Bamanga Tukur, the former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was buried on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa, his hometown.
At 10:50 a.m., Alhaji Ahmadu Bobboi, the Chief Imam of Modibbo Adama Central Mosque in Yola, led the burial, which was performed in accordance with Islamic customs.
11:30 a.m., his remains were interred at the family home at Fadde-Sanda, Abuja Road, Yola.
Tukur passed away on Saturday at age 90
Awwal Tukur, the Secretary to the State Government of Adamawa, is one of his eighteen children and two marriages.
The funeral prayers were attended by Aliko Dangote, Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Sen. Iya Abbas representing Adamawa Central and former Governor Jibrilla Bindow.
Others were traditional leaders and other dignitaries across the state and beyond. (NAN)
Chief Daniel Osi Orbih, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is dead.
Francis Udukhomoi Orbih, Esq., on behalf of the Orbih family, signed a statement confirming his passing.
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According to reports, Orbih, the Kulukulu 1 of Ogoni Land, and Oduma of Uzairue passed away on Monday, August 31, 2026.
The late Orbih is survived by his wife, Mrs Florence Orbih; his children, Dr Mildred Omonemi Orbih and Ms Winifred Anwosiobor Orbih; his siblings; and other family members.
Orbih was born on 27 October 1961 to Chief and Mrs M.C.K. Orbih of Ogbona in Etsako Central Local Government.
He attended the Catholic Central School, Afashio, for his primary education and Our Lady of Fatima College, Auchi. For the General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level, he attended the Advanced College, Igueben, before entering the University of Benin in 1981, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1984.
He served as Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Group Board, as well as a member of the Governing Council, University of Port Harcourt. He has also at various times served on committees at both the state and national levels of the PDP.
In 1999, he was the deputy governorship candidate of the All Peoples Party (APP) in Edo State.
Chief Orbih earned a certification in International Petroleum Management from Eni, Rome, Italy, in 2006, and a certification in Corporate Leadership from Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, in 2007.
