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Pirates kill soldier in Delta

A soldier has been killed in Tuomo community, Burutu council area of Delta State, following a clash between military men and suspected pirates.

Gunmen attack passenger boat, kidnap eight in Rivers

Eight persons who were travelling to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on a passenger boat have been kidnapped along the Kula-Abonrma waterway in Rivers State.

NIMASA Trains Personnel for Special Mission Vessels

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has said that the agency has trained 30 men across the Nigerian security services internationally and..

Crush piracy networks says Ghanaian Vice-President

Ghana's Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has tasked agencies responsible for maritime security to collaborate to dismantle the networks that sustain piracy as a business model.

MDAT - GoG - Area of Enhanced Risk

MDAT-GoG is aware of an increased threat of piracy within an area bounded by :

Navy arrests 97 stowaways onboard ships In Lagos

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft has arrested 97 suspected stowaways onboard different foreign merchant ships that are in the country to discharge cargos in the last one year.

Nine jailed in first Togo pirate trial

Nine pirates who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019 have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 12 to 20 years during a trial at a Lome court.

Nigerian Navy releases seized Swiss ship after three years

The Nigerian government on Saturday returned a Swiss vessel, MT San Padre Pio, to the government of Switzerland, three years after it was seized by the Nigerian Navy.

Increased Threat of Piracy

MDAT-GoG is aware of an increased threat of piracy within an area of zone E. Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution when transiting this area. Coordinates: A) 023000N 0073000E

The trouble with Buhari’s Nigeria is simply identity

The problems precede Buhari, although much of the trouble began in 2015 when oil installations were targeted by militants in oil-rich Niger Delta. But many observers are seeing the beginnings of a..

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