{
  "id": 7211496,
  "title": "Ex-PDP chair Tukur buried, Obasanjo, Dangote, Fintiri pay tributes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ex-pdp-chair-tukur-buried-obasanjo-dangote-fintiri-pay-tributes-7211496",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T00:50:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ex-pdp-chair-tukur-buried-obasanjo-dangote-fintiri-pay-tributes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been buried in Yola, Adamawa State. According to Daily Trust, he died on Saturday at the age of 91. The burial was conducted according to Islamic rites.\n\nDignitaries who paid tributes include Aliko Dangote and Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo also paid tribute, although details of his remarks are not available.\n\nTukur is survived by two wives and 18 children. His funeral prayers were attended by several notable figures, including Sen. Iya Abbas and former Governor Jibrilla Bindow.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ex-PDP chair Tukur buried, Obasanjo, Dangote, Fintiri pay tributes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ex-pdp-chair-tukur-buried-obasanjo-dangote-fintiri-pay-tributes",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:50:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Life and times of Bamanga Tukur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/life-and-times-of-bamanga-tukur",
        "published": "2026-09-14T01:03:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}