{"id":46971,"date":"2016-02-29T12:58:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T11:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=46971"},"modified":"2016-02-29T12:58:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T11:58:45","slug":"buhari-appoints-award-winning-photo-journalist-pa-state-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buhari-appoints-award-winning-photo-journalist-pa-state-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari Appoints Award Winning Photo-Journalist As PA State Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Photo journalist, Sunday Aghaeze has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as his Personal Assistant, State Photographer. According to the Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, Aghaeze\u2019s appointment, was effective from June 1, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari\u2019s new aide is an award-winning photo-journalist; once served as a Photo Editor with Thisday Newspapers Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Aghaeze has post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Abuja; Higher National Diploma (HND) and National Diploma (ND) in Mass Communications from Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State and Auchi in Edo State respectively.<\/p>\n<p>He was adjudged the Best Photo Journalist of the year in 2007 and 2010 second runner up photo journalist at Professor Wole Soyinka Award 2010. 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