NEWS

Air force officer detailed to kill Ribadu in foiled coup plot

Daily Dispatch October 31, 2025

An air force officer recently posted to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) was detailed to kill Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), sources familiar with the investigation of the alleged coup plot have told TheCable. SB Adamu, a squadron leader with service no

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Tinubu Immortalises Ogoni Four, Sets Stage for Oil Resumption in Ogoniland

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has immortalised four slain Ogoni leaders—Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage—by bestowing on them posthumous national honours of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). The announcement came on Wednesday at the State House, Abuja, during the presentation of the Ogoni Consultations Committee report. Rivers State

FEATURES

Nigeria Fights Back Against Banditry and Insecurity

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2025

By Senator Iroegbu Kidnapping and banditry remain among Nigeria’s most pressing security challenges. From Zamfara to Kaduna and down to the Southeast, this scourge has disrupted lives, displaced communities, and drained the economy through ransom payments. Despite the grim headlines, recent coordinated security efforts are producing measurable results, offering cautious

COLUMNS

Ribadu and the fall of Ansaru

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2025

By Senator Iroegbu Nigeria’s security landscape has begun to shift. Terrorists are surrendering, warlords are falling, oil production is recovering, and communities once silenced by fear are slowly reclaiming public space. The latest and perhaps most consequential breakthrough is the capture of two of the most notorious terrorist kingpins in northern Nigeria. The

FEATURES

Insecurity: North West Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) Summit in Kaduna

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2025

In a strategic move to strengthen regional collaboration and unify efforts in countering violent extremism, PAVE Network, in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), and other key stakeholders are set to convene a North West Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) Summit. The summit

NEWS

Group Lauds NSA For Confirming DSS Capture of Terrorist Groups’ Leaders

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2025

A group, Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly(NEYGA) has praised the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu for finally confirming weeks of speculation on the capture of two most-wanted leaders of terrorist groups in Nigeria. The NSA had at a press conference Saturday in Abuja formally announced the capture of the leadership of the ANSARU […]