{
  "id": 16525829,
  "title": "Tinubu mourns Okonjo-Iweala’s mother",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/tinubu-mourns-okonjo-iwealas-mother-16525829",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T21:58:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/tinubu-mourns-okonjo-iwealas-mother/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the Okonjo family of Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, following the death of Prof. Kamene Okonjo, the mother of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Tinubu described her as a \"champion of women's empowerment and a revered matriarch\" and a scholar who made significant contributions to academia, particularly in the field of sociology. He also acknowledged her dedication to her family, community, and the preservation of traditional institutions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's mother, Prof Kamene Okonjo dies at 96",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ngozi-okonjo-iwealas-mother-prof-kamene-okonjo-dies-at-96",
        "published": "2026-10-25T17:40:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}