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Fani-Kayode Links NSA Phone Bugging to Terror Network, Cites Uba’s Killing

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2026

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has alleged that those responsible for tapping the phone of the National Security Adviser (NSA) may be the same network that enabled terrorists to track and kill the late Brigadier-General Dzarma Zirkusu. In a strongly worded statement,

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Opinion: El-Rufai and the Perils of Playing Speed Chess in a Long-Game Arena

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2026

By Sunday Oladapo Malam Nasir El-Rufai has never lacked intelligence. From the political turbulence of the Olusegun Obasanjo/Atiku Abubakar era to the high-stakes maneuvering before the 2023 elections, he proved himself a sharp strategist, unafraid of confrontation and adept at political brinkmanship. But politics evolves, and so do its battlegrounds. What worked in one

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Breaking: As El-Rufai honours EFCC invitation, DSS sues for alleged cybercrimes, breaching Communications Act

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a charge against the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai over his alleged involvement in wiretapping the telephone lines of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. In the three-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026 was filed early on Monday before the Federal High Court in […]

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How DSS’ probe of El’Rufai, sons’ alleged involvement in Dadiyata’s kidnap led to passport seizure

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has re-opened the “cold case” of the 2019 disappearance, in Kaduna, of a renowned government critic, Abubakar Idris, better known as Dadiyata, and several other cases of missing persons linked to a former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El’Rufai. A top security source who made the disclosure, also […]

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ONSA Demands Evidence from El-Rufai Over Toxic Chemical Allegation

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2026

… Refers Matter to DSS The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has called on former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to provide concrete evidence to substantiate his allegation that the agency procured a lethal toxic substance. ONSA directed El-Rufai to forward any proof of his claims to the Department of State Services (DSS) […]

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El-Rufai Seeks Explanation From NSA Over Alleged Importation Of Odorless Poison From Poland

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2026

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has written to the Office of the National Security Adviser, seeking clarification over the alleged procurement of a toxic chemical substance, Thallium Sulphate, reportedly by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). In a letter addressed to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, at the Office of […]