Four suspects have been arrested around Effiat waterways by the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state for smuggling 202 bags of 50kg rice from The Republic of Cameroon to Nigeria. The suspected smugglers whose ages range from 25 to 37 years include three Nigerians and a Cameroonian […]
The Nigerian Navy has commenced the enlistment of graduates and HND holders into the Direct Short Service Commission. Navy Director of Information, Commodore Suleman Dahun, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Dahun said interested applicants, who must be Nigerians by birth, should possess a minimum of Second Class Upper Division for first […]
Andrew Orolua – Abuja The Nigerian Navy has arrested two medium sized wooden boats laden with 502 bags of rice valued at over N10 million around Parrot Island waterways and Mbo River in Akwa Ibom state. The naval gunboats were deployed from Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, on ‘Operation Swift Response’. A statement signed by Director […]
The Nigerian Navy on Monday, April 1, 2019 handed over two persons and a vessel, allegedly involved in illegal oil bunkering to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, for further investigation and possible prosecution. The suspects, Aladetan Femi and Kingsley Amuzie were on board MT Arowolo when they were arrested […]
The Army Council and the Nigerian Navy Board have announced the elevation of 318 senior officers to next ranks. On its part, the Army Council approved the promotion of 231 senior officers of the Nigerian Army to their next ranks including Brigadier General SA Kazaure, Director General National Youth Service Corps and 28 others to […]
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Mbo local council area of Akwa Ibom State, has seized 753 bags of rice and apprehended 16 suspected smugglers in five separate operations. Other items seized include six outboard Yamaha engine boats, four wooden boats, two pumping machines and 10 cartons of Savon Cameroonian soap. The Commanding […]
The Nigerian Navy on Thursday in Lagos launched its fourth quarter sea exercise codenamed “Execise Amum Buneng” (Calm Waters) aimed at assessing the operational readiness of its ships. Rear Adm. Habila Ngalabak, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command (WNC), launched the exercise onboard Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Unity at the Naval Dockyard Limited, […]
Wuse District Court has fixed December 5, for the hearing of a suit filed by Niger Corporate Symbols and Flags against the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas and Nigerian Navy over N3.9 million debt owed the firm for an installation job. However, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral […]
The Nigerian Navy Ship, Jubilee, Ikot Abasi has arrested six suspects for illegal oil bunkering and seized three truckloads of illegal AGO from them. The Nigerian Navy also confiscated storage tanks, generators and oil host used for illegal oil bickering site at Ikot Ibiok, in Eket council area of Akwa Ibom State Parading the suspects […]
Symbols and Flags firm has dragged the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas to court over the inability of the Nigerian Navy authority to pay N3,930,000.00 million owned Symbols & Flags, a private firm that services the Navy. When the matter came up yesterday before the Wuse District Court Abuja on […]
The Nigerian Navy has uncovered the activities of fraudsters impersonating as Nigerian Navy enlistment agents extorting money from unsuspecting applicants for the ongoing enlistment into the Nigerian Navy Short Direct Short Service Commission. It has therefore warned prospective applicants for the Nigerian Navy Direct Short Service Commission to stay away from the activities of fraudsters […]
The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change (NDIMRC), has called on Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Delta, Commodore Ibrahim Dewo, not to leave any stone unturned in bringing to book the Naval Personnel involved in the alleged stealing of N10 Billion property of ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo. It will […]
Officers of the Forward Operating Base of the Nigerian Navy Ibaka in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom state have seized 828 bags of contraband rice worth millions of naira while the suspected smugglers escaped as they sighted a naval gunboat. Other items confiscated include seize navy operatives two horsepower outboard engines, a pumping […]
Controversy is now trailing the claim of Topline Security, a private guard company employed by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to secure Petroleum pipelines which alleged that the Nigerian Navy killed two of her personnel and abducted two others in the Ilashe area of Lagos State. Speaking at a press conference over the weekend, […]
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA has destroyed about 1500 illegal refineries with swamp buggy in the Delta creeks in the last two months. The Commander of the ship, Commodore Ibrahim Dewu, disclosed this to newsmen in Warri on Wednesday. Swamp buggy is an amphibious vehicle used to traverse a swampy terrain. Dewu said the […]
Nigerian Navy said on Tuesday said that its operations have improved the safety of the country’s maritime domain leading to the arrest of 42 vessels involved in various act of illegalities in the last one year. Chief of Naval Transformation, Naval Headquarters Abuja , Rear Admiral Begroy Enyinna Ibe-Enwo disclosed this during a press briefing […]
The Nigerian Navy and their Police counterparts on Tuesday afternoon clashed over the control of movement of tankers in the Ijora axis of Apapa-wharf Road. It was gathered that two policemen identified as Sergeant Tunde and Mogbojuri, attached to Badia Police Station, were beaten to stupor in the fracas as sporadic shootings were heard in […]
The Nigerian Navy (NN) will today, December 5, 2017 flag off a three – day sea exercise nicknamed “EAGLE EYE II” in Port Harcourt, Rivers State among others to boost investors’ confidence on the country security. A statement issued by the Acting Director of Information Navy Captain Suleman Dahun stated that the exercise would involve […]
The Nigerian Navy in Calabar has arrested six Bangladesh nationals and 16 Nigerians for allegedly illegally diverting 22 metric tonnes of diesel in an illegal Ship to Ship (STS) transfer along the Calabar water channel. The vessel, NV Princess Oge, which brought the product from offshore Lome to deliver to a tank farm in Calabar […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is holding with service chiefs at his residence in Abuja. The Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibot-Ete Ibas are at the meeting. Also at the meeting is […]