Despite the reduction in piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, importers paid $1.5bn as war risk insurance premiums on ...

Three Chinese nationals are missing after their vessel came under a “suspected pirate attack” off the coast of Ghana, ...

Five terror attacks that occurred in Nigeria in 2024 have been ranked among the world’s 50 most devastating, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index. The ...

That same year, a Danish naval patrol killed four pirates in an exchange of fire off the coast of Nigeria. Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and ...

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.

ABUJA – The Nigeria Security and Civil ... Dandaura recounted an earlier attack on January 21, 2025, when suspected vandals and sea pirates launched an assault on a joint task force comprising ...

The reaction came following a media report on March 18, alleging that a group of sea pirates loyal to Amagbein attacked some pipeline surveillance workers. The ex-agitator, however, said that ...