Tobi James

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…

@OginniEliza5 @TonyOElumelu Hahahah hoping you love what you see 😆

@jamescandids @TonyOElumelu It's so interesting that I came across three of your profiles all in the same day 😅 IG, LinkedIn and now X. I'm locked in

TOE: “Guys, I have only 17mins to take these birthday pictures. I have a meeting shortly”. Me: “Say less Sir” 😌 We were done in about 15 mins. So we had 15 mins to create a one of a kind portrait for a one of a kind leader. Happy Birthday @tonyoelumelu 🎈

@KD0Jimmy_Q_ So apt! 🙌🏼

The lesson i picked here is precision timing. Most busy people will give round figures like 10 or 20minutes but in this context he gave 17 minutes possibly because every other event for the day has been scheduled with their appropriate timing. You gave him 2 minutes of rest. 🫡

@CynthiaAwuzie_ @TonyOElumelu Thank you Cynthia 🙏🏾

@jamescandids @TonyOElumelu You did Phenomenal Sir 🔥🔥🔥

@Senatoradeyemi2 @TonyOElumelu Thank you 🙏🏾

@jamescandids @TonyOElumelu This is very good man 👏

Today, I turn a year older. And every year on this day, I reflect on something far bigger than me. For a long time, I believed luck was something that just happens to you. Then I realised, luck can be engineered. Opportunity can be democratised. Hope is not just a feeling; it is a system we can build.

When we were kids, we used to run from church. Now we are the ones chasing after God. Love it 😂

Biker but make it corporate

2025 taught me to chase moments. I’m grateful for the frames, the candid stories, the risks, lessons learned and the roads ahead. 2025 was probably the most packed year for me. 2026, let’s see where the light leads. Here’s to more stories 📸 and adventure. 🥂 #stories #newyear

2026 off to a great start. #Newyear

@jamescandids Congratulations to him and the team! Lovely capture of this pleasant memories.

Quiet moments. Significant decisions. This is how legacy looks up close. 31st Dec, 2025 #Stories #legacy #toe #candidmoments #heirsenergies #seplat #energy

he spoke not of achievement, but of responsibility. He reflected on the sleepless nights, the unseen effort, and the collective sacrifice of his team, careful to place the credit where it belonged. He did not speak about himself.

These photographs from yesterday document the behind the scenes shortly after TOE announced the acquisition of a 20% stake in Seplat by Heirs Energies. In frame 1, he responds to an outpouring of calls from well-wishers, messages arriving faster than they could be answered.

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I owe myself so much, I gotta win

and the prayer for comfort. Today we gather to remember, to honor, and to reflect. Though gone, their presence lives on in the lives they touched and the memories they leave behind. May God grant them eternal rest, and may He heal the hearts left broken. 🕊️ 🕊️ 🕊️ #ucap #RIP

In moments like this, silence speaks louder than words. We pause, we mourn, we reflect. For the lives cut short, for the souls gone too soon, may their memories remain a light in the shadows of our grief. There are times when words fail, and all that remains is the ache of loss

@jamescandids Sweet 😍