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 European Commission has proposed a fresh round of sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors of its economy in response to continued aggression in Ukraine.
The new measures aim to tighten restrictions on Russian exports, limit access to dual-use technologies, and expand the list of sanctioned individuals and entities.
If approved by member states, this would mark the EU’s 14th sanctions package since the invasion began.
Brussels says the move is part of its ongoing strategy to weaken Russia’s war capabilities while signaling firm political resolve.
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