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GAB Awards 2024 Finalist - Mrs Eula Clarke
With over 45 years of experience achieved working at one of the largest financial institutions in the United Kingdom where she rose to become Assistant Vice President, Eula has won top Bank Branch Manager awards and also been recognised for her
GAB Awards 2024 Finalist - Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Aderemi Awode
Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Aderemi Awode is a Nigerian industrialist, philanthropist, and the Chairman/CEO of Chemstar Group, a company renowned for producing paints under the Finecoat and Shield brands, as well as for its ventures in agriculture, plastic
GAB Awards 2024 Finalist - Mr Dele Oyekanmi
He is currently engaged with one of the world’s most innovative Giga projects in Saudi Arabia. For the past sixteen years, he has been an Assessor, Counsellor, and Mentor for potential Chartered Surveyors worldwide, witnessing many successful
GAB Awards 2024 Finalist - Hauwa Yusuf Funtua
Hauwa Yusuf Funtua, is a frontline broadcaster, who served in various capacities with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA National and International) from 1996 to date. She is the first ever NTA International Correspondent in Europe
GAB Awards 2024 Finalist - Prof. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya
Although widely recognised as a scientist, theologian, and founder of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM); he has made a significant mark as a philanthropist - leveraging his influence and resources to uplift individuals and communities
GAB Awards 2024 Finalist - Sir David Adjaye
He is a recipient of the 2021 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Royal Gold Medal, considered one of the highest honours in British architecture for significant contributions to the field internationally.
GAB Awards 2024 Finalist - Omotoyosi Clement
He is committed to bringing to the fore: matters that concern the Nigerian Diaspora and Nigeria as a whole with the political powers that be. He took a year out of University to serve 3 different MPs, including current UK Foreign Secretary
GAB Awards 2024 Finalist - Ruth Agbolade
She recently won the Startup of the Year Awards at the Yorkshire Black Business Awards 2024, and is the Director of RAPSTUDIOS LTD - a personal branding photography company that specialises in creating fine art images for small and medium-sized
26th GAB Awards Finalists shortlist updated
The shortlist of Finalists for the 26th Annual Gathering of Africa’s Best (GAB) Awards taking place in London in December has been updated to include the much anticipated second shortlist. The Awards ceremony takes place at the Hilton London
First shortlist of 26th GAB Awards Finalists released
The first shortlist of Finalists for the 26th Annual Gathering of Africa’s Best (GAB) Awards taking place in London in December has been released. A second shortlist is due to be released by next month.
26th Annual GAB Awards at Hilton Kensington on Sunday December 1 2024
The 26th Annual Gathering of Africa’s Best (GAB) Awards holds at Hilton London Kensington on Sunday December 1 2024.
GAB Awards 2024 - Marketing & Sponsorship Opportunities
The GAB Awards presents numerous Marketing opportunities for the smart business or organisation.
GAB Awards 2024 - Call for Nominations extended till October 4
The Call for Nominations for GAB Awards has been extended till Friday October 4!
GAB Awards 2024 - Call for Nominations
You can nominate yourself or be nominated by someone else for a honour at the 26th Annual GAB Awards which takes place on: Sunday December 1 2024 in London.
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18 Africans honoured at GAB Awards London
Eighteen distinguished sons and daughters of Africa, who have excelled in their various spheres of influence, were honoured at the 25th Annual Gathering of Africa’s Best (GAB) Awards held in London.
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Kindly join us at the 25th Annual Gathering of Africa’s Best (GAB) Awards and the inaugural edition of GAB Awards Future Gem.
2023 GAB Awards Finalists unveiled
The first batch of Finalists for the 25th Annual Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Awards holding in London on Sunday 17 December 2023, has been unveiled. Following a judging process which examined about 200 nominations received, a whittled-down list
GAB Awards 2023 - Call for Nominations extended to Nov 22
The call for nominations for the 25th Annual GAB Awards has been extended to Wednesday 22 November. You can nominate yourself or be nominated by someone else for a honour at the 25th Annual GAB Awards
GAB Awards 2023 - Call for Nominations
You can nominate yourself or be nominated by someone else for a honour at the 25th Annual GAB Awards
Murder of gay South African imam Muhsin Hendricks reignites queer Muslim debate
Dubbed the “world’s first openly gay Imam”, South African religious leader Muhsin Hendricks was gunned down on 15 February 2025 in an attack that many believe was targeted. Tributes have poured in across the world, but so have online comments that
Taiwo Akpabio and Kehinde Bogunjoko celebrate 60 years
Twin sisters - Arch. (Mrs) Taiwo Mojisola Akpabio and Dr (Mrs) Kehinde Gbemisola Bogunjoko celebrated their 60th Birthday Anniversary in Miami, Florida recently.
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Unlocking the Weight Loss equation - “Calories In vs. Calories Out”
The core idea is Energy Balance: consuming fewer calories than you burn leads to weight loss. This simple equation - balancing the energy you consume with the energy you burn - is the crux of sustainable weight management.
Trumpet is 30 Years fresh!
We are happy to announce formally - that Trumpet Newspaper is 30 years fresh! This milestone reminds us that Trumpet is the longest-surviving and far-reaching media organisation targeting UK's Diaspora African community.
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Attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania: African court holds government responsible – why it matters
People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government’s failure to protect their rights prompted the filing of a case
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African Union’s new chair has a long list of tough tasks – what it will take to get them done
Following seven rounds of balloting, 60-year-old diplomat Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected the sixth chair of the African Union Commission in February 2025. Politics professor Ulf Engel, who is the editor of the Yearbook on the African Union,
Family of dad shot dead appeals for witnesses
The family of an innocent man who was fatally shot outside a birthday party have appealed for the public’s help to get justice. Hanif Redwood, a 32-year-old father of two, was attacked in Linton Road, Barking in the early hours of Sunday, 13 October.
Murder of gay South African imam Muhsin Hendricks reignites queer Muslim debate
Dubbed the “world’s first openly gay Imam”, South African religious leader Muhsin Hendricks was gunned down on 15 February 2025 in an attack that many believe was targeted. Tributes have poured in across the world, but so have online comments that
Taiwo Akpabio and Kehinde Bogunjoko celebrate 60 years
Twin sisters - Arch. (Mrs) Taiwo Mojisola Akpabio and Dr (Mrs) Kehinde Gbemisola Bogunjoko celebrated their 60th Birthday Anniversary in Miami, Florida recently.
Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be middle-class since one needs
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How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa
To begin with, Winnie and Nelson mythologised themselves. Both intuitively understood that their greatest talent lay in public performance. Not just any public performance, but the sort that is exemplary, that embodies a collective spirit, a set of
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Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) in a Zoom rage, calls Journalist 'Femi Okutubo stupid!
Nigerian politician and lawyer - Chief Femi Fani-Kayode stormed out of a Zoom Conversation organised by BEN Television London after calling Publisher of Trumpet Media Group - 'Femi Okutubo, stupid!
Dr Titus Odedun speaks about his GAB Award
Nana Ofori-Atta Oguntola interviews former Surgery tutor and examiner - Dr Titus Odedun on his recent Award from the Gathering of Africa's Best. Titus Odedun bagged a Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Award for outstanding contributions to the
Why Nigeria must celebrate - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida, Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR speaks to Trumpet TV about the giant strides being taken at the Mission, efforts to combat corruption at the Mission, why Nigeria must celebrate, and more.
You can't compare Nigeria with the UK - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR tells Trumpet TV that you can not compare Nigeria with the United Kingdom.
