THE hopelessness of the lingering traffic-congestion in Apapa and environs is underscored by the fact that it has so far defied all solutions, including interventions by various security and traffic management agencies in the country.
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NAVY SEIZES FIVE VESSELS, ARRESTS 76 SUSPECTED OIL THIEVES
The Nigerian Navy says it has impounded five vessels and two metallic barges illegally transporting 1,690 metric tons of diesel, in an operation in Rivers State.
Continue reading »NAVY DESTROYS 500 ILLEGAL REFINERIES
The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it destroyed over 500 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region in 2017, a figure higher than the last two years combined.
Continue reading »VEHICLES BURNT AND THREE KILLED AS NAVY, POLICE OFFICERS CLASH IN CALABAR, GOVERNOR STEPS IN
Following Tuesday’s clash between the Navy and Police in Calabar, there are indications that the naval operatives used a General Purpose Machine Gun to bring down a section of the Akim Police Barracks in the Cross River State capital.
Continue reading »NIGERIA CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL OIL REFINERIES
Nigerian commander Remi Fadairo points to the roiling plume of black smoke blotting the morning horizon in the Niger Delta – the unmistakable sign of an illicit oil refinery. “Let’s see if we can go eat them for breakfast,” he says with an ominous chuckle. The 44-year-old colonel, a man with broad shoulders wearing his fatigues tucked into gumboots, is […]
Continue reading »NAVY NABS OIL THIEVES, SEIZES ADULTERATED DIESEL
The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Jubilee, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, have seized three wooden Cotonou boats with 47,000 litres of product suspected to be illegally refined Automative Gas Oil. The commander of the ship, Commodore Saidu Garba, who said this in Ikot Abasi on Saturday, praised the Nigerian Navy for achieving the results.
Continue reading »NIGERIAN NAVY UNVEILS 30 MADE-IN-NIGERIA GUNBOATS
The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday in Lagos inaugurated 39 gun boats and 45 operational vehicles to assist the fight against criminalities in parts of the country. Thirty of the boats were built in Nigeria. At the inauguration, Minister of State for Defence, Mohammad Dan-Ali, said the gun boats were fitted with appropriate weapons and anti-ballistic protection to enhance optimal efficiency.
Continue reading »NAVY ARRESTS MARINE VESSEL, DESTROYS ILLEGAL REFINERIES IN DELTA, AKWA IBOM
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday said it had destroyed more illegal refineries in Delta and Akwa Ibom. The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, in a statement said the navy has continued its crackdown on the activities of illegal crude oil thieves and pipeline vandals. The statement said, “On Aug. 10, a Patrol Team deployed by NNS Jubilee […]
Continue reading »600,000 LITERS OF ILLEGALLY REFINED DIESEL SEIZED – NAVY
The Central Naval Command, Yenagoa, on Saturday said it seized a vessel laden with 600,000 litres of suspected illegally refined automotive gas oil also known as diesel. A statement issued by Lt. Cdr Edward Yeibo on behalf of the command’s Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) said that two of the four suspected oil thieves were arrested while loading the barge with […]
Continue reading »NAVAL OFFICER SHOOTS OKADA RIDER IN KOGI
The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria has called for an investigation of Navy Commander Otuh Bassey, who shot an okada rider, Muhammed Idachaba in Idah, Kogi State. Idachaba was shot on Tuesday, 26 July, 2016 after Bassey allegedly frog-matched him and told him to kneel as punishment for claiming right of way with the naval officer who was riding […]
Continue reading »TOTAL WAR AGAINST PIPELINE VANDALS: NAVY BLOCKS LAGOS, OGUN CREEKS
The Nigerian Navy on Friday said it had successfully blocked all escape routes of the pipeline vandals in the Arepo area of Ogun State and Isawo, Ikorodu in Lagos State. The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Fergusson Bobai said this at a news conference held at the Command’s Headquarters in Apapa, Lagos. He said, “We the blocked […]
Continue reading »NAVY VOWS TO END ACTIVITIES OF MILITANTS IN OGUN WATERWAYS
The Nigerian Navy has pledged to put an end to the activities of militants in and around the Ogun creeks and waterways. Rear Admiral Ferguson Bobai, Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command, gave the pledge on Tuesday in Abeokuta when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Ibikunle Amosun. He said that plans were underway to establish a Naval […]
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