{
  "id": 2335108,
  "title": "I don’t subscribe to Oyinbo life, Nigeria’s Elumelu schools lady for calling him by first name [Watch]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/i-dont-subscribe-to-oyinbo-life-nigerias-elumelu-schools-lady-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:13:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/i-dont-subscribe-to-oyinbo-life-nigerias-elumelu-schools-lady-for-calling-him-by-first-name-watch/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A young woman has gained widespread attention after Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu, the chairman of the UBA Group, corrected her for addressing him by his first name during a graduation ceremony at the bank's Graduate Management Accelerated Programme. The incident unfolded when the young graduate said, \"Good morning, Tony,\" referring to the businessman. Despite initially seeming unconcerned, Elumelu responded by asking her to call him \"Mr Elumelu\" or \"TOE\" instead, stating, \"I don’t subscribe to Oyinbo life, okay?\" The video of the exchange quickly went viral, sparking a range of reactions on social media. Some praised Elumelu's response, while others argued that the graduate might have been following the norms of modern corporate culture, where first names are sometimes used when addressing senior executives.",
  "summary": "A young lady has gone viral after UBA Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, corrected her for addressing him by his first name during an interactive session at the bank’s Graduate Management Accelerated Programme graduation ceremony on Thursday. Tony Elumelu is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, investor, and philanthropist. In the viral video, the woman was heard saying, […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Young woman called Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu by his first name",
    "Elumelu corrected her, saying he doesn't subscribe to Oyinbo life",
    "Video of exchange went viral, sparking social media reactions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}