{
  "id": 2596293,
  "title": "After Elumelu’s rebuke, Delta gov aide offers UBA staff N500,000, ambassadorial deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/after-elumelus-rebuke-delta-gov-aide-offers-uba-staff-n500-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T15:16:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/after-elumelus-rebuke-delta-gov-aide-offers-uba-staff-n500000-ambassadorial-deal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ossai Success, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, has offered a young UBA employee N500,000 and an ambassadorial deal following her viral address to the bank’s chairman, Tony Elumelu, by his first name. The offer includes cash support, flight tickets to Asaba, hotel accommodation, a guided tour of Delta State’s developmental projects, and a VIP trip to the fourth edition of the Delta Social Media Summit on August 27, 2026. Ossai stated that the backlash against the woman had become excessive and that she needed support rather than constant criticism. He also thanked Elumelu for drawing attention to the need for respect in society.",
  "summary": "Following Tony Elumelu’s rebuke, Delta State Governor’s aide offers a UBA staff N500,000 and an ambassadorial deal. Read about the UBA staff offer. Read More: https://punchng.com/after-elumelus-rebuke-delta-gov-aide-offers-uba-staff-n500000-ambassadorial-deal/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Call me TOE or Mr Elumelu: Sowore condemns backlash against UBA staff, demands psychosocial support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/call-me-toe-or-mr-elumelu-sowore-condemns-backlash-against-uba-staff",
        "published": "2026-08-22T11:30:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}