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This is what I was talking about the other day.

Nigeria na poor country that cannot afford to fix its power supply problem, but see wetin our politicians and leaders dey spend money on.

See better destructive innovation inside broke country.

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Una sure say Kolpalma no smoke wetin pass him brain before that yesterday's match?

I mean what is this? He was lucky the red card didn't even come from this violent conduct.

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— Mr Black (@MrBlackFo0tball) October 24, 2026

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Tinubu is blaming opposition for the hunger, hardship and poverty that was fully pronounced under his administration

Shame! 🤮

daveP:
Wait, they're giving the 2nd Assist to Gyo over White?

Influential with or without. If bayern na fluke, this one na something. Quiet everywhere.

You guys are just creating unnecessary rivalries between players where it is not necessary.

We all know the ability of Havertz as a striker is not what we desire it to be. We all know Havertz is not a Thierry Henry elite level of striker. We all know he leaves much to be desired.

We also know about Gyokeres from his time at Sporting CP, but he's not been able to replicate that form at Arsenal. We see him score even for Sweden but somehow he's not been that guy for Arsenal.

Anybody who has watched this current arsenal team objectively well enough will tell you the truth that Gyokeres dip in form at Arsenal is neither his teammates' fault nor the manager's. ( NOTE : I SAID "OBECTIVELY" O, not people who blame Arteta for Almost everything and Anything)

Gyokeres has issues with first touch, getting in the right position and other tiny details that has made it difficult for him to be that elite striker in a big league like EPL. Some of these issues are not what manager will coach out of you.

Now the fact that the manager is pressed for time and he needs to get results with other big teams breathing down his neck; it's only normal for the manager to think of other options. Whether we like him or not, Havertz is that other option. We already agree he's not the best striker out there one can rely on, but then the manager will look at other qualities he possess and use it to his team's favour.

Me I won't fault the manager for benching Gyokeres for Havertz and vice versa when either of them didn't impress in the last one or two matches. I am more interested in the results and not who plays or who sits on the bench. I will take a new fresh striker ahead of them both any day the transfer window opens.

mostob:
Barry is just there TBH. His facial expressions and demeanor say it all. Everton went all in for Folarin Balogun on deadline day but Monaco were playing games with Chelsea and Everton.

If Gabriel had snoozed for a minute or two, Barry would've had a good game. In the days of Musfi and Sokratis, Barry would've found a way to score a shocking goal that will disorganize the whole team.

iamoyindamola:
One itk was saying otherwise

You sure say Gabriel and Havertz knew about this conversation Sha?

The whole thing reads like a fake convo that never happened.

iamoyindamola:
Na them them trying to rage bait you and i
I watch one not quite long, the woman couldn't list a single achievement from emilokan
All she said was omo wa ni o deserve second chance

Dem don use tribal politics brainwash them na. They will complain about how hard things are and in the same breath they will insist will talk about how ọmọ wa deserve second term. Those people ehn......

Theflint1:
They have a market for their message.

Exactly! A market of gullible people who can't think for themselves.

Sometimes when you watch those vox pop clips where people are interviewed in the streets and you hear what some people say, you go just dey wonder how you get to share a country with people like that. They will be regurgitating stuff like that blaming every othernperson but Tinubu & his policies for the hardship they are facing..

Na those kind people be their target audience for that kind capping Sha

Nobody is talking about how Gabriel showed Barry shege all through the match. You can literally see frustration all over Barry's face

Kolpalma red card. This is marvelous in our sight.

mostob:
TBH he no too see service today.
And number one reason is due to his positioning.

That has always been his issue. Everyone knows he can strike the ball well such that it will end in the net, but his problem has always been his positioning, first touch and making a run at goal with the ball at his feet.

Gabriel makes it 2-0.

Let's go mount pressure on Man City!

E get the way Gyokeres take dey Sha 🤦‍♂️

Gabriel always at alert! All eyes open 👀

Konsa! Oga sir! 🫡

1 nil to the Arsenal!

Ebening you do this one for us 🙏

Roland17:
Any wonder why they now call him a content creator? I can’t take his candidacy seriously.

The guy na big clown. He's only able to foool those that allowed themsleves to be fooled by his pseudo-opposition stand.

iamoyindamola:
That guy no get sense at all, there was a time he say he will legalise Igbo
So that crime, accident and killing will be rampant

BlueRayDick:
Halland has just 9 touches in the 48 minutes.

If Villa dull themselves, he will score with his 10th touch ; that's how effective the Norwegian giant is.

I talk am!

Halland makes it 1-1

Halland has just 9 touches in the 48 minutes.

If Villa dull themselves, he will score with his 10th touch ; that's how effective the Norwegian giant is.

AirBere:
This is not the issue. Guehi is just bad right now lol. He was directly responsible for two goals against fcckin Ipsiwch Town.

Note that Guehi was playing as a LCB in a back 3 Palce. He started his Citeh career playing as the LCB. He's been so bad that Maresca has now switched him to his favorite foot to play as the RCB.

He's even one of the reasons city lost the league to arsenal last season. The guy just dey do error up and down.

iamoyindamola:
Are you saying Saliba or gabu have not taken heavy touch that lead to goal?
Actually Jackson made the goal easy to blame guehi

No, I'm saying Saliba and Gabriel have gone past the stage Guehi currently is in his career. Those two have become formidable defensive rocks as at the time Arsenal fans were suggesting Guehi who has continually shown he's not yet up there at their level.

I'm glad we didn't sign him seeing how many points he's cist city since he joined. He literally defeated City Vs Everton last year which handed us an easy path to the league triumph.

I was against signing him because he was simply available or because we are trying to ensure city don't strengthen their team.

Guehi just dey GBA and it's marvelous in our sight. 😎

Jackson with a miss there

AirBere:
Yeah, great goal that.

Jackson had everything except putting the ball in the back of the net. He was a menace in Laliga too just that e no sabi score, he's getting that right now.

I get. That's why I praise for this particular goal cos that's not his typical finish

This Guehi ehn, some Arsenal fans were pushing for us to sign him simply because he was available when he wanted to leave Crystal palace.

I have always been concerned about the amount of errors he makes in that CB role.

I'm glad he joined city afterall

See better Goal by Jackson

HE FOUNDED A LAW FIRM THAT HAS PRODUCED SIX SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA. YET, HE IS NOT HIMSELF A SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA! 😳⚖️👏



Look closely at this photograph.

The gentleman in the middle, wearing a blue suit, is Oghogho Akpata, the Founder and Managing Partner of TEMPLARS, one of Nigeria’s leading commercial law firms.

Standing beside him are SIX SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA from the firm he established.

And here is the interesting thing.

OGHOGHO AKPATA IS NOT A SAN!

Yes, you read that correctly. 😂

Let me tell you his story.

In 1995, after gaining experience at the law firm of F.O. Akinrele & Co., Oghogho Akpata established a small law practice in Lagos.

The firm was called TEMPLARS.

The following year, his cousin, Olumide Akpata, relocated from Warri to Lagos and joined him.

Olumide had previously worked under the renowned Dr. Mudiaga Odje SAN.

Together with their colleagues, they began building what would eventually become one of Nigeria’s leading commercial law firms.

At the beginning, TEMPLARS was a small practice of just four lawyers.

Today, it has grown into a major commercial law firm with more than 150 lawyers and offices in Nigeria and Ghana.

But that is not even the most interesting part of the story.

THE FIRM HAS PRODUCED SIX SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA! ⚖️👏

They are:

1. Adewale Atake SAN.
2. Godwin Omoaka SAN.
3. Inam Wilson SAN.
4. Olufemi Oyewole SAN.
5. Igonikon Adekunle SAN.
6. Sadiq Ilegieuno SAN.

The last two were elevated to the Inner Bar in 2026.

And when their elevation was announced, Oghogho Akpata publicly celebrated their achievement.


He spoke about the years of hard work that had earned them the distinction and what could happen when a law firm invested patiently in its people.

THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT.

Here is a man who established a law firm more than 30 years ago.

Over the years, lawyers within that firm have risen to become partners, leaders of practice groups and Senior Advocates of Nigeria.

Yet the founder himself has not taken silk.

And he continues to lead the institution.

There is something particularly instructive about that.

In a profession where titles, seniority and personal recognition sometimes assume enormous importance, Oghogho Akpata’s story offers a different perspective.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE THE MOST DECORATED PERSON IN THE ROOM TO BE THE PERSON WHO BUILT THE ROOM!

And there is another interesting part of his story.

His cousin, Olumide Akpata, who joined TEMPLARS in 1996, eventually became President of the Nigerian Bar Association in 2020.

Olumide was not a SAN either.

In fact, his election attracted considerable attention because he defeated two Senior Advocates of Nigeria to become NBA President.

Interestingly, many Nigerian lawyers may be more familiar with Olumide Akpata than with Oghogho Akpata, the man who established the firm where Olumide built much of his professional career.

Yet Oghogho has continued quietly building the institution.

And that brings me to what I consider the most important lesson in this story.

BECOMING A SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA IS A REMARKABLE PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY MEASURE OF SUCCESS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION.

Some lawyers distinguish themselves through courtroom advocacy.

Others through scholarship, public service, judicial appointments or professional leadership.

And some distinguish themselves by building institutions that enable other lawyers to flourish.

A good leader does not have to be intimidated when the people around him become successful.

He does not have to diminish their achievements to protect his own importance.

He can celebrate their progress, support their ambitions and create an environment in which they can become even more accomplished than he is.

Indeed, one measure of leadership is not simply how far you have risen, but how many people have been able to rise because of the opportunities you created.

Oghogho Akpata’s story illustrates that point beautifully.

He may not have the letters SAN after his name.

But he has built a law firm in which six lawyers have attained that distinction.

And beyond the six SANs, the firm has developed numerous partners and other accomplished legal practitioners.

SIX SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA. ONE FOUNDER WHO IS NOT A SAN. AND A LAW FIRM THAT HAS ENDURED FOR OVER THREE DECADES!

Perhaps the ultimate professional achievement is not always the title you acquire for yourself.

Sometimes, it is the institution you build and the people whose careers flourish within it.

That is the story of Oghogho Akpata, Founder and Managing Partner of TEMPLARS. ⚖️👏

Credit : Michael Ugah on Facebook.

Sowore go ICAN conference as guest speaker to tell accountants say when he becomes president he will make Ai the minister for finance 😂😂🤡🤡🤡😂😂

Vincent Kompany collapsed in training and was rushed to the hospital

raumdeuter:
None of Nigerian leaders even some combined can spend like Arab monarchs, Na since we small we don dey hear Sultan of Brunei, King Fahd, Nasser Khalefi, Sheikh Mansoor, MBS who became world renowned wealthy men by taking the resources of the whole nation

Did u see me argue with u?

I say make we continue dey spend at the pace we are spending. Let budget padding continue, let billions stolen through Inflated contracts be used to finance political ambitions, and let them use little part of the largesse to buy votes.

All will be well! 😎

raumdeuter:
We are not spending like them, we cannot afford to
Have you seen Nigeria donate plane t Trump or any president before or us Nigerian money to buy a football club and be pumping money to it

I have seen Nigerian leaders spend like we are sitting on a gold mine that can never run dry. We've seen their kids use Nigerian commonwealth to finance their lifestyles that doesn't match the official income of their parents.

I know u are not inclined to be interested in such "irrelevant matters" for obvious reasons, so I understand.

Let the spending continue whether Nigeria is broke or not.

raumdeuter:
We cant replicate their success because we have a significantly less at income per capita. We are at $210 while the least of them has 5 times more. some have 80 times more

Na so! But we can spend like them.

Point well noted!