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‘Devastating Loss’: Nigerian-born Catholic Priest Benjamin Madu Dies From Alleged Suicide Before Departure From U.S. Over Visa Issue

Global UpfrontJul 8, 2026July 8, 20260

Reverend Benjamin Okwy Madu, a Catholic priest who was set to return to his native Nigeria by order of the Trump administration, has died, leaving

Tinubu Inaugurates Presidential Working Group On National Policing Bill – Presidency

Global UpfrontJul 8, 2026July 8, 20260

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to prepare the legal framework for the implementation of

U.S. Consulate, FBI Seek Enhanced Information Sharing On Sextortion, Lauds EFCC

Global UpfrontJul 8, 2026July 8, 20260

The United States Consulate in Lagos and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking enhanced information sharing in combating sextortion and transnational financial crimes

Repentant Terrorists: Stop OPSC’s Disengagement, De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration Programme, Senate Tells FG

Global UpfrontJul 8, 2026July 8, 20260

The Senate on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to stop its policy of rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province

U.S. Launches Strikes Against Iran To Retaliate For Attacks on 3 Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz

Global UpfrontJul 7, 2026July 7, 20260

U.S. forces began launching strikes Tuesday against Iran to retaliate for the regime’s attacks on commercial ships, U.S. Central Command said. The retaliatory strikes are

El-Rufai’s Wife Cries Out, My Husband Doesn’t Deserve This Persecution

Global UpfrontJul 7, 2026July 7, 20260

Hajiya Asiya El-Rufai, wife of former Kaduna State Governor, has told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that her husband does not deserve the treatment he is

Investigate ‘Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council,’ Tinubu ‘Orders’ ICPC

Global UpfrontJul 7, 2026July 7, 20260

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities

How National Assembly Inserted Road Projects Into Our 2026 Budget – Almajiri, Out-of-School Children Commission

Global UpfrontJul 7, 2026July 7, 20260

The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education (NCAOOSCE) on Tuesday gave insight into how some projects contained in its 2026 Appropriation Act which

‘Despicable’: French Striker Kylian Mbappé Condemns Paraguayan Senator As Racist As French Football Federation Files Lawsuit

Global UpfrontJul 7, 2026July 7, 20260

The French Football Federation says it will file a lawsuit against a Paraguayan senator who posted racist remarks about the French team’s star striker and

Prostate Cancer: Experts Urge Men Above 45 To Embrace PSA Screening

Global UpfrontJul 7, 2026July 7, 20260

The Inclusive Cancer Care Research Equity (i-CCARE) Consortium for Black Men has urged men aged 45 and above to undergo routine Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)