As the debate over the conduct of the proposed National Dialogue intensifies, former Science and Technology Minister, Major-General Sam Momah, has warned against subjecting the report of the conference to the National Assembly for endorsement.

CRISIS rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP took another turn yesterday, as the Police stormed the Sokoto Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja where the Abubakar Kawu Baraje-led new PDP, including opposition governors were holding a meeting and chased them out. A few hours before the group assembled at the Sokoto Governor’s lodge, it had cried out that the government had started a clampdown on the businesses of its members as well threatening their lives.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said President Goodluck Jonathan may become an accessory to corruption if he continues to shield Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, from the consequences of massive corruption and abuse of office over the purchase of two armoured cars at an inflated cost and without following due process.

The Central Naval Command, yesterday, announced the seizure of an oil vessel, MT Frankesen, and arrest of 12 persons over alleged theft of crude oil along the Akassa waterways in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

Governor Kayode Fayemi is in the third year of his stewardship of Ekiti State. His ascension to office in 2010 was upon the affirmation of the courts that he was the winner of the 2007 election. Ahead of the gubernatorial election next year, the governor in this interview in Ado Ekiti, responds to concerns over potential effects of increasing political tension on governance among other issues.