Newly appointed Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe had said the ministry will open offices in the nine states which comprise the region and make the existing ones functional with a view to fast-tracking implementations of development projects.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is on his way back to the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, as his associates have endorsed the move.

THE Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, Wednesday, said she will intensify the fight against corruption in the country.

POLICE in Ondo State have quizzed two principal actors in last week bloody clash between supporters of the ruling Labour Party, LP, and the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Irele area of the state.

THE International Finance Corporation, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has agreed to invest $100 million in the Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund 2, an equity fund that would promote the development of basic infrastructure in Africa.