The frog is very short of tail; it is unlike the ram or the cow. It cannot flaunt the tail like the well-endowed horse. So, when it comes to talk about tail, the Yoruba say: Opolo ni e fo o. Frog says don’t even go there.

Delta State PDP Campaign Council said , yesterday, that the Democratic Peoples Party DPP has recruited 1,000 persons to cause confusion and rig the gubernatorial poll in the state.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has warned the youths in the country to shun all forms of political violence, as it is only the measure to retain the good image of the country in the international arena.

Even as the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, commenced the process of announcing the results last Sunday, some youths in some states of the North were already mobilised to wreak havoc under the guise of protesting the results of the presidential election of April 16, 2011. This report captures how political leaders attempted to profit from the riots which, unfortunately, turned out to be dysfunctional and unhelpful.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said, weekend, that in the aftermath of the presidential elections, he is now focusing on building the nation, even as he, in his Easter message, urged all Nigerians to renounce violence and unite in the interest of peace and development of the country.