2022: 4% salary increase
2023: 6% salary increase
2024: 8% salary increase
2025: 10% salary increase
2026:
Employee: “Kindly accept my resignation.”
Boss: “But we've been increasing your salary! Why are you leaving?”
Employee: “I’ve received a new job offer with a 55% salary increase, and there’s also a guaranteed annual raise based on performance.”
48 hours later…
Hello @LCFC
I’m Olaogun, a winger also played as a striker from Nigeria. I’ve spent the last 3 years training daily to get one shot at professional football.
I’m not asking for a contract. I’m asking for 7 days on trial to show you what I can do. If I’m not good enough, I’ll walk away with no hard feelings.
I’m fast, direct, and I work harder than anyone on the pitch.
My highlights are here: https://t.co/nD68FCLsMn
Thanks,
Olaogun
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In 1992, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was serving as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Nigeria. During that period, he brought along a 29-year-old young man who had worked under him in the Water Resources Department during the 1980s, and appointed him as his Personal Assistant (P.A).
In 1999, after Kwankwaso had continued his political struggle since 1992, that same young man had returned to work in the Water Resources sector. Unexpectedly, Kwankwaso won the governorship election in Kano State, and once again he sought out the young man and reappointed him as his P.A, this time as the Personal Assistant to the Governor.
In 2003, after Kwankwaso lost his re-election bid, the Federal Government appointed him as Nigeria’s Minister of Defence. Kwankwaso still did not abandon the young man; instead, he took him along to Abuja and appointed him as his Special Assistant (S.A).
In 2007, after Kwankwaso left the Ministry of Defence, Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him as Special Envoy to Somalia and Darfur. Again, Kwankwaso continued to move with the young man as his close aide and trusted right-hand man.
In 2009, under the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua appointed Kwankwaso as the representative of the North-West region. Kwankwaso once again continued working closely with the young man as his right-hand man. In that same year, Kwankwaso secured a federal appointment for him, and fortunately, the late Yar’Adua appointed him as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), Ondo State.
In 2011, Kwankwaso returned and became Governor of Kano State for the second time. Once again, he brought back the young man and handed him the position of Commissioner in one of the major ministries.
In 2019, after Kwankwaso completed his tenure as governor in 2015, the young man had stepped back from politics until 2018, when Kwankwaso brought him forward again and declared that he would contest for governor under the People's Democratic Party (PDP). This decision caused Kwankwaso to lose some allies and supporters, as many believed he had chosen someone who was not experienced or capable enough. The election was conducted, victory was initially declared, then it was announced as inconclusive, and eventually Abdullahi Umar Ganduje retained his seat.
In 2023, Kwankwaso once again brought forward the same young man and insisted that he would be the candidate. Due to the lack of a solid political structure within the PDP to support him, Kwankwaso left the party and joined a relatively small and lesser-known party called the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), together with his supporters. He once again ensured that the young man secured the ticket. The election was held, victory was achieved, and the young man eventually became the Governor of Kano State.
History can be inspiring to hear. However, sadly, after this young man became governor, within just two years the story began to take a different and unpleasant turn from the end of 2025 into 2026.
It is truly disheartening to see a man who has served this nation and our dear State with distinction being treated in this manner. The denial of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s access to his doctors and family by the ICPC is deeply concerning, as it touches on his fundamental rights as a citizen.
Mallam deserves fair and humane treatment. He remains innocent in the eyes of the law until proven otherwise, and I urge the authorities to uphold the rule of law and the dignity of the individual in this process.
Press Release: Our father, Mallam Nasir @elrufai, is still being held by the ICPC. Today, 15 May 2026, we witnessed two distinct yet equally serious attacks on his basic rights. First, his personal Doctor visited the ICPC at about 3pm to discuss the results of medical tests recently conducted on our father. Officials at the agency blocked the doctor from seeing him, claiming that written permission from the ICPC Chairman was required. This directly flouts a clear court order granting Mallam Nasir El‑Rufai unrestricted access to his doctors.
Second, his wife, Aunty Aichatou, brought his evening meal at around 7pm as she normally does. ICPC personnel turned her away, saying they had orders not to permit food deliveries after 6:30pm. This arbitrary rule is no less offensive than blocking his right to medical care.
These acts are an outright assault on the rule of law and a clear violation of our father's constitutional and human rights. No lawful detention justifies denying medical access or refusing basic family care based on an arbitrary curfew fixed by the ICPC. Shame on them as an institution.
We demand that all his constitutional rights be fully respected. We will no longer accept this pattern of intimidation dressed up as protocol. The ICPC must abide by the very laws it claims to enforce.
Signed
Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai
Member.
Kaduna North Federal Constituency
Chairman, Committee on Banking Regulations.
May 15, 2026.
🚨 Pedro Sánchez:
“We received today a message demanding that Lamine Yamal be suspended because he raised the Palestinian flag during FC Barcelona celebrations yesterday.
I think this is ridiculous; that I am being asked to suspend a player just for raising the Palestinian flag.
Instead, I believe you should contact FIFA to ban you from participating in football because of what you have been doing for more than three years: systematic killing and genocide committed in the most horrific ways.
Lamine Yamal will be honored, and this flag will remain an icon of celebrations in the streets of Spain from today onward.”
Saka has been out for a total of four months.
Gabriel and Saliba has been injured for couple of weeks.
Timber is currently sidelined for over two months.
Havertz has been injured four times
Merino has been out for over four months and probably out of season
Eze has missed over two months
White was injured at the start of the season and now out of season
Madueke was out for 2 months
Odegaard hasn’t been fully fit for most of the season
Calafiori is made of glass.
No signings in January, yet we made it to the UCL final unbeaten and about to win the PL
We don’t Respect him Enough
The way football is moving, you’d think Arsenal personally offended the entire sport. This is supposed to be a World Cup year, yet every timeline, every pundit desk, every comment section has turned into a national inquiry into Arsenal’s existence.
El Clásico literally happened same day as Arsenal's match but later time — a title‑shaping one — and nobody cared. They were too busy running diagnostics on Arsenal like we’re a malfunctioning spaceship.
This isn’t banter anymore.
This is obsession with a fever.
Rival fans celebrate our slip‑ups with more passion than they celebrate their own trophies, like how do I explain it that Manchester City won Carabao cup final, yet a day later, it's still the loser that's being talked about🙎🏾♂️
The winner seem to have being long forgotten then somehow call Arsenal a “small club.” Small club? Brother, entire continents schedule their emotional wellbeing around whether Arsenal drop points. Nobody mobilises this much hatred for Brighton, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester city, or even Manchester United right now except their fans and even at that, few hours later, everyone starts talking about Arsenal again 😢🤗
They say Arsenal fans “talk too much.” Please. United fans, Chelsea’s trophy‑orphans, and City’s oil‑powered teenagers talk like they invented football. The difference is simple: Arsenal noise shakes the room, so everyone pretends it’s a crime.
The truth is clearer than daylight:
People fear Arsenal because they can see what’s coming.
This club went from wandering the wilderness to rebuilding a superpower brick by brick, and the moment we started looking like a threat again, the entire ecosystem started hyperventilating.
Some people hate Arsenal with a level of passion they don’t even reserve for their own personal problems. That kind of hatred isn’t manufactured — it’s existential panic.
They’d genuinely rather watch a state‑funded football corporation with a legal folder thicker than a phonebook win the league again, just to stop Arsenal lifting one Premier League title.
When Liverpool were fighting City, neutrals suddenly cared about “heritage” and “fair competition.” The moment Arsenal entered the chat, everyone became financial analysts explaining why 115 charges are actually a sign of good governance.
This league is basically 18 clubs vs Arsenal, with Liverpool as the only ones who understand the trauma of losing to City by microscopic margins. They’re too exhausted to hate us — they’re running on nostalgia, paracetamol, and prayer.
So keep crying.
Keep foaming.
Keep dedicating your weekends to monitoring Arsenal like unpaid security guards.
Your tears are premium hydration for this gargantuan club So continue to shed the tears. 🔴⚪
Pirlo on west ham equalizer rule out.
there’s hate and criticism in football but this is beyond level of disrespect to Arsenal, you can see the player hand on Raya neck blocking him from the ball but you wouldn’t see this cause you’re blind, Put your club in same shoes let’s see