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 ...
Oriontimes Editorial Board | November 27, 2025 In the pages of my memoir, “ Voices From the Fire: My Journey Through a Hollow Empire ,” one name rises like thunder braided into destiny, Mr Akinlolu Olumide Funso , the man I codenamed Storm Rider . Not because he seeks the noise of battle, but because he carries the rare grace of one who understands storms, survives them, and shields others from their fury. My philosophy remains simple yet necessary: Let those with good hearts know that they are good, for when goodness is left uncelebrated, evil begins to look beautiful. Today, Storm Rider celebrates his birthday. And just as the sun honours the morning without proclamation, I honour him with truth, not embellishment. There is a policy embraced by many Americans: “Look around you and see what you can change.” It is a creed of quiet responsibility, one that moves without applause. Storm Rider lives by it. He sees what is broken and chooses, in his own steady way, to mend what he c...