{
  "id": 3291516,
  "title": "Veteran Ijala Poet Alabi Ogundepo dies at 84",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/veteran-ijala-poet-alabi-ogundepo-dies-at-84",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:33:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/905311-veteran-ijala-poet-alabi-ogundepo-dies-at-84.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UNESCO cultural documentation identifies Ogundepo as one of the prominent professional Yoruba Ìjàlà chanters whose work helped preserve and transmit Yoruba history and culture. The post Veteran Ijala Poet Alabi Ogundepo dies at 84 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}