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 ...
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada met with President Trump yesterday in Washington, marking their first face-to-face since Carney’s sweeping election win on a platform sharply critical of Trump.
The meeting grew tense when Trump floated the provocative idea of making Canada the 51st U.S. state. Carney responded firmly: “Some places are not for sale.” Trump, undeterred, quipped back, “Never say never.”
Speaking to reporters afterward, Carney struck a measured tone, saying he felt somewhat reassured by Trump’s attitude toward Canada, though he noted that no concrete agreements had been reached. He described the path ahead as full of “zigs and zags,” but voiced optimism that a mutually beneficial trade deal was still possible.
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