THE Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos on Tuesday, handed over 287 seized bags of foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Navy Capt. Oyeleye Omotayo, the FOB Commanding Officer, said the bags of rice were seized by the operatives in different operations along …
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A Nigerian Navy officer attached to the Defence Headquarters, Navy Lt. Cynthia Akor, has been kidnapped alongside two others by gunmen in Abuja. The victims were taken from their residence in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday night. A source disclosed that on Saturday, the kidnappers …
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THE Federal Government has announced plans to collaborate with the Nigerian Navy to achieve its target of 3 million barrels per day (bpd) in crude oil production by 2025. Nigeria’s current output stands at approximately 1.8 million bpd, a significant increase from the 1.4 million bpd recorded in 2023. The …
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THE Nigerian Navy has disclosed the arrest of a syndicate engaged in the smuggling of petroleum products and other illicit goods to Cameroon and various nations in the Gulf of Guinea region from Akwa Ibom State. Captain Uche Aneke, the Commanding Officer of the Base, confirmed this development while transferring the suspects, …
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THE Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos, has rescued seven suspected victims of human trafficking in Badagry. Lt. Bunmi Awodeyi, the Base Information Officer (BIO), in a statement in Badagry said the suspected victims of human trafficking were intercepted on Nov.12 and 13 respectively. According to …
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THE Nigerian Navy Units under the auspices of Operation Delta Sanity have destroyed several illegal refining sites and apprehended eight suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta region. The Director of Navy Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, in a statement on Friday, said the operations were conducted from Sept. 2 to …
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THE Nigerian Navy (NN) says its Team of the Forward Operating Base Bonny, under Operation Delta Sanity, has destroyed a camp of suspected crude oil thieves and apprehended two suspects in Rivers. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. …
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GUNMEN have abducted an officer of the Nigerian Navy and seven others in Ibaka Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Reports said that the naval officer and others were kidnapped by the gunmen at the Classic Point Hotel in Ibaka, where they went for relaxation, on Monday, July 15, …
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Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft have arrested eight suspected stowaways during their attempt to board two-speed boats. Unknown to the suspects, the patrol team of NNS Beecroft had sighted them during a patrol conducted on July 13, 2024. With the latest arrest, NNS Beecroft which is in Lagos …
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DG of VON, Malami Jibrin Baba-Ndace (2nd Left) with Representative of Chief of Naval Staff, Commodore Adams Aliyu (1st Left), during the visit on Friday in Abuja THE Nigerian Navy has advocated the establishment of Special Maritime Court to expedite adjudication on maritime cases. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice …
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