{
  "id": 4866503,
  "title": "BREAKING: Wike’s ally, ex-PDP vice chair, Dan Orbih dies at 64",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/breaking-wikes-ally-ex-pdp-vice-chair-dan-orbih-dies-at-64",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T13:17:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/01/wikes-ally-ex-pdp-vice-chair-dan-orbih-dies-at-64/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Dan Osi Obirh, a former chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a former PDP National Vice Chairman, South-South, has passed away at the age of 64. The news of his death was announced by his relative, Francis Udukhomoi Orbih, on a Facebook post by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).\n\nOrbih, who was born on October 27, 1961, in Ogbona, Etsako Central Local Government Area, Edo State, was also a close ally of Minister Wike. He served as the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma.\n\nIn a Facebook post titled 'In Loving Memory', the family announced that Orbih passed away peacefully on Monday, 31 August 2026. They expressed their sadness and requested prayers for the family during this difficult time. Further details regarding the circumstances of his death will be announced later.",
  "summary": "A former chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Osi Obirh, is dead. DAILY POST gathered that Orbih, who was also a former PDP National Vice Chairman, South-South, died on Monday, August 31, 2026. Lere Olayinka, the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, […] BREAKING: Wike’s ally, ex-PDP vice chair, Dan Orbih dies at 64",
  "key_points": [
    "Dan Orbih, ex-PDP vice chair, dies at 64",
    "Born in Edo State, served as AAU chairman",
    "Nyesom Wike mourns ally's passing"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Wike mourns late ally Dan Orbih, says ‘I lost a true friend’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/wike-mourns-late-ally-dan-orbih-says-i-lost-a-true-friend",
        "published": "2026-09-01T14:28:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}