Tobi James
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Photographer to the Group Chairman, Mr Tony Elumelu, CFR | Telling candid and powerful stories of legacy and corporate excellence
Lagos, Nigeria
Joined March 2013
After almost 6 years of primarily telling the UBA story through my lens, I’m incredibly honored to step into a new role as the personal photographer to Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CON. This is more than a job. It’s a mission to visually document the story of one…
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Frame 4: Earlier today at Transcorp, a few people approached TOE to take selfies with him. During the interaction, one of them mentioned that it was their dad's birthday. Spontaneously, they recorded a video for him, with TOE joining in to sing a birthday song right there.
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Frame 1: TOE sorting his bag while his EA, @omosefe_ag puts final touches to the meeting notes. Frame 2: A short meeting with team after landing Lagos. Frame 3: @omosefe_ag takes TOE through his daily requests and making final decisions on each request.
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Central Bank Governors, business executives, investors and scholars from Africa, Caribbean (CARICOM) and beyond. The objective of this conference is to accelerate trade, boost investments and foster innovation across Africa.
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Basically, AAM ABUJA Conference is the Annual General meetings of the African Export-Import bank (Afreximbank). This conference held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. This was attended by over 6,000 delegates including Heads of State, Prime Ministers, Government Ministers,.
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Frame 9 &10: @wyclef visits Chairman and the team and shared inspiring stories about his journey into music. When he was about to leave, he starts to sing one of his famous classic, “Sweetest girl” and everybody just went with the flow.
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Frame 6 & 7: TOE as the Chairman of UBA, signs a landmark agreement with the African Union, formalizing UBA’s donation to the AU’s peace fund. This is a strategic contribution towards strengthening the peace, security and stability across the continent.
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Frame 4&5: On his walk back to the hotel, his friend calls out to him and pops his head out of the window to make a joke with him and say hello
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AAM ABUJA 2025 Conference in a few frames. Frame 1: TOE live at his panel sharing powerful insights and passion for Africapitalism. Frame 2: After his meeting with the President of Grenada, he sees him off to the elevator and they both salute each other.
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FRAME 1: TOE departs Abuja after giving his keynote speech at Mr Rabiu Olowo's birthday dinner and official launch of the Rabiu Olowo Foundation. 18th June, 2025. FRAME 2: TOE arrives Lagos. FRAME 3: TOE holds a meeting with Team members Mr Okoye and Mr Evans en route to Abuja.
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