Suspected pirates intercepted a passenger boat and abducted five individuals travelling from Port Harcourt to Bille Kingdom ...

SEVASTOPOL, February 9. /TASS/. The sailors captured by Nigerian pirates earlier this week are alive and in good health and talks are in progress on their release, human rights ombudsman in ...

MOSCOW, February 8. /TASS/. Pirates have taken seven Russian sailors and one Ukrainian hostage in the territorial waters of Nigeria, the Russian embassy said on Wednesday. "The BBC Caribbean ship ...

According to the International Maritime Bureau, pirates attack different kinds of vessels for a variety of reasons. In Nigeria, pirates tend to attack vessels involved in the oil business.

Gunmen suspected to be pirates have attacked a passenger boat travelling along the waterways between Degema and Akuku-Toru Local Government Areas of Rivers State. The attackers reportedly ...

YAOUNDE, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A Cameroonian official kidnapped by Nigerian pirates was freed on Monday night, local officials and security sources said. Roland Ewane, an administrative official ...

Ex-Orlando Pirates star and Zimbabwe captain Marshall Munetsi has made a bold statement ahead of his nation's clash with Nigeria, stating that they will not respect the three-time African champions.

Suspected pirates have abducted at least five passengers along the Port Harcourt-Bille waterways in Rivers State, taking them ...