{
  "id": 6937610,
  "title": "Ex-PDP chairman, Bamanga Tukur, dies at 90",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ex-pdp-chairman-bamanga-tukur-dies-at-90",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T15:02:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/ex-pdp-chairman-bamanga-tukur-dies-at-90/"
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  "summary": "Bamanga Tukur, a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has died at the age of 90. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, his family confirmed that he died on Saturday at his residence in Abuja after a prolonged illness.\n\nTukur had a long and varied career in Nigerian politics and business. He served as governor of the former Gongola State during Nigeria's Second Republic, which was later divided into Adamawa and Taraba states. He also served as Minister of Industries under General Sani Abacha's military administration and attempted to contest the Nigerian presidency.\n\nThe Daily Post Nigeria reports that Tukur is survived by 17 children and that his burial took place on Saturday at the Lamido of Adamawa's Palace in Yola, Adamawa State.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Former PDP chairman Bamanga Tukur dies at 90",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/former-pdp-chairman-bamanga-tukur-dies-at-90",
        "published": "2026-09-12T13:45:03.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Ex-PDP chair Bamanga Tukur dies at 90",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ex-pdp-chair-bamanga-tukur-dies-at-90",
        "published": "2026-09-12T14:07:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Ex-PDP Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, Dies At 90",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ex-pdp-chairman-bamanga-tukur-dies-at-90-6956555",
        "published": "2026-09-12T14:15:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Tinubu mourns ex-PDP national chairman Bamanga Tukur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/tinubu-mourns-ex-pdp-national-chairman-bamanga-tukur",
        "published": "2026-09-12T15:38:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Tinubu Mourns Elder Statesman, Bamanga Tukur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/tinubu-mourns-elder-statesman-bamanga-tukur",
        "published": "2026-09-12T15:42:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Ex-PDP chair Bamanga Tukur dies at 90",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ex-pdp-chair-bamanga-tukur-dies-at-90-6949504",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:07:46.000Z"
      }
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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."
}