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One of Nigeria’s main opposition leaders, Peter Obi, has come under fire for reaffirming his vow to serve only one 4-year term if elected president in 2027.

In a post on X on Sunday, he said "longevity in office is not a mark of success" citing several prominent global figures, including South Africa’s Nelson Mandela.
Obi said great leadership was not measured by the length of years in office but by the quality and impact of services offered to the people.

But his comments have not gone down well with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and a faction of his party.

The Labour party leadership described Obi’s vow as “political theatrics” while the APC said his promise was insincere and just a ploy to woo voters.

Acknowledging that decades of unfilled pledges had made Nigerians sceptical towards political promises, Ovi assured people his declaration was not a political gimmick.

He said his record as governor of Anambra State showed he had fulfilled his campaign commitments on education, healthcare, rural infrastructure, and financial prudence.


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BlackViper:
You mean the Eduardo Dos Santos who spent his entire career enriching himself and his family, is still considered a hero?

Singapore still holds the world's most powerful passport, allowing its citizens to travel to 193 out of 227 countries without a visa or by getting one at the airport. But how is Africa doing? According to the latest Henley Passport Index, Seychelles leads the continent with access to 156 countries, followed by Mauritius (149) and South Africa (103). Kenya, Ghana, and Malawi fall in the middle, with access to around 70 countries. At the bottom are Nigeria, Sudan, Eritrea, and Somalia, whose passports allow travel to fewer than 40 destinations. The index is based on data from the International Air Transport Association and tracks how easy or hard it is for passport holders to travel the world.

Black American ancestors were Africans 400 years ago but that doesn’t automatically make them African today. They don’t speak any African languages, eat African food, or wear traditional African clothing. Culturally, they are not African and have no direct connection to the continent apart from ancestral roots.

9. Lansana Conté – Guinea

Died: December 22, 2008

Note: Though he died in Guinea, he frequently traveled abroad for medical care in Switzerland and France.

10. Ali Bongo Ondimba – Gabon

Still alive as of 2025, but was hospitalized for months in Saudi Arabia (2018) and Morocco (2019) after a stroke.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was reportedly slightly injured during one of Israel's attacks on Iran last month.

Iran's state Fars news agency, close to the revolutionary guard, says that on 16 June, six bombs targeted both access and entry points of a secret underground facility in Tehran where Pezeshkian was attending an emergency meeting of the Supreme National Security Council.

The president is said to have suffered leg injuries as he and others escaped through an emergency shaft. Iran is now reported to be following leads of infiltration by Israeli agents.

The Fars report has not been independently verified. Israel has not publicly commented on the report.

Videos posted on social media during the 12-day war showed repeated strikes against a mountain side in north-western Tehran.

Now it has emerged that the strikes on the fourth day of war targeted a secret underground facility in Tehran where Iran's top leaders were at the time.

The Fars news agency report says the Israeli strikes blocked all the six entry and exit points, and also the ventilation system.

The electricity to the facility was also cut off - but Pezeshkian managed to reach safety.

The Supreme National Security Council is Iran's top decision-making body after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Last week, Pezeshkian accused Israel of trying to kill him - a claim denied by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0z8n037p6o

Founding of some U.S. Colonies.

Several [U.S. ] colonies were established by joint-stock companies, including Virginia

and Massachusetts, which were initially founded by the London Company and the

Plymouth Company respectively. The Dutch West India Company also played a role

in establishing colonies like New York and Delaware. Additionally, individual proprietors

like Lord Baltimore (Maryland) and John Mason (New Hampshire) were instrumental
in establishing proprietary colonies.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Virginia: Established by the Virginia Company (also known as the London Company) in 1607,
with the primary goal of economic gain.

The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company, meaning it was funded by investors who
hoped to profit from the colony's resources.

Massachusetts: Initially established as the Plymouth Colony by the Plymouth Company
(also a joint-stock company) in 1620.
Later, after the Plymouth colony was abandoned, the Massachusetts-Bay Company
founded the Massachusetts colony in 1630.

New Hampshire: Founded by John Mason.

Maryland: Founded by Lord Baltimore.

New York and Delaware: Were originally colonies of the Dutch West India Company.
Connecticut and Rhode Island: Were established as corporate colonies,
with the intention of self-governance.

Pennsylvania: Was established as a proprietary colony by William Penn,
who was granted a charter by the English Crown.

Georgia: Was founded as a proprietary colony in 1732 by James Oglethorpe and
a group of trustees, with the intention of creating a buffer between the British
colonies and Spanish Florida.
Source: Ai Review

Watcharena:
Obj lost to Kofi Anan ,I think that was the closest we have ever been