{
  "id": 6970309,
  "title": "Bamanga Tukur for burial Sunday – Family",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/bamanga-tukur-for-burial-sunday-family",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T17:23:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/bamanga-tukur-for-burial-sunday-family/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The family of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced that their burial will take place on Sunday, September 13th, 2026. Tukur's son, Auwal Tukur, who is the Secretary to the State Government of Adamawa, made the announcement in a statement released on Saturday. Tukur passed away on Saturday in Abuja, just three days before his 91st birthday. He is survived by his two wives and 18 children, including his son Auwal. The body of the late elder statesman will arrive in Yola on the same day, with funeral prayers held at the Lamido's Palace by 10:00 a.m.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}