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 ...
A manhunt ended Tuesday after authorities arrested Vance Boelter, 57, in connection with the shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers. The Saturday attack left one lawmaker’s spouse dead and another lawmaker wounded.
According to the criminal complaint, Boelter has been charged with second-degree murder. Officials revealed that he was disguised in a rubber mask and impersonating a police officer at the time of the shootings. Investigators also discovered a notebook listing about 70 potential targets, including both lawmakers involved.
Authorities have not yet disclosed a motive, but the list suggests the attack may have been planned and politically motivated. The investigation is ongoing.
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