PDP appoints Fintiri, Adeleke as chairs of Edo, Ondo guber councils
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The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, as the chairman of its campaign organisation for the Edo governorship election.
The PDP also appointed Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, as chairman of its campaign organisation for the Ondo election.
The Edo and Ondo governorship elections will take place on September 21 and November 16 respectively.
The campaign councils were inaugurated on Thursday by Umar Damagum, acting national chairman of the PDP, at the party’s headquarters in Abuja.
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Nick Imudia, former Konga CEO, commits suicide
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Nick Imudia, former chief executive officer (CEO) of Konga, an e-commerce company, has died.
Until his death, Imudia was the CEO of D.light, a leading innovator in residential solar energy solutions.
Imudia reportedly jumped from a storey building on June 25.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the Lagos police command, told TheCable that the state criminal investigation department (SCID) has commenced an investigation into Imudia’s death.
ICYMI: Tinubu approves N50,000 grant, N155bn food package for households
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the National Construction and Household Support Programme during the National Economic Council meeting on Thursday in Abuja.
According to a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the programme is aimed at boosting agricultural productivity, strengthening the economy, and providing immediate economic relief for Nigerian households.
Ngelale added that the programme, which was supported by the NEC, includes financial allocations and infrastructure projects across all geo-political zones in the country.
He added that a key component of the programme is the approval of the N50,000 uplift grant to be distributed to 100,000 families per state for three months.
ICYMI: Nigerian Army promotes first female officer trained in UK military academy to Lieutenant
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered the promotion of Second Lieutenant Oluchukwu Owowoh to the substantive rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army.
The Nigerian Defence Academy disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Wednesday.
The statement by the NDA on Wednesday partly read, “Speaking during the decoration ceremony that took place today, June 26, 2024, at the Nigerian Defence Academy Officer’s Mess and Golf Club, the NDA Commandant, Major General JO Ochai, extolled the track record of excellence of Lt. Owowoh as a cadet, which accorded her the rare privilege of becoming the first female Nigerian to be trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as well as her promotion to the new rank.