The Nigerian Navy said on Tuesday it arrested a vessel, MT Arowolo, over its suspicious movement around Onne Anchorage, in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers.

A total number of 32 Rear Admirals in the Nigerian Navy have been redeployed in a new major shakeup approved by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas.

The Nigerian Navy in Port Harcourt says it rescued a two-month-old baby and 11 others from drowning in Ngo waterways in Rivers.

There are indications that the Nigerian Navy may have been over-stretched in securing the waterways in the Lagos area as only nine out of 33 security points presently along the water area are manned.

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), DELTA, on Friday handed over six suspected oil thieves to the Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) for further investigations and prosecution.

One of the ills bedeviling the security space of the country’s coastline  has been  the scourge of maritime crimes such as piracy , sea robbery , crude oil theft , bunkering , insurgency and hostage taking.

THE Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Mr Zubairu Muazu, yesterday, said a 24-hour patrol and surveillance would be carried out on riverine communities in Lagos State, as part of security measures put in place to ensure a violence-free elections in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections.

The importance of petroleum oil to the economic growth of Nigeria can be compared to that of breath to human, as the nation relies majorly on the revenue from oil.

A wooden boat with outboard engines and 1,400 jerry cans of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) all valued at N20 million was intercepted by operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos

The Nigerian Navy says it has completed repairs of one of its foremost warships,  NNS Thunder, after being grounded since 2016.