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 ...
Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has cautioned against any move to withdraw the United States from NATO, highlighting the alliance’s historic importance.
“Seventy-seven years ago, America and our allies came together to form NATO, an alliance rooted in peace and democracy,” Pelosi said.
She criticized recent threats by President Donald Trump, saying they are “not only shortsighted, they’re a gift to Vladimir Putin.”
Pelosi also emphasized the legal constraints: under U.S. law, no president can unilaterally withdraw from NATO without Congressional approval.
The former speaker’s comments come amid ongoing debates about America’s role in global security and its commitments to allies
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