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Gold, Guns, And Gangs: How Illegal Mining Is Fueling Insecurity In Nigeria

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde Nineteen Northern State Governors alongside their traditional rulers met in Kaduna last week Monday to rub minds and possibly work out practical solutions to the insecurity crisis that has not only engulfed the region, but threatening to consume it. At the end of their

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Negotiating With Terrorists Now A State Policy?

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week Wednesday, declared a nationwide security emergency in response to the escalating wave of kidnapping, banditry, and terrorist attacks in most parts of the country. The declaration involves several directives aimed at bolstering the country’s security architecture in a bid to save the nation from the hands […]

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Insecurity: Nigerians As Sitting Ducks

Daily Dispatch November 24, 2025

By Kazeem AkintundeA member of the Christ Apostolic Church, (CAC), Oke Isegun, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government area of Kwara State, Dare Daniel, usually live-streams the Church’s activities on his Facebook page. According to Daniel, that was his own way of spreading the gospel of Jesus.Last week Tuesday’s Church service was not an exception, as […]

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Senate uncovers N76b illegal collection by INEC, Army, NSA, orders

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2021

The Senate has uncovered an illegal collection of N76 billion by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigerian Army, Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and others. The funds were drawn by the agencies from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation but were never repaid. They were fetched from the 25 […]

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Cabal plots rift between Service Chiefs, NSA, fears probe of $1b arms fund

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2021

The cold war between the Presidency cabal and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, a retired Major General, over who controls the nation’s security apparatchik seems to be gathering more steam with some members of the cabal pushing to ensure that the NSA is kicked out by President Muhammadu Buhari. Those familiar with the undercurrents […]