This is Lagos in 1982. See how developed it is? Now explain to me exactly how Tinubu built Lagos.

🚨 Arsène Wenger on Arsenal players being left out of the Ballon d’Or top 10: 🗣️ Arsène Wenger: “No Arsenal player finished in the top 10. Declan Rice is fifteenth. William Saliba is joint twenty-ninth. That is the ranking. These players spent the season in the Premier League and the Champions League. They faced the strongest opposition in Europe every week. They were not peripheral. They were central to results against the best teams. Their performances were consistent and they were decisive in matches that mattered. Yet they are outside the top 10. “Michael Olise finished ninth. Lionel Messi finished fifth. Olise played at Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. He was one of the most important players in that league. He created chances, he scored, he influenced games at a high level. Messi played at Inter Miami in MLS. The standard of opposition is different. The physical demands are different. The pressure is different. Still, Messi is fifth and Olise is ninth. Arsenal’s players, who competed in a more demanding environment, finished behind both. “Rice was asked to control the midfield against top sides in England and Europe. He did that repeatedly. Saliba was asked to defend against the best attackers in those competitions. He did that at a high level. These were not isolated performances. They were sustained across a full season of difficult matches. The ranking places them outside the top 10 while placing a player from MLS above them and above Olise. “The Ballon d’Or is presented as a recognition of the best seasons. These positions do not reflect the seasons Arsenal’s players had. They do not reflect the level of football they played. They do not reflect the quality of opposition they faced week after week. The list puts Messi fifth, Olise ninth, and Arsenal players outside the top 10. That is the outcome of the voting. “People will point to reputation or individual moments. Those factors exist. They do not explain why players who performed consistently in the Premier League and Champions League finish below someone who was in MLS. They do not explain why Olise, who was central to Bayern’s season, sits below Messi. The ranking does not align with the demands of the seasons. “This is what the voters produced. No Arsenal player in the top 10. Rice fifteenth. Saliba joint twenty-ninth. Olise ninth. Messi fifth. The football played by Arsenal’s players does not support those positions. The ranking stands as it is. It does not match the year they had.”

🚨 Mikel Arteta reveals what he told Max Dowman after his red card against Fleetwood Town: 🎙️ Interviewer: “Mikel, cameras caught you speaking furiously to Max Dowman as he headed down the tunnel after his red card. What did you say to him? Mikel Arteta: “I was furious. I’m not going to stand here and pretend otherwise. We have just been eliminated from the Carabao Cup by a League Two side sitting 18th in their division, and when you play for Arsenal, you have to understand the responsibility that comes with that shirt” “I told Max, ‘Look at me. I understand that the player kicked you. I understand that you were angry, and I understand that you felt you needed to react. But you cannot allow another player to decide your actions for you!’ “Do you know what hurts me most? He is a young player with incredible talent, and we are trying to help him grow. But tonight, he gave the opposition exactly what they wanted. They provoked him, he reacted, and suddenly we are talking about his red card instead of what this team was supposed to achieve” “I told him, ‘Max, you can be angry. You can feel disrespected. You can believe the referee should have protected you better. But you cannot lose control. Not here. Not in this shirt. Not when your teammates are depending on you!’ “And yes, I was harsh with him. He needed to understand how serious this was. His actions hurt the team, and we cannot simply brush that aside because he is young. Being young gives you room to learn, but it does not mean there are no consequences. “But let me make one thing clear: I will not abandon a young player because he has made a mistake. I will challenge him, I will demand more from him, and I will help him become better. Max has a future, but talent alone will not protect him from difficult nights like this. “Tonight should hurt. It should hurt every one of us. We have to look at ourselves, accept the consequences and make sure we never put ourselves in this position again.”

Zoomed into a random small town in Brazil. This is how it looks. Only marginally better than towns in Nigeria.

When you start making money, avoid the temptation of an immediate lifestyle upgrade.

Men will lick your plate clean and still expect a kiss afterward. Lol