News Desk Sunday, August 19, 2007

Residents flee Port Harcourt. Photo by Sylver Ejike (Niger Delta Standard)


Photo journalist Sylver Ejike captures this shot of an unidentified corpse in front of Civic Center, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt in the ongoing civil disturbance that has left scores dead and many others missing.

Soldiers Won't Leave P-Harcourt For Six Months

As the search for peace in Port Harcourt continues, with over 45,000 residents displaced, chief of the defence staff, General Andrew Azazi; army chief, Lt. Gen. Luka Yusuf; flag officer commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Bodurin Raji and inspector general of police, Mr. Mike Okiro, flew into the Rivers State capital, yesterday, the second time in one week, vowing to restore peace at all costs. MORE>>

Security Chiefs Promise to Crush Killer Gangs

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, vowed on Saturday that security agencies were determined to flush out killer gangs in Rivers State who had been killing and destroying public property in the last two weeks. He made the promise after a meeting with top military and police officers in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Saturday. MORE>>

EFCC Probes Ebonyi Afresh, Invites Nine Officers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun a fresh investigation of the Ebonyi State Government. Already, the commission has invited nine officers of the state to Lagos to shed light on the activities of the government in recent times. MORE>>

Port Harcourt Mayhem Will Not Be Over Soon - MEND

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has associated the crisis in Port Harcourt with the struggle by cult groups to gain government's patronage, adding that the problem will not be over soon. MORE>>