By Jonathan Ugbal The Command of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory may have navigated unfavorable waters when its troops decided to invade the premises of Potomas Hotel in Atimbo, Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River state on the 24th day of May 2020 as the owner, OtoObong Peter has filed a fundamental rights
By David Nsa The Director General of the Greater Calabar Capital City Development Authority, Comrade Kingsley Ikpeme has called on the Nigerian Navy to step up its patrol of the nation’s maritime environment with a view to curb the crime rate especially in Cross River State. Mr. Ikpeme made the call during a courtesy visit
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River government has called on the federal government to properly equip the Nigerian Navy in order for it to effectively patrol the maritime corridor in the state in order to sustain the drastic reduction in militancy and kidnapping activities which were possible due to the high number
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Rear Admiral Matthew Emuekpere has been appointed as the new Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) the Easter Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy (NN). The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Navy Captain Suleman Dahun disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja which said the new appointments and
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday announced its plans to site the Naval War College in Cross River State. The Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Victor Adedipe stated this when he paid a courtesy call on Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade in his office in Calabar
By Ushang Ewa The new Flag Officer Commanding the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy in Calabar, rear Admiral Victor Adedipe has said that the command will “weed” out kidnappers that have been terrorizing Cross River State for the past 48 months. Adedipe stated this while responding to a question on securing the creeks
By Jonathan Ugbal The Defense Headquarters (DHQ) in Nigeria on Tuesday set up a probe panel to investigate the causes of the clash between personnel of the Nigerian Navy and the Nigeria Police Force in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. “The Defense Headquarters has set up a high profile committee to investigate the remote
By Ushang Ewa The Essien Town community in Calabar, the Cross River State capital last weekend benefitted from free medical services rendered by the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy. This is part of activities to mark the sixty first (61st) anniversary of the Nigerian Navy The Nation Newspapers reported the Flag Officer