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 ...
The land owners under the aegis of the Kelebe-Omu land owners association in Osogbo have staged a peaceful protest calling on Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja to Intervene on constant Disobey of court orders by the Nigerian Army. The protesters trooped out in their hundreds on Tuesday to demonstrate their grievances over harassment and intimation by the Nigerian Army on Kelebe-Omu land, describing the action as falling on contempt after court judgment in their favor which can cause crisis in osun state. The aggrieved people across 45 family compounds in Osogbo and Olorunda Local government of Osun state assembled from their various home at the Palace of Ataoja of Osogbo for Royal blessing. While speaking, the Ataoja of Osogbo, HRM Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun Larooye ll condemned the flagrant disobedience of the Court order by the Nigerian Army, reaffirming the ownership of the said land withing his royal territo...