{
  "id": 13075503,
  "title": "Naval Chief, others pay tribute to late naval weapons expert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/naval-chief-others-pay-tribute-to-late-naval-weapons-expert-13075503",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:10:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/naval-chief-others-pay-tribute-to-late-naval-weapons-expert/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Vice Admiral Idi Abass, the Chief of the Naval Staff, and other senior naval officers have paid tribute to retired Commodore Bethel Adogu, describing him as a distinguished officer whose professionalism, technical expertise and mentorship left a lasting legacy in the Nigerian Navy. Tributes were held in Abuja in honor of Adogu, who died at the age of 69 after a brief illness in early June. The naval chief described his death as a shock to the service and directed that Adogu be accorded full military burial honours in his hometown in Anambra State on October 16.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Naval Chief, others pay tribute to late naval weapons expert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/naval-chief-others-pay-tribute-to-late-naval-weapons-expert",
        "published": "2026-10-09T08:48:10.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}