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  • Nigeria Emerges as Pirate Attack Center

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    Situation Draws Comparison With Somalia’s, but Government Defenses Are Down. PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria—In December’s final two weeks, pirates raided three ships off Nigeria, a year-end burst of attacks in waters […]

  • There is Anarchy in the Maritime Sector

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    The Nigerian Chairman of the Senate Committee on Navy has raised the alarm over “anarchy in the maritime sector”, caused by a lack of synergy. By Tokunbo Adedoja Anyanwu: There […]

  • Pirates Attack Tanker and Kidnap 5 Crew

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    Medallion Marine have become the latest target of pirates in Nigeria, having had a tanker looted and five Indian crew members taken hostage on Monday. Pirates attack tanker, kidnap 5 […]

  • Six Hyundai workers kidnapped

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    Gunmen in southern Nigeria have kidnapped four foreigners and two Nigerians employed by South Korean construction firm Hyundai, police say. The incident took place “in a forest” on the Atlantic […]

  • Nigeria’s Corrupt Oil Market

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    Corruption did not begin with President Goodluck Jonathan’s government. But, at the current rate, corruption would kill Nigeria on his watch. By a number of credible accounts, more than $500 […]

  • Guns for Christmas?

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    Nigerians will need to be more security conscious as Christmas draws nearer. Reason: intelligence report indicates increased arms importation. Already, security has been beefed up at the nation’s airports, land […]

  • Security Forces Kill 14 Kidnappers

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    Nigerian security forces stormed the hideout of the kidnappers of a Turkish national in oil-rich Rivers State and killed 14 of them in a shootout, police said Saturday. “The hoodlums […]

  • Navy Bond Strengthened

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    NIMASA strengthens bond with navy to fight piracy, oil theft Worried by the increasing rate of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) […]

  • Russian Crew Arrested in Nigeria

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    Nigerian authorities seized a ship and arrested its 15 Russian crew members on suspicion of arms smuggling, after they found several guns and about 8,500 rounds of ammunition on the […]

  • Kidnapped Off Nigeria

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    LAGOS — Kidnappers have boarded a ship off Nigeria and abducted seven crew members, including six Russians and one Estonian, in the latest such incident in the region, French company […]

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