Ayodele Oluwafemi

2 days ago | thecable.ng | Ayodele Oluwafemi

The federal government says the eight-member committee inaugurated for the national population and housing census is an ad hoc body created to identify funding sources for the national exercise. Last Wednesday, Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff (CoS) to President Bola Tinubu, inaugurated the committee at the State House, Abuja. The committee is expected to submit its interim report to the president within three weeks.

2 days ago | thecable.ng | Ayodele Oluwafemi

The federal government says the eight-member committee inaugurated for the national population and housing census is an ad hoc body created to identify funding sources for the national exercise. Last Wednesday, Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff (CoS) to President Bola Tinubu, inaugurated the committee at the State House, Abuja. The committee is expected to submit its interim report to the president within three weeks.

2 days ago | thecable.ng | Ayodele Oluwafemi

Umar Bago, governor of Niger, has ordered security operatives to arrest persons with dreadlocks in Minna, the state capital. Speaking at a stakeholders’ security meeting held at the government house on Tuesday, Bago said security operatives should cut the dreadlocks of such arrested residents and impose fines on them. The meeting was attended by security agencies and traditional rulers. The Niger governor said his administration has zero tolerance for rascality.

2 days ago | thecable.ng | Ayodele Oluwafemi

A comment by Poju Oyemade, senior pastor of Covenant Christian Centre, claiming that medical graduates spend just N500,000 to complete their education in Nigeria, has stirred controversy across social media platforms. Speaking during a sermon on April 13, Oyemade said Nigerians are being “programmed” on social media to hate their country. The cleric narrated his conversation with some Nigerians when he visited America.

2 days ago | thecable.ng | Ayodele Oluwafemi

A fire outbreak has destroyed sensitive documents at the Ilesa high court 2 building in Osun state. The building was said to have been set ablaze by suspected arsonists on Sunday evening. Besides the courtroom, the structure serves as offices for some judges and judicial workers. By the time firefighters arrived the scene, the facility had been gutted.