Director General of Delta State Innovation Hub and former President Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, ISPON, Mr. Chris Uwaje was a guest lecturer at the sixth annual dinner/fund raising party of the Government College, Ughelli Old Boys Association, GCUOBA, recently.

LAGOS—The First Lady of Oyo State, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, has commended the founder of Live Abundantly Empowerment Initiative, LAEI, a Non-Government Organisation, Dr. Ama Onyerinma for her support  for the less privileged and the vulnerable, especially women and children.

Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Alumni Association, Lagos chapter, has donated food items and toiletries to Pacelli School for the blind and partially sighted children at the premises of the school located at Ogulana drive, Surulere, Lagos.

THE people of Beneku community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, have assured the management of Sterling Energy Exploration Petroleum Company Limited, SEEPCO, of a harmonious working relationship for the overall development of the community.

THE Federal Government has been called upon to widen the scope of its repatriation project to cover not only Nigerians stranded in Libya but also those held in deportation camps in Asian countries such as India and Malaysia.

Despite efforts by the Federal Government to provide electricity in the country, the World Bank, yesterday, disclosed that over 80 million Nigerians have no access to electricity.

CALABAR—The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has said his government is very resolute in seeking alternative ways for generating revenue for the state, rather than depending on Federal Government allocations, saying that this informed the state government’s decision to budget a whopping N82 billion for dredging of the sea for construction of the state’s seaport.

THE House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to probe all allegations of corruption in the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, which led to the suspension of its Director-General, Mounir H. Gwarzo, by the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, just as the Commission said it would continue with the forensic exercise on Oando Plc activities.

lagos—The controversy stirred by Professor Wole Soyinka’s ripping his US green card following the election of Donald Trump as US President echoed back yesterday with the launch of a new book by the Nobel laureate.

The axiom that a man’s life is defined by the choices he makes, found practical expression in our today’s story. The import of the maxim manifested in Chief Omochiere Aisagbonhi, President/C.E.O. of Omais Investment Nigeria Limited. At periods when he had not attained the age of consent, life left him with mean choices. Rather than sulking when he was sent out of his home at 13, it was taken as a challenge to build a better future for himself. Hence, his journey to Benin, where he rented an apartment at that age while working as a petrol attendant.