Members of the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity recently joined family, friends and the people of Egba land at Ake’s palace in Abeokuta, Ogun State to celebrate the Alake of Egba Land, Oba Michael...
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OUR VOTES NEED TO COUNT
TEXT OF AN ADDRESS BY THE NAS CAPOON, MR ABIOLA OWOAJE TO THE 13TH EDITION OF RALPH OPARA MEMORIAL LECTURE, THEMED: IMPUNITY AND NIGERIAN ELECTIONS: CONTINUED THREAT TO DEMOCRATIC PROCESS; ON FEBRUARY 4TH 2022. It...
Nathaniel Oyelola: 1928-2021
Many remarkable people exit this earthly plane everyday, but not all of them reassure our faith in humanity the way Engr Nathaniel Oyelola did. From the maiden voyage of the Pyrates Confraternity in 1952/1953, at...
Weeks after Pyrates protest, Senate calls for CCT boss’ defence on assault allegations
Justice may be on the horizon for Mr Clement Sagwak, the man assaulted in Abuja by the Chairman of the CCT, Mr Danladi Umar. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has given Umar two weeks to...
NAS Oxbow Marino Deck Identifies Accident Hotspots in Yenegoa
On Saturday 14th Nov 2020, Oxbow Marino Deck of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), embarked on a "Road Caution Signage" project in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa State Capital. The Association's core value of...
Olympus Marino Deck Decries Government Neglect of Flood-Ravaged Orashi Area Of Rivers State
On the 5th of November, 2020, the Olympus Marino Deck of the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity, visited the flood-ravaged Orashi zone of Rivers State, to assess the level of damage done by the...
End SARS Now!
We view with grave sadness and increasing concern, the reign of terror and abuse of civil liberties being unleashed on hapless citizens by some unprofessional elements within the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit...
NLC Strike: Pyrates stand with Nigerians
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) observes with sadness and concern, the unfolding developments around the planned industrial action by the Nigerian Labour Congress and its affiliate unions....
My U.S Green Card is now inoperable, full stop! – Soyinka
In what should now be taken as a statement of final closure, Prof. Wole Soyinka told The Armada exclusively in his characteristic linguistic artistry, “My U.S green card is now inoperable full stop”. The...
Nigeria’s renowned legal Icon, Deji Sasegbon (SAN) dies at 63
The death has occurred of one of Nigeria’s legal luminaries, Deji Sasegbon, who passed on in the early hours of Saturday, December 10, 2016 at a Lagos hospital after a brief illness. Until his death, Sasegbon was...
Keynote Address presented at the Rivers State Security Summit
Keynote Address presented at the Rivers State Security Summit held at the main hall of the Ministry of Justice, State Secretariat Complex on Wed. April 20, 2016 By Prince Ifeanyi Onochie, NAS Cap'n Distinguished...
Ethnicity’s Persisting Divisiveness – Restrictions on Nigeria’s Political Development
Yet another testing general election confronts Nigerians on 28 March and 11 April 2015. These elections, at which we Nigerians will select our elected leaders, represent a significant milestone in the continuing...