{
  "id": 12872523,
  "title": "Veteran journalist Idowu Sobowale dies at 85",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/veteran-journalist-idowu-sobowale-dies-at-85",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:04:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/08/veteran-journalist-idowu-sobowale-dies-at-85/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Professor Idowu Akanbi Sobowale, a renowned communication scholar and veteran journalist, has died at the age of 85. According to his son, Richard Adeyinka Emmanuel, and a family member, Akinniyi Sowunmi, Sobowale passed away on Thursday morning, October 8, 2026.\n\nThe death was announced through separate statements issued by his family members. Sowunmi described the death as a major loss to the communication community, particularly members of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals in Nigeria.\n\nDetails of his funeral rites are to be announced by the family soon.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: Veteran communication scholar Idowu Sobowale dies at 85",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/breaking-veteran-communication-scholar-idowu-sobowale-dies-at-85",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:02:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}