{
  "id": 18503146,
  "title": "Ex-Benue chief judge Justice Onum passes away",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/ex-benue-chief-judge-justice-onum-passes-away",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:38:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/ex-benue-chief-judge-justice-onum-passes-away/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Adam Onum, has died. Justice Onum reportedly died on Thursday, November 5, 2026 after a protracted illness. The late jurist made history in December 2017 when he became the first person of Idoma extraction to be appointed Chief Judge of Benue State since its creation in 1976. […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}