UB Scope

The traditional marriage of lovely Miss Philominia Oriki and her hearthrop, Mr Emmanuel Ogbonna was held on Saturday , 27th December, 2024     The ceremony which took place at Mr Paul Oriki's residence  at Badagry was successful in every aspect of it  as it drew good number  of family members, friends and well wishers who came out to celebrate the union of Emmanuel and his wife, Philominia. Present at the ceremony were the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs Paul Oriki, the groom's  mother, Mrs Elizabeth and her handsome husband, the bride's snr brother, Mr Festus Oriki, Mr Ejike Asibe, brother of the groom's father Mazi Moses Uche Ogbonna, who is in far away USA eking out a living, the class mates of the couple who came into the venue to celebrate with one of  their own. There was also the women group from the bride mother side, who stormed the venue in their beautiful uniforms. . To make the event a grand one, a DJ was on ground to treat everyone to good mus...

The former Secretary to Abia State Government, Barrister Chris Everything zem is 55 year today, 24th December, 2024, having been born on 24th  December, 1969. As he celebrates his birthday on this special day,  we join the multitude of well wishets all over the world  in wishing him a very Happy and Blessed Birthday Celebration. We wish him long life, good health and continued prosperity. He has lived a useful and worthy 55 years and by the grace of God the Almighty he will continue to live long to continue putting smiles on many faces, especially the widow and the less privileged, who without his generosity and philanthropic gestures will have been living in misery.  Happy Birthday and Congratulations sir!

The Bible  in Ps 90:12 says "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom"  It is with great joy that we felicitate with a dynamic personality, great achiever and selfless leader, High Chief C E Ekeke, the Chiyeruogo 1 of Ubakala on his 71st Birthday, today, Sunday, December 22nd, 2023. We rejoice with him and thank God for the great life he has lived these seventy one years. As he celebrates another wonderful year, it is our prayer that God will continue to keep him strong so he can do more for society. May his life be filled to  its fullness. May his health wax strong continually, and happy and glorious shall be his later years High Chief Ekeke, congratulations once more! The Ubakalascope family profoundly felicitate with you and wish you many more years of celebrations

On 25th April, 1956,  the then world heavyweight boxing Champion, Rocco Francis Marchegano, better known as Rocky Marciano announced his retirement from the ring  The 33 years old son of a New England shoe maker,  Marciano, who became world heavyweight champion in 1952 was never defeated as a professional boxer. He fought 49 fights and won 49 Since  his retirement, the boxing world has produced world beaters like the invisible Sonny Liston, the great Mohammed Ali, Joe Freazer, George Foreman, Mike Weaver, Tim Witherspoon, Ken Norton,Tony Tubbs, Trevor Berbicks,  Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Lewis Lennox, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Furry etc but none had been  able to match Rocky's 49-0 record The nearest we had was Larry Holmes. On  21st September, 1985, after  beating  the best in the heavyweight division, he turned to Micheal Spinks, the  light heavyweight champion  of the world.  It was believed then that Larry Ho...