Bodies of all 10 sailors who went missing after a collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore have been recovered, the Navy’s 7th Fleet said Monday. The McCain, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, and a Liberian-flagged oil tanker more than three times its size collided... Read More

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November 4, 2016

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NNS Unity arrives Nigeria from China

The latest ship acquired by the Nigerian Navy, has arrived Lagos Nigeria. The vessel, Nigerian Navy Ship UNITY constructed by the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Limited (CSOIL) which departed China on 15 September 2016 berthed at the Nigerian Naval Dockyard Jetty on Friday 4 November 2016 at about 2:10 pm. She was escorted into... Read More

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May 16, 2016

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Get ready for another round of fuel scarcity

Nigerians should be set to witness another round of fuel scarcity as some sea vessels are stuck on the coast of Nigeria, unable to unload the products they are carrying due to lack of payment and difficulty in finding dollars. According to The Punch, about 75 ships carrying a combined total of two and a... 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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October 20, 2014

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Opinion: @PDPNigeria in Kwara State is finished!

by Lawal Abiola Barely few months to the PDP primaries ahead of the 2014 elections, there seems to be an uneasy calm at the head of the ladder due to power tussle being played out by the hierarchical machinery within the opposition party. The state’s party chairman, Iyiole Oyedepo has stepped on toes; and he’s... Read More

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August 25, 2014

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George Akume: Dear President Jonathan, stop behaving like Idi-Amin

by George Akume The constitutional power of impeachment is a sacred power that can be likened to the mystical Sword of Damocles, which dangles over the executive branch to keep it in check, but seldom falls on its principals. Sections 143 and 188 of the Nigeria 1999 Constitution (as amended) provides for removal of the... Read More

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May 29, 2014

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The power of a woman

by Femi Fani-Kayode A great king with a great army can overrun nations and yet can be mastered and overwhelmed by the mere touch and whisperings of a loving woman. The love of Helen of Troy caused the launch of a thousand ships and the love of any woman can cause a man to... 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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January 21, 2013

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Homophobia: Morocco blocks ‘gay’ cruise ship from visiting Casablanca

The Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship was docked in the southern portion of Malaga, the Spanish port, when Moroccan officials forbade it from visiting Casablanca as they had planned. Why were they banned from Casablanca? Because that voyage was for a group of gay and lesbian clients. The RSVP Vacations travel agency reported that “the authorities... Read More

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December 6, 2012

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You did WHAT?! UK jails man who shipped 80,000 guns to Nigeria

An arms dealer who arranged to sell 80,000 AK47 assault rifles and 32 million rounds of ammunition to Nigeria has been jailed for seven years, just months after a judge threw the case out of court. Gary Hyde, 42, oversaw the £800,000 shipment of tens of thousands of assault rifles, 9mm pistols, rifles, and bullets,... Read More

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Bodies of sailors missing on USS John S. McCain recovered

NNS Unity arrives Nigeria from China

Get ready for another round of fuel scarcity

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

Opinion: @PDPNigeria in Kwara State is finished!

George Akume: Dear President Jonathan, stop behaving like Idi-Amin

Femi Fani-Kayode: The power of a woman

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

Homophobia: Morocco blocks ‘gay’ cruise ship from visiting Casablanca

You did WHAT?! UK jails man who shipped 80,000 guns to Nigeria

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