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Navy rescues 59 persons from drowning, loses officer
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says its Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny, has rescued 59 persons from a dredging vessel, MV AMBIKA 4, working at Okpobo field near Okpobo River. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Friday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said the navy lost an officer, Lt.-Commander Gideon Gwaza, in the…
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Navy bans unauthorised uniforms use
The Nigerian Navy has warned members of the public against the use of its uniforms, accoutrements and insignia without authorisation. The warning is contained in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Friday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said it had come to the attention of the navy that some individuals, who are not personnel of the…
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Navy bursts oil bunkering facility in Rivers, rescues 4 fishermen
The Nigerian Navy says it has uncovered a storage facility for illegal oil bunkering, rescued four fishermen and seized 56 bags of cannabis, within the nation’s maritime domain. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said that the Quick Response Team of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, uncovered…
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Navy reiterates commitment to effective waterways security
The Nigerian Navy has reiterated its commitment towards stamping out economic sabotage and other forms of criminal activities along the waterways. Rear Adm. Saheed Akinwande, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command, made the statement at the end of the Nigerian Navy second quarterly route march in Calabar on Saturday. Akinwande said that the quarterly exercise was intended to…
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Warri channel now under 24-hour surveillance -Navy
Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, the Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, has said that the entire Warri Channel, adjoining creeks and islands are now under 24 hours naval surveillance. Oderemi said this in Calabar when the leadership and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Council, visited him. The commander said that the navy had also ensured mobile…
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Navy arrests 2 for crude oil theft in Rivers
Commodore Nanmar Lakan, Commander Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH (NNS) said the command has arrested two persons for crude oil theft and seized a wooden boat laden with 12,000 litres of Automated Gas Oil (AGO). Lakan disclosed this while parading the suspects at Okarki waterfront on Friday. He said that the suspects were arrested at Okariki waterfront, in Ahoada West Local…
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Navy engages sister agencies on inter agency cooperation
The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy has engaged about 12 military and paramilitary agencies on inter agency cooperation to enhance the country’s security. This was disclosed by the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. Saheed Akinwande during the command’s 2024 inter-agency seminar in Calabar on Tuesday. The seminar has as it theme: “Strengthening Inter Agency…
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Navy arrests vessel, 9 suspects over alleged threat to maritime safety
The Nigerian Navy, NNS Jubilee in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom, says it has arrested an unnamed vessel and nine persons over alleged threat to maritime safety in the state. The Commander, Commodore Martins Fakrogha, confirmed the arrest to newsmen at Helms Jetty in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom on Tuesday. Fakrogha said that the vessel and the suspects…
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LASWA, Marine police, Navy collaborate to curb crime on Lagos waterways
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says it is working with the Marine Police and the Nigerian Navy to curb insecurity on Lagos waterways. Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, General Manager of LASWA, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. According to Emmanuel, beyond the Marine police and the Navy, LASWA has its…
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Navy arrests 2 vessels, 12 crew members over violation of maritime law
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO, Baylesa, has arrested two motor vessels and 12 crew members over alleged violation of maritime laws. The Commanding Officer, Capt. Murtala Rogo, disclosed this on Saturday while handing over the vessels and suspects to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency in Bayelsa. Represented by the Executive Officer, Commander M.A. Gada, Rogo…
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Oil Theft: Navy impound three barges, arrest seven suspects, in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy has impounded three barges laden with suspected stolen crude oil and refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) ,arresting seven, at Tunu Community Creek, in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH, Commodore Nanmar Lakan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that his command received an intelligence report on the…
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Navy has attained highest state of operational readiness – Chief
The Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian Navy, Rear Adm. Joseph Akpan, says the Navy has attained the highest state of operational readiness in the discharge of its constitutional roles. Akpan said this while briefing newsmen on the forthcoming 68th Anniversary Celebrations 2024 of the Nigeria Navy (NN) tagged, ‘Navy Week’ on Monday in Abuja. He said the Navy under…
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Security
NAF at 60: CAS celebrates achievement
As the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) prepares for its 60th anniversary in April, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says one of the achievements so far worthy of being celebrated is having 30 aircraft in its fleet. Abubakar asserted this on Tuesday during a two-day working visit to Sam Ethnan Air Force Base Ikeja and other…
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Customs, Navy collaborate on vessel maintenanceÂ
Lagos, Nov. 18, 2023 (NAN): The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the service will collaborate with the Nigerian Navy to maintain the NCS fleet of vessels. The NCS Comptroller General, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, said this in a statement in Lagos on Saturday. Adeniyi said the step would enable the NCS maintain its presence in Nigeria’s territorial waters against smugglers. Adeniyi…
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Pensions Board dismisses report of neglect of deceased personnel’s families
The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has dismissed reports that widows of late Cpl. Oladejo Joseph and Lance Cpl. Sunday Orji were yet to be paid the death benefits of their late husbands several years after their demise. The Public Relations Officer for MPB, Flt.-Lt. Olayinka Lawal, in a statement on Friday, debunked the allegation, stressing that the claim was false…
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Attahiru: Navy cancels 65th anniversary celebration over COAS’s death
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, has directed the cancellation of events slated to mark the 65th anniversary of the Nigerian Navy. This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Navy, Commodore Suleman Dahun, following the sudden demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and some senior officers in…
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PHOTO NEWS: Inspection of maritime security assets in Lagos
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