Oluropo Apalowo

Plant Pathologist, Agricultural policy expert and Climate Change Advocate. Arsenal FC forever

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

The famous Arsenal, Champions of England ❤️

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Arsenal: 2025/26 Premier League champions.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

We did it, together.

[Gabriel Magalhaes @biel_m04]

NOTHING PERSONAL .. LONDON IS RED ❤️

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

Honestly, I don't see any sense in dropping Maguire. He's one of their best defenders and an aerial threat. He's also a proper leader

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Thomas Tuchel: “I was surprised to read Maguire’s statement [saying he was shocked]. We had a private conversation and he had the chance to express his feelings”.

“The decision is we stuck with the central defenders who carried us through the autumn”.

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

There's a yoruba prayer that says 'where my mates are showing doings, may I not be showing agidi (stubbornness)

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

Good morning to @TheOfficialFWA Men's Footballer of the Year! 🤳😁

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

Starting the video with our daddy shows class and culture. We all deserve this hour🤝

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

This belongs to all of us.

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

We are the Arsenal, the Premier League champions

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

A moment to remember...for life

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

We did it, together.

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

@Fabregas444 @Arsenal Proud of my team. Our days of mockery are over bro

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

@Fabregas444 @Arsenal @deel To me that's not a bad selection. Odegaard is the only player in the midfield that helps us to gain control. Mark him out and the whole team becomes disjointed. The real problem is the profile of Eze. He's very underwhelming and too casual in that role

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

These direct primaries are pointless. What problem were they even meant to solve? At least indirect primaries came with some financial benefit for delegates

[Ayobami @dondekojo]

You go fear counting.

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

The word 'tec' is all you need to know that Aztec is not that old afterall

[😊 @PontistGirl]

Oxford University is older than the
Aztec Empire.

[AMAZING OF GOD. @harkeywhomee01]

@mtim14 Science students are more brilliant and serious because of the competition.

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

Can we conclude that science students are generally more brilliant or science courses are easier to pass

[Gulani @gulani_bashir1]

We are too dumb as a region. We need to tell ourselves the truth.🤦🏾‍♂️

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

....a four-year limit that won't be honoured by the president once in office, unless the party is deceiving itself. History shows that zoning arrangements are often abandoned when politically convenient. This one-term promise is either naive or disingenuous.

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

NDC is playing directly into the APC's playbook by adopting their rotation policy. As an opposition party, NDC should chart its own course based on merit and vision, not mirror the power-sharing arrangements of the party it seeks to replace. Also, there's no point discussing....

[Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso @KwankwasoRM]

MY SPEECH AT THE NDC NATIONAL CONVENTION

09 MAY 2026
FCT, ABUJA

Fellow Nigerians,

It is with immense pleasure and a deep sense of fulfilment that I address you today on this historic occasion of the National Convention of our great party, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), in Abuja.

Since we joined this party, together with numerous stakeholders, millions of supporters, and well-meaning Nigerians, the NDC has continued to attract quality members and ignite enthusiastic conversations among citizens and observers both at home and abroad. What began as a bold movement is steadily becoming a formidable platform for national renewal.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads. The world is undergoing a profound geopolitical shift, yet our nation has been caught unprepared, largely because of poor leadership. Instead of positioning Nigeria to seize emerging opportunities, bad governance has left us bearing the brunt of global changes.

We are witnessing a sharp decline in the quality of life. Insecurity has created widows and orphans across the land. Millions have been displaced from their homes. Investments are fleeing, critical infrastructure is neglected, the education system is collapsing, and harsh economic policies have been imposed on citizens without meaningful safety nets or relief.

Yet Nigeria’s history teaches us that in our most challenging moments, visionary alliances have provided the way forward. In 1954, a historic partnership was formed between the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU), led by Aminu Kano and the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), led by Nnamdi Azikiwe to achieve national unity.

Again, in 1960, against steep odds, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe’s National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) formed a coalition with the Northern People’s Congress (NPC) to birth our independence.

In the Second Republic, the alliance between Shehu Shagari and Alex Ekwueme under the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) helped restore civilian rule and national unity after years of military dictatorship.

It is therefore with great sense of unity and solidarity, that as a loyal party member, I support the decision to zone the presidential ticket of the NDC to the South, so that it allows the region to complete its turn in producing national leadership.

This represents a true opportunity for true national healing. We shall work in abidance with the party’s agreement to ensure fairness and federal character in all ramifications.

This party shall also ensure to change the way things are done today by prioritising leadership without ethnic jingoism and religious favouritism.

The leadership standard we shall set will therefore restore Nigeria’s dignity and will guarantee that our citizens at home and the diaspora will be treated with respect and dignity.

Lastly, we can only achieve that by continuing to mobilise to register with INEC to vote, and the NDC to belong to this noble cause. Please register, today.

Thank you.
Long Live the Nigeria Democratic Congress!
Long Live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, PhD, FNSE
Former Governor, Kano State

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

For context, they’ve picked up only 45 yellow cards in 35 games and 0 red cards, the lowest total in the division this season

[Walexnelson 🗣️⚽ @NelsonWalex]

ARSENAL are on the verge of setting a Premier League record that may not be replicated anytime soon.

People called Arsenal “undisciplined.”
People said they were “too aggressive.”
People claimed they “always lose control.”

Yet after 35 Premier League games:

🔴 0 Red Cards
🔴 0 Penalties Conceded

That is not luck.
That is coaching.
That is mentality.
That is discipline.

For the last two seasons, Arsenal suffered some brutal officiating moments. Soft red cards, costly penalties, and every mistake became a headline used against the club.

But instead of complaining, Mikel Arteta transformed the mentality of this team.

This Arsenal side now plays with control, intelligence, and maturity. Aggressive when needed, but disciplined enough not to hand referees opportunities to influence games.

If Arsenal go on to win the league without conceding a penalty or receiving a red card all season, they will become the first English top-flight side ever to achieve it.

That is evolution.
That is standards.
That is Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.

And the scary part? This team is still growing.

Follow me let’s make history!!!!!

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

Also remember that in October, Arsenal also became the first top-flight side ever to win six games in a calendar month without conceding once.

[Leo Dasilva @SirLeoBDasilva]

Don’t let anyone downplay anything Arsenal have done this season.
We have 30 clean sheets in all competitions.
That’s not only good, it’s immense.

[Oluropo Apalowo @mtim14]

And they have already matched their club record of 41 wins in a single season (all comps), equalling 1970–71 with games still left to play

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

60 - On Sunday, Arsenal will become the first team from Europe's Top 5 leagues to reach 60 matches in all competitions this season.

Marathon.