Insurance guru turned 70 on the 15^th of March. A native of Ndianiche Uno, Arondizuogu, Omenke Ekiriye received his education from St Patrick’s College, Calabar and College of Insurance, Surbiton- Surrey, United Kingdom. He worked with Standard Life Assurance Company, UK;  Swiss Re-insurance, Zurich; Duncan Fraser and Company and the Africa Prudential Insurance Company Ltd (APICO) from where he retired as General Manager. He is a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International; Member, Arondizuogu Patriotic Union and Ekpe na Mboko Society. He is married to Oduenyi and they are blessed with children and grandchildren.