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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!

raumdeuter:
Similar things happen in every single country including those Middle East countries

Its their money that PSG Man City are flexing in Europe. Man city alone will spend $1bn of UAE money in 2 seasons, Beyonce Kim Kardashian, Las Vegas London Paris will spend another billion of UAE Saudi and Qatari yet there is enough left to spend on the people

They even have enough to gift Trump a private jet

Oka sir.

Keep making Iamoyindamola's point for him with more and more example.

iamoyindamola:
Truly we spend like those arab countries but we can't replicate their success.

raumdeuter:
I asked google to do the analysis and chart it

Below was what it gave me

That shows how Nigeria compares to other major oil producing nations

Okay sir.

Tell Ai to chart the analysis of Nigeria as a major oil producer that loses billions of dollars to corruption resulting budget padding, fraudulent public procurement and infrastructure processes. Also, don't forget to run the analysis of billions of naira potential government revenue that finds its way into the pocket of non-state actors like NURTW officials backed by politicians.

raumdeuter:
How much oil Arab cuntries dey sell vs Nigeria, then whats the population of these countries

I have no idea sir.

iamoyindamola:
Truly we spend like those arab countries but we can't replicate their success.
People are being thrown to hardship everyday and they are wasting public funds for campaigns

They just waste public funds gotten through inflated contracts and embezzled funds. All the billions they padded to the budget, that's how they spend part of it.

If u talk about Arab countries and the wealth they built from selling the same crude oil we sell, people wey dey defend government will say you didn't factor in our population compared to Arab countries.

The other day that was how Yayi's campaign team displayed a total 119 vehicles that was allegedly donated by individuals & groups. Smh

iamoyindamola:
See motor

Good morning concerned citizens.

See where your subsidy money has gone to. BMW, Range Rover, GMC, ACURA all as campaign vehicles. I have never seen such, we spend money like we are Arabs.

Meanwhile the UN just confirmed that 17.9m Nigerians have fallen into dimensional poverty… pic.twitter.com/jjoTnNk7sL

— Bashir Garba Sufyan (@Bashir_GS) October 23, 2026

APC are on a mission to finish Nigeria such that by the time they eventually leave power, nothing go remain again. Just look at the level of wastefulness at a period when more and more Nigerians are being thrown below poverty line.

daveP:
When he joins doesn't it help the attack? Thank God Kane is a direct example of what this is all about. Kane drops deep, is in the box when you need him. Kane does EVERYTHING Arteta expects of Havertz and is still a threat.


Not Kai!!!

I’m not arguing whether Havertz is a threat or not with you .

You are the one lamenting why Havertz was so deep in our half in the build up to Eze’s goal . All I’ve done is tell you that it’s actually not a big deal cos Havertz came back to join the community defence we do when we are off the ball .

You can watch the video clips again , Odegaard the creator lobbed the pass from his position which is very close to our CBs. We just gained the ball after a successful community defence , you can’t fault Havertz for being in that position at that time for doing what the coach expects him to do .

Spy360:
I like as you took what Arteta said hook, line and sinker. 😂

I gave example with Kane playing as a false 9. It's very hard to be the main goal threat from that role. That doesn't take away the fact that he can score goals or that Havertz has the potentials to be a top striker

I no get time for ur unending back and forth . Harry Kane was Bayern’s highest goal scorer last season and he’s on course to be for this season as well . He’s primarily a striker before anything else .

A manager tells the whole world Havertz is his striker , u sit down dey look for who will follow u argue what Havertz’s primary role is . Shebi u sabi pass Arteta wey no call am “ The creator in the team “ .

Spy360:
Your last line is where you get it wrong.

Havertz's primary role is to create and not to convert chances. He is a false 9. Just as we saw Kane yesterday, he played as a false 9 and he didn't score a hatrick.

Gyokeres on the other hand plays as a traditional 9. It's his role to score goals.

The reason Arteta prefers Havertz is not because he is more likely to score but because he adds more to the overall performance of the team.

Well, that's ur pesonal opinion.

Less than 2 weeks ago Arteta was getting the stick from a section of Arsenal fans because he said the following about Havertz "Yes, I think he has the ability to be a top-class striker. Yes, I think he has it.' "That's why he's playing there as well, and that's why we signed him

But here you are telling me Havertz's role primary role is to create chances. Na u give am the primary role ?

raumdeuter:
Diaz didnt play last season and barely played yesterday

Was Diaz Bayern's best player last season? Of what relevance is he when you have Kane, Olise, Kimmich , Neuer and Upper Mechanic play and Arsenal won 3-1?

Let's not forget Arsenal won that match 3-1 with Mosquera playing CB for Arsenal in the absence of Gabriel.

raumdeuter:
Kimmich, Olise and Diaz is bigger than anything Arsenal is missing. Those 3 are among our best 5 players

They all played last season and Arsenal won 3-1.

raumdeuter:
Last year we were missing Diaz too. We havent been complete when playing Arsenal

Arsenal also missed Saliba yesterday.

daveP:
Forest now Bayern

He's really deep🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

Is it a problem that a striker came to join the defence when we lost the ball?

You should be praising Odegaard's ingenuity for picking out Eze who obviously didn't join the team in defending in the sequence of play before the goal. I hope you know Odegaard who played the pass was farther from Havertz and even closer to our 18 yard box when he picked out that pass.

daveP:
Let's assume for once i agree with all of this about inconsistency, the bolded is absolutely not true.


Fluid and Kai insame sentence?

He doesn't set us teammates
He waste teammates chances
Not in the box for crosses.
Is everywhere else except where he ought to be and he can do this alll game.
So confused he goes LW and RW to spam crosses when he should be the one on the receiving end by staying in the box.
This is who Arteta trusts to get 25goals in EPL?
Centre backs are happy we have no CF to stop them joining the press against us.
Calafiori have better box instincts than Kai.


If both are inconsistent, then we should be giving the stick to Kai cos he's gotten a larger share of the pie with minutes played between the two.

You may choose to disagree, but the reality is what it is.

Arsenal vs Man City- Havertz had 1 goal
Arsenal vs Conventry- Havertz had 1 goal
Arsenal vs Chelsea- Havertz had 1 goal
Arsenal vs Lille- Havertz had 1 assist coming off the bench

All the matches listed above are games we played well and got favorable result with us being in control from start to finish.

I say they are both inconsistent because the moment you give Havertz freehand to own the starting CF role, he will drop stinker and the manager will think of giving Gyokeres a chance. Then Gyokeres will drop a goal or assist like he did yesterday, only for him to drop stinker too later.

I won't join the bandwagon of fans who believe there's an agenda against Gyokeres by Areta, neither will I fool myself by saying Havertz is good enough to start all Arsenal matches as the standing CF. Both players are not consistent like our other players in different roles.

I would prefer the club sign a striker in January instead of relying on the two of them and their inconsistent performances.

Dogalmighty17:
I bet you, the owner of the shop has no insurance for those goods.

If the owner of the shop gets loans from commercial banks to facilitate his business, they would've mandated him to get insurance .

When you run a business like that and you get loan facilities from bank to import goods and facilitate sale of goods in the local market, the bank will mandate you to insure your warehouse and the goods in it to cover their exposure and yours. It's compulsory.

johnjunior39:
Kai is worse, you literally have to be looking for him in every game, he get a chance and he make nonsense out of it.

I don't think Kai is worse, rather I think both Gyokeres and Havertz are inconsistent as far as the CF role is concerned at Arsenal.

The last Champions league game vs Lille, Gyokeres started the game and didn't do anything till Havertz came on in the second half, got an assist and we went on to win the game. Gyokeres also started the game vs Napoli and didn't do much to help us win.

I was expecting Gyokeres will start yesterday like most fans, but I guess Arteta thought why start Gyokeres who hasn't justified his inclusion in the last 2 champions league matches? Areta started Havertz and that one sef chose yesterday to drop a stinker performance till Gyokeres came on to provide Rice's assist.

Both Gyokeres and Havertz are not consistent upfront and that's where the issue lies. I guess the only reason Arteta starts Havertz most times is because when he plays, he kinda makes our frontline fluid when compared to Gyokeres. But the crux of the matter is both players are inconsistent when it comes to their primary duty of being in that CF role to convert chances.

popizaino:
People should come and explain to me how Arteta's ball is negative or boring.

People find it hard to deal with the fact that Arteta adjust his team’s playing style to match his opponent’s tactics .

From the Bayern game yesternight it was obvious Arsenal had more possession , had the same number of shots on target and had answer to every question Bayern asked with their brand of football .

People talking about boring Arsenal are only mad because Arteta doesn’t roll over and allow teams get the better of Arsenal .

When teams in the EPL play low block on us , we will roll in the potopoto with them , score one goal and lock up . They will cry and cry but we will take the 3 points .

When teams in the UCL play free and expansive football , we will follow them play and get the result . We have players well drilled to play different pattern of football under this Arteta management . Who no go no know 😎

This is a proper match!

Come On You Gunners !