The Nigerian Navy has said that personnel of Naval Security Station, NSS 023, deployed along Cawthorne Channel in Rivers, have rescued more than 250 passengers on board a capsized passenger boat. A statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Tuesday, said the passengers were rescued at about 10.00 p.m. on Sunday. […]
Navy recruits 1,486 to tackle oil theft, piracy
Navy relocates training base from Lagos to Rivers
The Nigerian Navy said it has made arrangements to relocate the Naval Training Command headquarters from Lagos to Onne in Rivers State. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday. He said, “The […]
Navy wants firms to seal off disused oil well heads
Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Saheed Akinwande has called on international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the ENC jurisdiction to seal off disused oil well heads or decommission them. He made the call during an interview with journalists in his office in Calabar, weekend. He said the call became necessary for environmental […]
Nigerian Navy warns criminals to steer clear of its Areas of Operation
The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, Delta has issued a stern warning to criminals to steer clear of its areas of operation or prepare for the consequences. NNS Delta Commander, Commodore Abba Muhsin, gave the warning on Saturday shortly after the quarterly Route March by the personnel of the command. “NNS Delta Areas of Operation are […]
Navy decries economic loss to illegal oil operations
The Nigerian Navy has decried the magnitude of economic loss due to acts of illegal oil bunkering and vandalism of oil pipelines along the riverine communities of Nigeria. The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH, Commodore Nanmar Lakan, cried out at Okolomade Community of Abua Odual Local Government Area of Rivers during a tour of […]
Cross River fishing communities, coastlines now fortified – Navy
Fishing settlements near Cameroon, such as Parrot Island, Ibaka, Qua, Ikang, Qua field, and Dayspring as well as the numerous creeks and coastlines where Nigerians carry out economic activities daily are now well fortified. Before now, many armed gangs, including sea robbers and kidnappers had turned these places into their dens, attacking fishermen. In an […]
Navy dismantles 60 illegal refineries in Niger Delta
The Eastern Naval Command, ENC, of the Nigerian Navy has deactivated 60 illegal refinery sites in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region between January to April 2024. Flag Officer Commanding of ENC, Rear Admiral Saheed Akinwande also disclosed that they seized and destroyed about 293,900 litres of illegally refined AGO during the period. Speaking to journalists in […]
Navy arrests 1 suspect, intercepts 620 tonnes of Indian hemp in Kogi
The Nigeria Navy Ship Luguard has intercepted 620 tonnes of cannabis sativa popularly called India hemp in Kogi State. DAILY POST learnt that the interception of the illicit drugs by the Nigerian Navy led to the arrest of one suspect identified as Aliyu Lawal. Parading the suspect in Lokoja, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship Luguard, […]
Navy arrests 2, seizes truck over crude oil theft in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH, NNS, said it has arrested two persons and seized one tank truck over alleged crude oil theft in Bayelsa. The commander, Commodore Sunday Lakan, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the NNS SOROH base on Thursday. He said that a Mazda vehicle loaded with 1,300 litres of illegally refined […]