Tag: piracy
Nigeria: Pirates kidnap Russian, 3 Sri Lankans
Pirates stormed a cargo ship off Nigeria’s oil-producing southern coast, kidnapping five foreign sailors and stealing cash, a watchdog and…
Police IG posts AIGs, creates new anti-piracy command
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has posted seven assistant inspectors-general to various police commands in the country. The…
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Piracy Does Not Affect Me
Popular singer and music producer, Gabriel Oche-Amanyi, better known as Terry G, tells BAYO ADETU about his life, career and…
2 Nigerian soldiers killed in an ambush
Suspected pirates attacked an Indian-owned oil barge Tuesday, killing two soldiers and wounding two civilians in an ambush in Nigeria’s…
Pirates Release Seized German Ship
Pirates released a German-owned tanker off Togo on Friday, a day after capturing it, the International Maritime Bureau said as…
Nigeria’s Navy retakes hijacked oil vessel
Nigeria’s navy on Wednesday retook control of a Singapore-owned tanker carrying a fuel cargo that had been hijacked near Lagos,…
Pirates strike again in Nigerian waters, hijack oil tanker
Pirates have hijacked a Singapore-owned oil tanker in Nigerian waters, the third attack in just over two weeks in the…
Togo pirates free tanker after theft of 3.8m litres of oil
Pirates in Togo have released a tanker with 24 Russian crew on board after siphoning off 3,000 tonnes, about 3.8million…
Hijacked tanker spotted in Nigerian waters
A tanker hijacked off Togolese waters with 24 Russian crew on board was spotted near Nigeria on Wednesday, officials said,…
Cameroonian prince, companion kidnapped in Bakassi
Pirates have kidnapped a Cameroonian traditional prince and his companion on the country’s volatile Bakassi peninsula, a security source and…
Piracy: Nigeria Leads In Gulf Of Guinea
Pirate attacks dropped to the lowest, since 2008, this year as the presence of naval forces helped deter Somalis from…
War Against Piracy: ‘We’ve Changed Strategies’
National President of the Yoruba Video and Films Producers/Marketers Association of Nigeria (YOVIFPMAN), Alhaji Toyin Usman, says the association has …
Ship’s crew aborts pirate hijack off Nigeria
Pirates attacked a Greek-owned oil tanker off Nigeria Friday but failed to hijack the ship after the crew hid in…
Piracy Bill Presented To Stakeholders
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has presented a Draft Bill on Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts at…
Porn Movie Pirates Arrested
The anti-piracy squad of the Yoruba video Film Producers Association of Nigeria, YOVIFPAN, in collaboration with the Lagos State Film…