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 ...
June 17, 2025
The world is a conflict of opposites.
In recent days, I sat with my friend and brother, Mr. Oni Elijah, not just to mark his birthday, but to reflect deeply on the nature of life, relationships, and the strange way this world treats the good among us.
Why is it that kind people are often taken for granted, while those who walk in cruelty are feared and respected?
It’s a question that continues to twist the stomach of conscience.
When you're on top, when you have what others desire, you'll barely recognize who is truly with you.
You can help someone rise, and they may still turn to fight you. That’s life.
Painful, ungrateful, yet full of hidden lessons.
Elijah shared how he extended his hand to help those in need, only to be ignored when he needed the smallest favor in return.
Those he lifted looked the other way. And still, life moved on.
Those who still believe they can’t knock your shine again are not just mistaken, they’re lounging proudly in the basement of thought, sipping ego cocktails, and calling it enlightenment.
We are living in a generation eager to challenge the builders of empires, fractured by pride, drunk on fast success, mocking those who laid foundations with sweat and sacrifice.
But one thing is eternal: Nature never forgets. It harvests what we all have sown.
Today, we rise to celebrate a man who has given, built, endured, and grown.
Happy birthday to Mr. Oni Elijah, Eli-Euro.
You are not just a year older, you are a living testimony.
Time will yet vindicate you.
With respect and fire,
D Mockratic Pen
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