Tag: Navy
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Navy denies Awwal Gambo refused to handover to new Chief of Naval Staff
The Naval Headquarters has dismissed as false the allegation that the outgoing Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, had refused to handover to the newly appointed chief, Rear Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla.
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Oil theft: FG releases seized Norwegian oil tanker after plea bargain
The Nigerian Navy on Sunday returned a Norwegian-registered vessel, MT Heroic Idun, caught attempting to steal Nigeria’s crude oil in August 2022. The navy arrested the oil tanker and its 26 Indian, Pilipino, Sri Lankan, and Polish nationals in August 2022, and later convicted them in court and fined $15 million.
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Nigeria delisted from list of piracy prone countries – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that piracy reduced significantly over the last seven years, culminating in delisting Nigeria from the list of piracy prone countries. The President said this at the 2023 Presidential Fleet Review in Lagos, held in his honour by
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BEWARE: Navy raises alarm over fake recruitment notice circulating in WhatsApp
The Nigerian Navy has raised an alarm over fake 2023 recruitment exercise circulating in WhatsApp platforms. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement issued and signed by Director of Information, Commodore A.O Ayo-Vaughan on Monday stating that: “The attention of the Nigerian Navy has been drawn to a message circulating on social media…
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Navy officers attacks police, leaves 1 dead, 3 others injured in Lagos
An anti-robbery police patrol team, have allegedly been attacked by four Naval officers in the Satellite town area of Lagos state, stabbing one of the police officers identified as ASP Abion Hezikel to death on Saturday, December 3. According to police sources who confirmed this incident, the four Naval officers were riding on a motorcycle…
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Naval War College graduates 22 military officers, 1 foreigner
The Naval War College of Nigeria (NWCN) has graduated 22 military officers drawn from the Navy, Army and the Air Force. The 22 graduates, comprising of 17 Naval officers, two Air Force officers, two Army officers and one Cameroonian Navy officer were participants in the `Naval Warfare Course 6′ of the College. Newsmen also reports…
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Oil Theft: Polish, Indian governments seek access to suspects
Nigerian Government has said it’s ready to grant consular access to foreign countries whose citizens were apprehended and arraigned for oil theft in the country. The foreigners had evaded arrest on Nigerian waters but got apprehended by the Navy in Equatorial Guinea and were later brought back to Nigeria.
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Crude oil theft: Navy, civil defence raise concern
The Nigerian Navy and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have raised concern on security measures and way forward to tackle the menace of crude oil theft in the country.
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Police arrest fake naval officer in Nasarawa
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested a fake Naval Officer in the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) made the disclosure in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Lafia. According to the Police spokesperson, the suspect was arrested wearing full military camouflage and with…
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Alleged bunkering: Navy hands over 5 suspects, 1 vessel to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy has handed over a vessel loaded with an unspecified quantity of diesel and five suspects to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Base Operation Officer of the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory (NNSV), Lt.-Cdr. Clement Ayogu, handed over the vessel and the suspects to an Assistant Superintendent of EFCC from Uyo…