piracy

Odule advocates stiffer penalty for piracy, plagiarism

A veteran Nollywood actor, Mr Dele Odule, on Monday urged the National Assembly to enact…

Minister endorses use of barcode in movies, music to fight piracy

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has endorsed the use of barcode…

Nigerian pirates kidnap 6 crew members of Turkish ship

Six crew members  of a Turkish cargo ship have been kidnapped by pirates in the…

Pirates kidnap 5 Polish sailors off Nigerian coast

Pirates attacked a Polish-owned cargo vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped its captain and…

NCC destroys pirated CDs, DVDs worth N1.4billion

In line with its anti-piracy campaign, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), on Thursday destroyed pirated…

Bayelsa Govt Calls for Registration of Flying Boats

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt As part of efforts geared towards tackling kidnapping, sea piracy and other…

Buhari effect: No piracy in Nigerian waters in June

Pirates on Nigerian waters went to sleep in June, in the first month after President…

French firm says 3 crew members freed by Nigerian pirates

French oil services company Bourbon said on Monday that the three Nigerian crew members kidnapped…

3 Greek oil tanker hostages freed

Two Greeks and a Pakistani taken hostage three weeks ago off the coast of Nigeria…

Nigeria's 2015 election fuels fears of increasing piracy

Piracy will increase in the Gulf of Guinea as Nigeria prepares for an election next…