Okowa Mourns Death Of Ex-Bendel Military Gov, Husaini Abdullahi At 80
LAGOS JULY 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday condoled with the government and people of Nassarawa State as well as the Nigerian Navy over the death of a former military governor More...
Navy Declares War On Niger Delta Avengers, As Okowa Sues For Peace
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibo-Ete Ibas, declared on Monday, that the Nigerian Navy had reinforced security measures to combat militancy, insurgency, sea pirates, kidnapping More...
Navy Appeals To Okowa To Compensate Oghara Landowners
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (Centre) LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Navy has appealed to the Delta State government to pay compensation to the original owners of the land offered More...
Nigerian Navy Confirms Arrest of Niger Delta Avengers’ Key Member
LAGOS JULY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)- The Nigerian Navy says it has arrested a suspected member of the Niger Delta Avengers. The arrested person is believed to be a major logistics supplier to the militants responsible More...
Navy to Restrict Use of 200 HP Outboard Engines on Waterways to Curb Criminal Activities
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Navy has reminded seafarers and companies operating within the country’s coastal waters that there will soon be a restriction on the use of 200 horse power (HP) Outboard More...
Navy Pledges Protection for INEC Officials, Materials in Riverine Area
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Navy said on Monday it was ready to provide security for the election materials meant for use in the riverine areas. The new Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval More...
Rescued Nigerian Stowaway Narrate Sad Ordeal, Say they almost Suffocated to Death
The rescued stowaway LAGOS JUNE 3RD (URHOBOTODAY0- Twelve stowaways — 11 Nigerians and a Ghanaian — rescued by personnel of the Nigerian Navy ship, NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos, from a Spain-bound vessel, MV African More...
MEND Threatens Attack on Chevron Facilities on Indepence Day, Orders Workers out of Company’s Site
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The outlawed Niger Delta militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), on Wednesday, threatened to launch an attack on the facility of American More...
N’Delta: Nigerian Navy Recovers Hijacked Oil Vessel, Kills 12 Pirates
LAGOS AUGUST 20th (urhobotoday)-The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy today confirmed the killing of 12 suspected pirates during a rescue operation for a hijacked oil vessel. The action took place on the More...