My Trip With a USA President

When in 2007 I was privileged (that's what it is, considering the security sweep including background checks one has to go through and of course, one is responsible for all expenses incurred) to be accredited as a member of the media pool accompanying the then President of the United States of America; President George Bush, little did I know that I was also making history. I became the first Nigerian Journalist to be on a USA presidential trip (kindly verify and correct me if need be). The 8-day trip took us to 5 countries in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Guatemala) amid tight security. The attention to detail that goes into planning and embarking on a trip with a USA President is unprecedented.

Andrews Airforce Base

Arrival Ceremony

Ceremonial guards

Laura Bush in Mexico

Secret Service detail in Brazil

Airforce One

Arrival formalities 

Airforce One

The Beast

Fun in Mexico

Presidential Arrival Ceremony

With Journalists 

Arrival entertainment for Laura Bush 

Side capture

The Land of the VW Beetle

With colleagues 

With colleagues 

Prime Time

Mine is bigger than yours

Slums in Brazil

Press conference

Grubs on your pay

Grubs on your pay

I ferry the presidents rides

Chilling  after a long day

Thanks for Viewing. Bon Voyage

All photos and caption by Tosan Aduayi +1 903 309 1172. The trip was embarked on while with Ovation International Magazine.

50 is the new 30

I've heard the phrase countless of times. Some say 70 is the new 60, others will claim 60 is the new 50 but from what I captured recently, 50 is definitely the new 30. You be the judge.

VIP guests at the Eko Atlantic Polo fiesta

The maiden edition of the Eko Atlantic Polo games came to a prestigious end recently. As expected, the creme-de-la-creme of society attended in their elements. View some VIP arrivals.

 HRH Oba Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu I (King of Lagos)

Theophilus and Daisy Danjuma

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Pastor says; "Donate towards my NEW Aircraft"

The founder and leader of an Atlanta-based megachurch has appealed online for 200,000 people to each donate '$300 or more' so that he can buy a $65 million private jet favored by high-flying billionaires. Reverend Creflo Dollar, 53, is the head of the World Changers Church International, a Christian ministry centered around the prosperity gospel, which preaches that God wants to bless the faithful with earthly riches.

Hmmm...whom am I to judge?

When Nigeria was Nigeria

1961 State Visit to the United States by Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa

Look who visited the tooth fairy

oh no! these paparazzi's again. They knocked out poor Tiger Woods tooth!

Why bad things happen to children

On a day when nearly 6 million people gathered for mass in the typhoon stricken city of Manila, a young girls innocent question; "why do bad things happen to children?" nearly drove the Pope to tears.