Tag: Nigerian Navy
Shakeup as Nigerian Navy redeploy real admirals, others
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has approved the redeployment of 61 senior officers of flag…
NAF, Navy restrategise to clear criminals from Nigeria waterways
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Nigerian Navy (NN) in a combined effort to combat illegal activities along the Nigerian…
Nigerian Navy Faces N200m Suit Over Seizure Of Vessel
Akin Kuponiyi An aggrieved company, Mercury Oil company, alongside four crew members, Folorunso Olayiwola, Joshua A. Arthur, Asabalahie O. Johnson…
Navy begins Direct Short Service Commission recruitment
The Nigerian Navy has announced the commencement of another Direct Short Service Commission enlistment exercise for the selection of suitably…
Nigerian Air Force disowns Facebook account
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the NIGERIA AIRFORCE GROUP Facebook account on the internet is fake. It added that…
Nigeria Navy hands over 11 suspected oil thieves to EFCC
Navy Captain Noel Madugu, Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base, Brass, says the Nigerian Navy has handed over 11 suspected oil…
Navy arrests 7 suspected stowaways
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Wednesday in Lagos said it had arrested seven suspects for stowing away in…
Nigerian Navy arrested over 84 vessels in 2014
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has intercepted over 84 vessels across board for illegalities and maritime offences in 2014. A competent…
Navy takes delivery of refurbished warship
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday took delivery of a refurbished warship called “NNS OKPABANA”, as part of its efforts…
Boko Haram: Navy to deploy personnel to North-East
The Nigerian Navy said on Friday it would deploy some of its personnel to participate in internal security operations in…
The Feeble War Against Oil Thieves
The menace of oil theft and sea piracy in the nation’s maritime sector is becoming worrisome, with the feeble attempt…
Navy impounds 2,000 gallons of petroleum products
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday in Lagos said it impounded over 2,000 gallons of petroleum products from some suspected vandals’…
Navy warns soldiers, officers against indiscipline, mutiny
The Nigerian Navy has warned its personnel that it will not tolerate any act of indiscipline, mutiny and acts inimical…
Navy decorates 7 officers with new ranks
Capt. Musa Gemu, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, Warri Naval Base, on Friday charged seven newly-promoted officers under…
Navy applauds Anambra for checking insurgency, bunkering
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday applauded the Anambra government’s plan to position a mobile artillery on the River Niger to…
Navy, Police to strengthen cooperation
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, said on Thursday that the Nigerian Navy would strengthen…
Insurgency: Navy assures of the safety on Niger Bridge
The Nigerian Navy said on Monday that it had deployed a standard security measure to guard against any insurgency activity…
Navy arrests 20 drug peddlers in Anambra
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday arrested 20 suspected drug peddlers in Nsugbe near Onitsha in Anambra following a tip-off. The…
Navy arrests bank manager for impersonation
The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it arrested one Simon Musa for posing as an admiral of the Navy. Parading…
Navy keeps fit to defend waterways
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jubril, on Saturday said the Nigerian Navy remained committed to its…
Nigerian Navy promises more security on water ways
Rear Admiral Obiora Medani, Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, said on Sunday that the Nigerian Navy would sustain security…
Navy arrests 38 ships over alleged illegalities
The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday in Abuja said it arrested 38 ships involved in illegal activities in the waterways in…
Grandstanding Over War Against Boko Haram
Nigerian public office holders have a fantastic appetite for talk. It’s good for leaders to keep their citizens abreast of…
Navy impounds stolen crude off Bonny Island
The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it impounded two badges carrying 285 tonnes of crude oil valued N50 million off…
22 Chinese arrested for illegal fishing in Nigeria’s waters
Chinese nationals held in Nigeria for illegal fishing 03/18/2014 16:09 GMT – NIGERIA-CHINA-IMMIGRATION-ARREST – World News (EAA) – AFP PORT…
Nigerian Navy arrests hijacked ship
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a Greek-owned merchant tanker, MT KERALA, purportedly hijacked off the coast of Luanda after `spirited…
Nigerian Navy posts senior officers
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Dele Ezeoba, has approved the redeployment of 266 officers. The redeployment is contained…
Family Confirms Akhigbe’s Death
Former Chief of General Staff, Mike Okhai Akhigbe, is dead, family sources Tuesday morning confirmed to P.M.NEWS. He died last…
Cameroonian, 11 Nigerians arrested for oil theft
The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy on Sunday transferred a Cameroonian and 11 Nigerians suspected to be oil…
Nigerian navy kills 12 pirates after fuel vessel hijack
The Nigerian navy has killed 12 suspected pirates and rescued a hijacked vessel laden with fuel in the country’s oil-producing…