Tag: Navy
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EFCC commences investigation of 16 Ukrainian suspected oil thieves
Sixteen Ukrainians suspected to be oil thieves are now being investigated by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. TheNewsGuru gathers the foreigners are being investigated alongside a vessel: MT SAN PADRE PIO with registration number IMO 9610339 NT 2444, handed over to it by the Nigerian Navy’s…
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Navy destroys over 712 illegal refineries in N/Delta says FOC
The outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Central Naval Command, Rear Adm. Abubakar Al-Hassan, said the Command had destroyed over 712 illegal refineries in the last seven months. Al-Hassan disclosed this during the sendforth parade organised in his honour on Monday in Warri at the premises of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), Delta, Warri Naval Base.…
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Sokoto Govt, Navy team up to build eco-friendly classrooms
The Sokoto State Government will partner with the Nigerian Navy to construct blocks of classrooms using the affordable burnt brick technique in all the 36 districts in the state, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has stated. The project, according to the Governor, will be executed under the State Consultative Committee on the Development of Education headed…
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Navy announces new appointments of officers
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has announced new appointments and re-appointments of officers for effective and efficient service delivery. The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Suleman Dahun, a Navy Capt., disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Those appointed, Mr. Dahun said, include: three new Flag Officers Commanding (FOCs) namely: Akinjide Akinrinade for…
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Again! 100 migrants missing in shipwreck off Libya – Navy
The Libyan Navy on Wednesday said as many as 100 migrants have gone missing after their boat sank off the coast of Libya. The Libyan coastguard rescued 17 people from the boat that sank off the town of al-Khoms east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, the navy said on its Facebook page. The survivors clung…
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Nigerian Navy rescues four kidnapped Chinese in Ondo
The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Thursday said it rescued four Chinese men from kidnappers around Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Western Naval Command, Sylvanus Abbah, told journalists in Lagos that the four victims were abducted on board a fishing trawler within the Lagos waters on December 14. According to…
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Navy apprehends suspected notorious recruitment fraudster
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says it has arrested a 27-year-old man, Yohanna Ahmadu, a suspected recruitment fraudster for attempting to defraud one Mr Adamu Ibrahim during the last nationwide recruitment exercise. Navy Capt. Suleman Dahun, the Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Quoting Commodore Gbolahan…
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Nigerian Navy to strengthen ties with South African counterpart, says CNS
The Nigerian Navy (NN) said it would continue to strengthen the existing relationship with its South African counterpart for better service delivery. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok Ete-Ibas, said this when the Chief of the South African Navy, Vice Adm. Mosiwa Hlongwane, paid him a courtesy visit at the Naval Headquarters…
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Navy intercepts 1.1m litres of alleged stolen diesel in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 1.1 million litres of diesel allegedly stolen from pipelines belonging to multinational oil companies in Rivers. No fewer than 13 suspects have also been arrested on account of their alleged role in illegal shipment of petroleum products to undisclosed locations in the state. Capt. Victor Choji, the Executive Officer of…
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NAF begins personnel’s trial over UNIOSUN crisis
A panel set up by the Nigerian Air Force to investigate the cause of the crisis between the University of Osun State, UNIOSUN Ipetu Ijesa, and some air force men in the area has submitted its report. One airman indicted in the report but whose name is yet to be disclosed has reportedly been prosecuted…