Birthdays
OKUPE, Dr. Adedoyin Ajibike, physician, politician and administrator will be 67 on Friday, March 22, 2019. He was born on March 22, 1952 in Iperu, Ogun State, educated at St. Jude’s School, Ebute-metta, Lagos; Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos, 1964; University of Ibadan, 1971-76; medical officer, General Hospital, Pankshin, Plateau State, 1977-78; senior medical officer, St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, 1979; senior medical officer, Julisam Clinic, Lagos, 1981-82; member, Hospital Management Committee, Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, 1982; managing director Royal Cross Hospital, Lagos, 1983; managing director, Life Communications Limited, Publishers of Life Mirror (First Health Newspaper in Nigeria) since 1988; House of Representatives Candidate, defunct National Party of Nigeria and one time spokesman of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and at present Special Adviser to the President on Communication.
AGEGE, Engr. Clement Ede, consulting chemical and environmental engineer will be 57 on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. He attended the prestigious Government Col- lege Ughelli from 1973-78 for his secondary education and from 1978-80 for Higher School certificate/advanced level where he obtained Grade one and full HSC respectively.
He bagged a Bachelor of Engineering honours degree in Chemical Engineering in 1984 at the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State and completed Masters de- gree in Environmental Engineering in 2009 at the University of Port Harcourt. COREN registered Engineer and Engineering Consultant, a member of Nigerian Society of Engineers and Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers. He was elected the Public Relations Officer of the UNIBEN branch of Nigerian Universities Engineering Students Association (NUESA) in 1982/83 session and a member of Congress/parliament of the University of Benin Students Union Government in 1983.
He got elected as the National President of Nigerian Universities Engineering Students Association (NUESA) in 1983/84 at the National Convention of NUESA at the University of Benin. He is the author of Investment Opportunities in solid metallic non-ferrous minerals in Nigeria and several articles, papers and opinions on chemical and environmental engineering.
OGHOMIENORLESLIE,
Chairman, Russell Smith Nigeria is 50 years old today. He was born on March 17, 1969, in Lagos, into the family of Isaac Oghomienor and Ajua Margaret Oghomienor. He is also a board member, FC Barcelona, Spain; president, Penya De Lagos Club, and chairman, Blaugrana Group International, promoters of the elite Barca Academy, first in Sub-saharan Africa, and founder Legends for Children project, for the championing of indigent children education, with special interest for the girl child. He is a philanthropist and a rare gem. He has over the years, distinguished himself and lived a quality but very simple life that convincingly inspires a sustainable brilliance, excellence, selflessness, innovativeness, ingenuity, confidence, total compliance, professionalism, diligence, commitment, passion and tenacity.