“I feel pained losing revenue from online sales of #AgainstTheRunOfPlay” | Segun Adeniyi reacts to piracy of his newly released book

by Dolapo Adelana Author of ‘Against The Run Of Play’, Segun Adeniyi has expressed displeasure that his creative work has been hacked online. There were reports on Sunday that hackers had broken the security code for the online version of the must read and had started distributing it on Instant Messaging App, WhatsApp. In a... Read More

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July 25, 2016

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Pirates kill NSCDC personnel in Bayelsa

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of one of its personnel who was killed in Southern Ijaw Council Area of Bayelsa by pirates. NSCDC Commandant in the state, Desmond Agu, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on Sunday. He explained that the operatives were... Read More

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February 7, 2016

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How Nigerian Navy saved ship with ’25 foreigners’ from being hijacked by pirates

The Nigerian Navy has averted an attempt by suspected sea pirates to hijack and abduct 25 foreign nationals aboard a Maersk merchant ship carrying general cargo to Nigeria. The Executive Officer of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Olusegun Soyemi, communicated this development to journalists on Sunday at Onne Sea Port, Rivers- where he revealed... Read More

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July 29, 2014

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Busted! Nigerian Navy arrest ship hijackers

by Mayowa Aboah The Nigerian Navy ship, NNS Ibusa, has arrested a vessel named MT Itiri in Lagos waters. The arrest is in connection with a hijack incident off Pennington Terminal in the nation’s waters in January 2014. It was alleged that MT Itiri, a merchant vessel was involved in the hijacking. Spokesperson of... Read More

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November 12, 2013

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Just in: 2 American citizens kidnapped in Nigeria last month have been released today

by Chi Ibe The two Americans kidnapped from a U.S.-flagged oil vessel in the south of Nigeria on 23 October have been released, according to US State Department today. The captain and the chief engineer of the C-Retriever had been taken off the ship during attack in the Gulf of Guinea – part of a... Read More

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November 8, 2013

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BUSTED: JTF arrests 3 armed pirates in Rivers

by ‘Jola Sotubo Three suspected pirates have been arrested by men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) along the Twene waterways around Torah community in the Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State. The JTF operatives, belonging to the special force code named “Operation Pulo Shield” caught the three suspects with a large stash of... Read More

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October 25, 2013

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2 JTF operatives dead, one missing after attack by suspected pirates in Rivers

by ‘Jola Sotubo Gunmen suspected to be pirates have shot and killed two soldiers on escort duty in Rivers State. One other soldier has been reported missing after the incident. The security agents, who were operatives of the JTF, were escorting a number of civilians aboard a boat when they met their untimely demise. The... Read More

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October 24, 2013

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Two American sailors kidnapped by pirates off the Nigerian coast

Pirates have stormed an oil supply vessel off southern Nigeria and kidnapped the ship’s captain and chief engineer, both US citizens, a private security firm and US officials said Thursday. A US-flagged C-Retriever owned by American oil servicing company Edison Chouest Offshore was attacked on Wednesday off the city of Brass, said AKE, a... Read More

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August 30, 2013

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Not good: Economist Group ranks Lagos as 4th worst city in the world

Lagos is the fourth worst city in the world, Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, an independent forecasting and advisory business within the Economist Group has said. And its top worst cities, are scattered around Africa and Asia. Lagos, the fourth on the list, shares its 137 position with Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea on 38.9... Read More

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April 29, 2013

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Just In: 5 expatriates abducted by pirates in Bayelsa

by Isi Esene A German flag vessel has been attacked by pirates at 10 Nautical Miles, Middleton Rivers, close to Sangana, Brass LGA of Bayelsa state. The armed pirates numbering about fourteen were said to have abducted five expatriates taking them to an unknown location. The vessel named MV City of Xiamen was reported to... Read More

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December 19, 2012

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Pirates kidnap 5 on oil tanker in Niger-Delta

Pirates have attacked and looted a tanker off the coast of Nigeria, taking five crew members hostage, the ship’s operating company said on Wednesday. Piracy and kidnapping in the oil-producing Delta and offshore are common, and West Africa’s oil-rich Gulf of Guinea is second only to the waters off Somalia for the risk of pirate... Read More

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August 4, 2012

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Pirates kill two sailors, kidnap four foreigners off the coast of Nigeria

by Isi Esene The Nigerian Navy has today confirmed that pirates off the coast of the Niger Delta have killed two Nigerian navy sailors and kidnapped four foreigners. It was gathered that two navy sailors were also injured in the supposed militant attack. The confirmation of the attack was made by the Nigerian Navy spokesman,... Read More

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“I feel pained losing revenue from online sales of #AgainstTheRunOfPlay” | Segun Adeniyi reacts to piracy of his newly released book

Pirates kill NSCDC personnel in Bayelsa

How Nigerian Navy saved ship with ’25 foreigners’ from being hijacked by pirates

Busted! Nigerian Navy arrest ship hijackers

Just in: 2 American citizens kidnapped in Nigeria last month have been released today

BUSTED: JTF arrests 3 armed pirates in Rivers

2 JTF operatives dead, one missing after attack by suspected pirates in Rivers

Two American sailors kidnapped by pirates off the Nigerian coast

Not good: Economist Group ranks Lagos as 4th worst city in the world

Just In: 5 expatriates abducted by pirates in Bayelsa

Pirates kidnap 5 on oil tanker in Niger-Delta

Pirates kill two sailors, kidnap four foreigners off the coast of Nigeria

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