National President, Goodluck-for-Transformation and state Women Coordinator, Goodluck Campaign Organisation, Chief Evelyn Igbafe, a former member of the House of Representatives and senatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo South, Ehiogie West-Idahosa, have dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State.

THE National Peace Committee, NPC, set up in the wake of the signing of a non-violence pact by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, President Goodluck Jonathan and his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, General Muhammadu Buhari (ret), yesterday, expressed worry over some unpleasant comments emanating from the two camps in the build-up to February poll.

Dr Khaliru Al-Hassan, the Minister of State for Health, yesterday, inaugurated the Inter-ministerial Committee on Food Safety, IMCFS, and the National Food Safety Management Committee, NFSMC.

Aide to Prof. Rufai Alkali, Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Mr. Horsfall Sekibo, has said that the President Goodluck Jonathan administration had concluded over 70 projects in Rivers State, adding that it was only enemies of the administration that were saying that the president has done nothing for the people of the state.

ABUJA — THE House of Representatives Committee on Gas (sub-committee on Environment) yesterday asked officials of Chevron Nigeria Limited and representatives of communities ravaged by series of oil spills in Warri, Delta State to reach an amicable settlement within the next 10 days.