Tag: Navy
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FG to arm Navy with modern warships and weaponry – Gen. Iraboh
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Iraboh, on Saturday assured of the Federal Government’s commitment to rearm the Nigeria Navy with modern warships and weaponry. Iraboh gave the assurance on the sideline of a ‘Ceremonial Sunset’ organised by the Nigeria Navy to mark its 66th anniversary held at Nigeria Naval College in Onne,…
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Operation `Dakatar Da Barawo`: Navy records strides in fight against economic sabotage
The Nigerian Navy (NN)’s operation ‘Dakatar Da Barawo (OPDDB)’ recorded great success in the fight against acts of economic sabotage between April 15 and 23. The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Newsmen reports that OPDDB was inaugurated by the service on April 1…
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Drunk Naval rating detained, allegedly shoots, stabs medical doctor
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says its attention has been drawn to trending media reports on the alleged shooting and stabbing of a medical doctor, Dr Owen Edo-Ojo, by a drunk naval rating. A statement by the Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, stated that the alleged incident was said to have occurred at…
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NIMASA gets new maritime guard commander
The Nigerian Navy has appointed Commodore Aliyu Gaya as the new Maritime Guard Commander of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement signed by Mr Edward Osagie, Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, on Tuesday in Lagos.
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Navy destroys 175 illegal refining sites, arrests 27 vessels
The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy on Friday said that the command had deactivated 175 illegal refining sites and arrested 27 vessels within 11 months.
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Navy releases postings of senior officers
Navy releases postings of senior officers
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Navy arrests 5 suspected oil thieves in Rivers
No fewer than five sailors suspected to be oil thieves have been arrested in Rivers by the Nigerian Navy, for allegedly attempting to sell adulterated diesel to motorists. The all-male sailors were arrested alongside eight large wooden boats laden with thousands of litres of petroleum products, suspected to be illegally refined diesel. Cdr. Umar Sidi,…
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Cute Abiola returns to social media after ordeal with navy
Popular skit maker, Cute Abiola has returned to social media about one month after his ordeal with the Nigerian navy. The entertainer took to his Instagram page on Monday evening to announce his return in a post accompanied by several of his pictures. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win…
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We need Berlin kind of walls on our borders to combat insecurity – Navy tells lawmakers
To combat the tide of insecurity and the proliferation of arms and ammunition in Nigeria, erecting the Berlin kind of wall between Nigeria
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Navy releases list of successful candidates for Basic Training School
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has released the list of successful candidates in the 2020 Nigerian Navy Recruitment Interview held in Lagos and Port Harcourt from April 1 to April 16, 2020. A statement by the Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Suleman Dahun, stated that the list was released online at www.joinnigeriannavy.com. According to Dahun,…