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File Photo The Senate on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to deploy more coaches to the Abuja-Kaduna train…

File Photo The six seafarers who were kidnapped at the Bonny Outer Anchorage last month are still missing. Five were…

Three crew members of a Malta-flagged tanker have been taken hostage while in the Gulf of Guinea, Romanian Free Trade Union…

An LNG tanker was chased and fired upon by nine pirates in a speed boat on November 6, around 30 nautical miles southwest of…

Twelve crew members of a Swiss bulk carrier MV Glarus were taken hostage while in Nigerian waters on September 22, Reuters…

The number of crew members taken hostage increased from 63 in the first half of 2017 to 102 in the first half of 2018, the…

DG NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside Full Text: By Dr. Dakuku Peterside Wike’s latest offer on criminals, another…

Image Courtesy: Oceans Beyond Piracy (WMN)The Gulf of Guinea pirates have been yielding ransom payments of up to USD…

The recent increased rate of kidnapping of crew for ransom may have fueled a refusal by experts to take job offers in Nigeria…

 A group of eight pirates attacked the Malta-flagged tanker MT Puli and kidnapped the vessel’s crew members some 118 nautical…