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 ...
As of last Friday, people of Italian descent face greater hurdles in applying for Italian citizenship.
In numerous people had tried to claim the benefit that their applications congested the nation’s courts, consulates and municipal offices. Many had few ties to Italy and only wanted a passport, according to the foreign minister.
Eligibility has now been narrowed to those with Italian parents or grandparents, as opposed to any Italian ancestor who was alive after the country was formed in 1861.
“Being an Italian citizen is a serious thing,” said the foreign minister, Antonio Tajani. “It’s not a game to get a passport in your pocket to go shopping in Miami.”
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