Tag: Navy
Navy saves 17 kidnapped ferry passengers in daring creek operation
The Naval officer said that the 17 victims were rescued from the creeks on Monday without payment of ransom.
Navy dismantles six illegal refining sites in Delta
The naval boss also said that one pumping machine and about 22 yards of hose were recovered from the illegal…
Bad day for smugglers as navy intercepts boats loaded with parboiled rice
The source said that on sighting the Navy some occupants of the boats jumped into the water, while few were…
Two corps members, three naval officers die in boat mishap
Two members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), three naval personnel, and a civilian have lost their lives after…
Navy confiscates vessels carrying illicit arms, crude oil in Niger Delta
He said the site also contained one oven, nine dugout pits, 15 polythene sacks of illegally refined AGO, 13 sacks…
Recruitment: Navy releases list of successful candidates
The Nigerian Navy says it has released the list of successful candidates for its 2019 recruitment aptitude test.
The Chief of Naval Staff’s advice to the Military
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has urged the Nigerian Military to continue to abide by…
Navy hands over 170 cartons of seized Turkey meat to Customs
The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday in Lagos, intercepted and handed over 170 cartons of frozen turkey meat being smuggled into…
Navy thrills civilians at sea to commemorate 63rd Anniversary
No fewer than 187 civilians from different parts of the country were thrilled at sea by the Nigerian Navy in…
Truckers hail removal of navy from controlling Apapa traffic
The Federal Government’s withdrawal of the Nigerian Naval and other military formations from controlling traffic at the Apapa Port has…
Illegal Oil bunkering: Navy hands over 22 suspects, vessels, boat to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy, NNS Delta has handed over two motor vessels, MV NIPAL, SD WATERMAN, Large Wooden (Cotonou) Boat and…
Falana writes Buhari, demands release of 40 Nigerians illegally detained by Navy
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding the release of 40 Nigerians illegally being…
2019 Recruitment: Navy has not released list of successful candidates – Official
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says it has not released the list of successful candidates for its 2019 recruitment. The Naval…
Detention of 15 Nigerians for 7 months by Navy Illegal – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has decried the illegal detention of 15 civilians and military officers for seven months…
Navy recovers metal barge, wooden boat
The Nigerian Navy on Sunday said it discovered a metal Barge MV JOSH 1 and a wooden boat drifting along…
Navy declares four persons wanted for crude oil theft
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Tuesday declared four persons wanted for complicity in theft of petroleum products in the country’s…
Navy holds aptitude test for 2019 Recruitment
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says it will hold an aptitude test for its 2019 recruitment on April 13 in 30…
Navy cautions applicants over activities of fraudsters
The Nigerian Navy has cautioned prospective applicants for its 2018 Direct Short Service Commission, to be wary of activities of…
Navy detains 14 suspected oil, diesel smugglers in major operation
No fewer than 14 men have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy for smuggling adulterated diesel and ‘black oil’ to…
Navy to upgrade facilities in formations, units
Rear Adm. David Adeniran, Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command, says the naval high command is committed to upgrade…
Navy inducts over 200 assorted boats in 2 years
The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it had inducted over 200 assorted boats into the naval platforms in the last…
Navy confiscates over 13,803 bags of smuggled rice
Rear Admiral Mathew Emuekpere, the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Nigerian Navy, said the command seized over 13,803…
Navy detains 8 suspected diesel smugglers
Troops of the Nigerian Navy in Port Harcourt on Friday arrested eight men accused of smuggling about 200,000 litres of…
Navy seize 828 bags of contraband rice
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom said it seized…
Navy seizes vessel over illegal shipping of diesel
The Nigerian Navy in Rivers says it has seized a vessel and arrested three suspected smugglers for allegedly shipping undisclosed…
Navy destroys 1500 illegal refineries
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA has destroyed about 1500 illegal refineries with swamp buggy in the Delta creeks in…
Navy arrests suspected diesel smugglers
The Nigerian Navy in Bonny, Rivers, said on Thursday that it had arrested six suspected smugglers who stole 5.69 million…
Navy destroys 1000 illegal refineries
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA on Wednesday said it had destroyed over 1000 illegal refineries with swamp buggies in…
Navy hands over vessel, 9 suspects to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA on Wednesday handed over a vessel with more than 386,000 litres of stolen crude…
Navy arrests 12 over alleged diesel theft
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 12 men caught in the act of transshipping 200,000 litres of allegedly stolen diesel, worth…