Somali pirates launch first successful attack in 3 years 

  Somali pirates have attacked a Panama-flagged chemical tanker off the Horn of Africa. This is…

Somali pirates launch first successful hijacking tanker in 3 years 

  Somali pirates have attacked a Panama-flagged chemical tanker off the Horn of Africa. This is…

Conviction of pirates under new Nigerian law spurs hope in GoG 

  The Nigerian government has secured the first convictions under its new anti-piracy law, the Suppression…

Court convicts pirates involved in hijack of vessel – Navy

  A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted three of the…

Pirates kidnap 13 Russian, Ukranian sailors off Bayelsa 

  Pirates have kidnapped 13 seafarers from a Liberian-flagged tanker 210 nautical miles off Bayelsa, according…

Navy arraigns 10 suspected pirates for hijacking fishing vessel

  The Nigerian Navy on Monday arraigned 10 alleged pirates for the hijacking of a fishing…

FG arraigns 10 pirates for hijacking fishing vessel

  The Federal Government on Monday arraigned 10 alleged pirates for the hijacking of a fishing…

Pirates attack PIL ship, kidnap 5 crew members off Benin

  Five crew members of a general cargo ship owned and operated by Singapore’s Pacific International…

Pirates kidnap 9 Nigerians from FPSO

  Pirates attacked an oil production vessel off Nigeria in the early hours of Thursday and…

6 pirates killed in raid off Cameroon 

  The Cameroon army said on Saturday evening that its rapid intervention battalion and navy have…

Pirates hijack boat, abduct passengers in Rivers 

  Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates have hijacked a passenger boat along the waterways of…

Pirates attack general cargo ship in Bayelsa 

A general cargo ship believed to be named ‘ESL Australia’ was attacked by persons suspected to…