In what appears to be Nigeria’s most dramatic “return on investment” complaint yet, a man on Thursday stormed the All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat in Abuja with a message as blunt as it was unsettling: reward me or kill me. The protest, captured in a now-viral video, shows the visibly distressed man holding a placard and demanding recognition for what he described as his personal sacrifices during the party’s 2023 campaign. According to him, loyalty was not just emotional, it was financial, physical, and, ultimately, total. In a country where political support often comes with expectations, some spoken, many implied the man’s outcry reads like a tragic audit of misplaced trust. His claim that he sold his house to fund campaign efforts has not been independently verified, but the symbolism is hard to ignore: a citizen liquidating stability in exchange for promised political dividends. Observers at the scene watched as the protester oscillated between anger and ...
South African student, Sibongile Mani, who mistakenly received $954,000 (R14 million) was sentenced to 5 years in prison for theft.
She spent $55,816 out of the money on cigarettes, toys, alcohol and bedding.
It was sent to her by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.
She appealed the 5-year sentence. Her lawyer pleaded for the sentence to be suspended.
Her appeal is still in court, and the sentence hasn't been suspended yet
She was elected as a convocation committee Treasurer at her university in March 2023.
Credit: Africa Fact Zone
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