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  "id": 16166343,
  "title": "Seven things to know about the late actor, Francis Duru",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/seven-things-to-know-about-the-late-actor-francis-duru",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:34:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://businessday.ng/news/article/seven-things-to-know-about-the-late-actor-francis-duru/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has died at the age of 57, according to reports published on Friday, October 23,",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "'We're all walking corpses' - Nigerians react to death of Nollywood actor, Francis Duru",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/were-all-walking-corpses-nigerians-react-to-death-of-nollywood-actor",
        "published": "2026-10-23T06:11:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Nollywood actor Francis Duru dies at 57",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/nollywood-actor-francis-duru-dies-at-57",
        "published": "2026-10-23T07:13:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Nollywood actor Francis Duru dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/nollywood-actor-francis-duru-dies",
        "published": "2026-10-23T08:06:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "From Rattlesnake to Merry Men: 10 movies that featured late Nollywood actor Francis Duru",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/from-rattlesnake-to-merry-men-10-movies-that-featured-late-nollywood",
        "published": "2026-10-23T08:53:29.000Z"
      }
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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."
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