OAU First Class Graduate Given N1m, New Job At Alibaba's New Year Concert

Oluwasegun Famisa, a first class graduate of electrical engineering,
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state could not have
started the year on a better note, as he became N1 million naira
richer and landed a new job with Heritage Bank.

Adebayo received the award for outstanding academic performance, which
he proved by supplying concrete evidences of his graduation grades

Receiving the award at Eko Hotels convention centre during the January
1 concert of Ali Baba, the king of comedy, he expressed delight,
promising to keep on striving for the best.

"First of all, I give glory to God. I feel very good over this," the
newest employee of Heritage Bank told TheCable.

"The last time I felt anything close to this was during my graduation
in December and this is a sign that it would be a very good year. I
promise to keep striving towards the best in life."

The day was not for Adebayo alone, as outstanding personalities
including Chioma Ajunwa, Nigeria's first Olympic gold medalist; Mike
Adenuga, CEO of Globacom; Aloma Mukhtar, the first female chief
justice of Nigeria, were also honoured.

Fun seekers also assembled for what could be described as one of the
biggest comedy shows in the country.

Top comedy acts such as Sheyi Law, Gbenga Adeyinka, Omo Baba, Okey
Bakassi, Basorge jnr, Bovi, Koffi, Funny Bone, AY, Tee A, Princess,
Helen Paul and a host of others kept the hall alive with rib-cracking
jokes.

Music stars like Tuface, Adewale Ayuba, Omawumi, Timi Dakolo, Dammy
Krane, DJ Cuppy, Sound Sultan, Tiwa Savage, were also not left out in
action.

Though the programme, which was billed for 4pm did not commence until
about 7pm, the guests had good value for their money.

Jedi, also a comedian, who anchored the programme gave a good delivery
of himself, making many guests refuse to leave when the show ended.

Abimbola Fashola, the first lady of Lagos state; Aliko Dangote,
Africa's richest man; Femi Otedola, the chief executive officer of
Forte Oil; Dele Mommodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine; Bisi Onasanya,
the managing director of First Bank were in attendance.

Others were Ifie Sekibo, CEO of Heritage Bank; Akeem Oyetunde,
managing director, Core and Allied Engineering Service; Amaju Pinnick,
president of the Nigerian Football Federation; and Mo Abudu, CEO of
EbonyLife Television.
--The Cable