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Vanguard, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 — 15<br />
BOOK LAUNCH & POSTHUMOUS AWARD TO LATE ALEX IBRU<br />
The launch<strong>in</strong>g of a book; Mak<strong>in</strong>g of The Nigerian Flagship and Posthumous Award to late publisher of Guardian newspaper,<br />
Mr Alex Uruemu Ibru held at Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos yesterday. PHOTOS: BUNMI AZEEZ.<br />
From left: Mr. Lanre Idowu, Chairman, Diamond Publication, Mr. Lade Bonuola,<br />
former Editor <strong>in</strong> Chief of Guardian Newspapers, Aremo Olusegun Osoba,<br />
former Governor of Ogun State and Chairman of the occasion and Mr. Gbenga<br />
Adefaye, GM/ Editor-<strong>in</strong>-Chief, Vanguard newspapers.<br />
From left: Mustapha Isah, President, Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mrs. Ayo Obe,<br />
Mr. Abdul Oroh and Mr. Eze Anaba, Editor, Vanguard Newspaper.<br />
From left: Pr<strong>in</strong>ce Nduka Obaigbena, Publisher, Thisday Newspapers, From left; Mr. Danald Duke, former Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Wale Omole,<br />
Mr. Toke Ibru, Executive Director, Guardian Newspapers and Mr. Mart<strong>in</strong>s former Chairman, Editorial Board of Guardian Newspapers, Mr. Lade Bonuola, former Editor<br />
Oloja, Editor <strong>in</strong> Chief, Guardian Newspapers.<br />
<strong>in</strong> Chief of Guardian, Sen Ayogu Eze and Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi, Chairman, Tanus Communication.<br />
(LEFT:) Mr. Louis<br />
Odion, former<br />
Commissioner of<br />
Information, Edo<br />
State (left) and<br />
Comrade Issa<br />
Aremu, Vice<br />
P r e s i d e n t ,<br />
IndustriALL Global<br />
Union.<br />
(RIGHT):<br />
From left:<br />
Pr<strong>in</strong>ce Jacob<br />
Ak<strong>in</strong>de, Mr.<br />
Sunmi Smart-<br />
Cole and Amb.<br />
Dele Cole.<br />
Owhrode Community gets new executive<br />
THE<br />
Owhrode<br />
Community <strong>in</strong> Udu<br />
Local Government Area of<br />
Delta State has elected a<br />
executive thus witness<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a peaceful transition of<br />
leadership for the first time<br />
<strong>in</strong> over three decades.<br />
Speak<strong>in</strong>g after the<br />
election, the new President<br />
General of the newlysworn<br />
executive, Engr<br />
Fidelix Ofuya said his<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istration would use<br />
the three years mandate to<br />
consolidate on the positive<br />
developments achieved by<br />
his predecessor.<br />
Also speak<strong>in</strong>g at the<br />
conference, former<br />
Chairman of Udu Council,<br />
Mr Raymond Edijala and<br />
the President General of the<br />
Union of Udu Community,<br />
Chief Godw<strong>in</strong> Notoma<br />
hailed the outgone<br />
executive led by Edafe<br />
Oghenekaro for not<br />
cl<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g on to power like<br />
past leaders.<br />
Edijala and Notoma<br />
noted that Oghenekaro<br />
will<strong>in</strong>gness to peacefully<br />
hand over power was a<br />
signal of a new dawn <strong>in</strong><br />
Owhrode Community and<br />
a formidable model for<br />
other communities <strong>in</strong> Udu<br />
K<strong>in</strong>gdom.<br />
They charged the new<br />
executive to work with<br />
people <strong>in</strong> the community.<br />
Giv<strong>in</strong>g his account of<br />
stewardship, the outgone<br />
President General of<br />
Owhrode, Edafe<br />
Oghenekaro appealed to<br />
the people of the<br />
community to close ranks<br />
and place its <strong>in</strong>terest above<br />
personal <strong>in</strong>terest.<br />
Union Systems CEO, Onyebuchi becomes<br />
British Computer Society Fellow<br />
CHUKS Onyebuchi,<br />
the CEO of Union<br />
Systems, has been<br />
conferred with the<br />
Fellowship of the British<br />
Computer Society (BCS)<br />
which is the highest<br />
professional grade of the<br />
British Computer<br />
Society. This was<br />
achieved after a rigorous<br />
evaluation process by the<br />
association’s board of<br />
evaluators.<br />
Fellow of the British<br />
Computer Society (FBCS)<br />
is a title conferred by the<br />
British Computer Society<br />
for <strong>in</strong>novative IT leaders<br />
who have made an<br />
outstand<strong>in</strong>g contribution to<br />
the advancement of the<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry and <strong>in</strong>spire the<br />
next generation. Chuks<br />
will jo<strong>in</strong> the league of IT<br />
leaders globally to<br />
contribute to policies that<br />
will shape the <strong>in</strong>dustry.<br />
Onyebuchi is a<br />
technology bus<strong>in</strong>ess leader<br />
with over 25 years of<br />
experience <strong>in</strong> the<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation technology<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry. He has had an<br />
accomplished career<br />
develop<strong>in</strong>g and deliver<strong>in</strong>g<br />
software solutions to major<br />
banks <strong>in</strong> Africa. Under his<br />
leadership, Union<br />
Systems <strong>in</strong>troduced Trade-<br />
X, a home-grown trade<br />
f<strong>in</strong>ance software<br />
application that solves all<br />
the peculiar problems faced<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Nigerian trade<br />
f<strong>in</strong>ance operations.