{
  "id": 7070998,
  "title": "Fintiri receives Bamanga Tukur’s remains in Yola",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/fintiri-receives-bamanga-tukurs-remains-in-yola",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T05:53:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/13/fintiri-receives-bamanga-tukurs-remains-in-yola/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State received the remains of former Governor of the former Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, at the airport in Yola on Saturday night. Tukur passed away earlier that day in Abuja. Accompanying Fintiri were numerous dignitaries, including Tukur's first son, Awwal Tukur, who serves as the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government. The body was then transported from the airport in Bachure, Yola, to the family's residence, known as the Tukur Lodge, situated at the Old GRA within the Jimeta area of Yola.\n\nAt the residence, Governor Fintiri joined family members, government officials, and private citizens in praying for the deceased. The family has announced that funeral prayers will be held at the Lamido Adamawa's Palace in Yola at 10 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Following the prayers, Tukur will be laid to rest.",
  "summary": "Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has led other dignitaries to the airport in Yola to receive the body of the former Governor of the defunct Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.The body arrived Saturday night after it was flown from Abuja where the former top politician died earlier in the day. Governor Fintiri was accompanied […] Fintiri receives Bamanga Tukur’s remains in Yola",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ex-PDP chair Bamanga Tukur for burial on Sunday in Yola",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ex-pdp-chair-bamanga-tukur-for-burial-on-sunday-in-yola",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:08:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}