The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says the prosecution of suspected pirates under the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act is set to commence. Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, in a statement in Lagos on Sunday, said that the agency was aiming to rid Nigeria’s waterways of criminalities and […]
Veteran actress, Kate Henshaw and ace filmmaker, Omoni Oboli, want the Federal Government to accelerate the fight against piracy to enable the creative sector contribute more to the country’s economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Henshaw and Oboli both gave the charge during a panel discussion in a teleconference (Webinar), on Tuesday […]
Lagos – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in collaboration with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has intercepted 672 cartons of pirated books worth N20 million. The Director Public Affairs, NCC Mr Vincent Oyefeso, made this known during an inspection of the intercepted pirated books at the Tin-Can Port, Apapa Lagos, on Thursday. The intercepted pirated […]
Abuja – The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dr Festus Keyamo, has said the Federal Government would intensify efforts to fight piracy in the entertainment industry. Keyamo said this when the members of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Abuja Chapter, led by its Chairman, Mr Alvin Ahmed, paid him a courtesy visit on […]
The heads of the various security agencies in Bayelsa State have resolved to raise their level of synergy in the fight against crimes and criminalities, particularly in the areas of armed robbery, piracy, cultism and kidnapping. This was part of the decisions reached at the 42nd State Security Council meeting held in Government House, Yenagoa. […]
A fishing and research vessel donated by the Japanese Government to the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCF&MT) in Lagos has been stolen by pirates. This is even as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) disclosed that it has been able to trace the missing vessel to neighbouring Cameroon. The vessel, […]
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates have hijacked another passenger boat along Nembe-Brass waterways. We also gathered that the suspected pirates were armed with sophisticated weapons and shot sporadically into the air before seizing the boat. More to follow
There is an ongoing gun-duel between the military and armed gangs at a location between Opobo and Sobiekiri water channels in Opobo LGA, Rivers state. More to follow
Gunmen suspected to be pirates attacked a passenger boat in Bayelsa State yesterday evening, killing two persons. The bandits, struck along the waterways of Brass Local Government Area (LGA) near Obama Flow stations in Bayelsa state. More to follow
Fatalities have been recorded following an overnight attacks by pirates along the Ekebiri waterways in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
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 […]
Popular cool Fm On air personality, Freeze has thrown shots at the recent walk against piracy by some Nigerian entertainers. he said; ‘Celebrities marching against piracy yet they wear fake (Pirated) watches. Stop patronizing sites like these and maybe, just maybe they would stop pirating your movies and music. Funny thing about piracy is […]