November 29, 2024 - The Postcard

News

Late retired Brig.-Gen. Abu Ali laid to rest with full Military honours in Kogi

The Nigerian Army, alongside government officials and the entire Bassa‑Nge Kingdom, on Wednesday paid their final respects to late retired Brig.-Gen. Abu Ali, and the former Military Administrator of Bauchi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ali passed on Monday, at the age of 82. Ali, the revered Etsu Bassa‑Nge, Paramount Ruler...

Politics

ADC registration : End political restlessness, APC tells Atiku

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to stop what it calls “persistent political restlessness,” saying the 2027 presidency is not for him. The APC spokesman in Lagos State, Mr Seye Oladejo, made this remark in a statement on Tuesday in reaction to Abubakar’s reported registration as a member of the...

Health

NDLEA busts illicit drug warehouse, recovers N6.7 billion opioids

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an opioids cartel in an intelligence-led operation during which a baron and five members of his gang were arrested. The NDLEA operatives recovered illicit substances worth over N6.7 billion from their secret warehouse in a residential estate in Lagos. A statement by the agency’s Director, Media...