LEAD STORY 2

DSS Foils Major Terror Plot, Intercepts Huge Arms Shipment from Niger Republic in Sokoto

Daily Dispatch November 11, 2026

….Recovers 21 AK-47 Rifles, 4 PKT Machine Guns, Arrests Female Courier Less than 70 days to the start of the 2027 general elections, the Department of State Security Services (DSS) has foiled a major terror plot by intercepting a large consignment of high-calibre weapons and ammunition

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Press Statement: DSS, FG urged to probe alleged IPOB training camp in Lagos

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2026

The Inspector General of Police, IG, Tunde Disu and the Director General, Department for State Security, [DSS] have been urged to probe the alleged existence of training camp of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, [IPOB] also known as “Unknown Gunmen” in Lagos State. The revelation about the existence of the camp came through Court investigations of […]

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To end insecurity, kill religion in Nigerian politics

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2026

By: Dr. James Bwala Last week I was at the Garki area, specifically at the Kiss FM 99.9, to supervise one of my students on SIWES at the radio station. I arrived while a call-in program was on air with discussions and contributions coming in as I took a seat in the studio. The discussion […]

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U.S. Air Force Delivers Military Equipment to Nigeria as Security Cooperation Deepens

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2026

The United States Air Force has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement, in a development expected to further strengthen Nigeria’s counter-terrorism and national security operations. The equipment was transported to Nigeria this weekend aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 military transport aircraft. The delivery comes

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Of banditry and a shared sovereignty (3)

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2026

By Hassan GimbaThis is the concluding part of this series. The first two editions were published two weeks ago. Although the article was originally written in 2022, its message remains as timely and relevant today as it was then. With insecurity continuing to ravage every region of the country, leaving citizens in constant fear and […]

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Good News from Oriire, and Lessons from Endless Insecurity

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, July 12, 2026.) The much-awaited good news hit the airwaves on Friday, July 10 — exactly 56 days after toddlers, students, and their teachers were kidnapped in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State — as the victims regained their freedom. Apprehension among friends, family, and […]