPENG to Emergency Meeting Over Union Dispute

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has called an urgent meeting with the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) following allegations of a breach of agreement on workers’ right to unionise. The session, scheduled

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Court Sentences Ansaru Commander to 15 Years for Terror-Linked Illegal Mining

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2025

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced Mahmud Usman, a senior commander of the banned Ansaru terrorist group, to 15 years in prison. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the ruling on Thursday after Usman pleaded guilty to charges related to illegal mining — an activity prosecutors said was used to fund terrorism and kidnapping […]

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DSS Arraigns Top Ansaru Commanders Over Terror-Related Offenses

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has formally arraigned two senior figures of the proscribed terrorist group Ansaru at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The accused individuals are Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a Abbas or Mukhtar, and his deputy, Mahmud Al-Nigeri, also referred to as Malam Mamuda. They are facing a 32-count […]

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Nigeria to Prosecute Al-Qaeda-Linked Ansaru Commanders September 11

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

The Federal Government is set to arraign two top commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group, an Al-Qaeda-linked network, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, September 11, 2025. The accused—Mahmud Muhammed Usman (also known as Abu Bara’a or Abbas Mukhtar) and his deputy, Abubakar Abba (popularly called Mahmud Al-Nigeri or Isah Adam/Mallam Mamuda)—will […]

COLUMNS

Sahara Reporters, Your Source Lied Woefully

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

By Kolawole MusiliuIt is quite ironic, if not ignorant, that Sahara Reporter is choosing to mudslide the State Security Service or its current management. While the timing may be probably justified (for those who believe in Omoyele Sowore’s roforofo-style of journalistic politics). Sowore’s long-time instrument of blackmail, which he deploys time and again, to

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Opinion: Why the DSS is Right to Keep a Watch on Sowore

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo In every democracy, there is a thin line between freedom of expression and actions that could undermine national security. While citizens have the right to criticize government policies and leaders, those rights do not extend to making statements or taking actions that threaten public order. This is where the Department of State […]