{"id":58318,"date":"2024-12-22T15:26:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=58318"},"modified":"2024-12-22T15:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:26:50","slug":"tinubu-describes-justice-argungus-death-as-personal-national-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/22\/tinubu-describes-justice-argungus-death-as-personal-national-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Describes Justice Argungu&#8217;s Death as Personal, National Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Gabriella Ogbu\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has described the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice Uthman Argungu as both a personal and national loss, mourning the distinguished jurist\u2019s death at the age of 90.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Argungu was laid to rest on Sunday in his hometown of Argungu, Kebbi State, following Islamic funeral rites.<\/p>\n<p>A revered figure in Nigeria&#8217;s judiciary, he left behind a legacy of integrity and exceptional service.<\/p>\n<p>In his tribute, President Tinubu praised Justice Argungu as a \u201cdistinguished jurist\u201d whose contributions to the judiciary and legal profession were invaluable.<\/p>\n<p>He lauded the late justice\u2019s life of integrity, humanity, and commitment to national service.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, highlighted Justice Argungu\u2019s illustrious career, which began as a teacher in Sokoto Province before being called to the bar in 1965.<\/p>\n<p>His career peaked with his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1993, and he also served as a visiting justice to the Supreme Court of The Gambia.<\/p>\n<p>The President offered prayers for Justice Argungu\u2019s soul and extended his condolences to the family, government, and people of Kebbi State, urging them to find comfort in his remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Though we grieve, we are consoled by the indelible mark he left behind,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gabriella Ogbu\u00a0 President Bola Tinubu has described the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice Uthman Argungu as both a personal and national loss, mourning the distinguished jurist\u2019s death at the age of 90. Justice Argungu was laid to rest on Sunday in his hometown of Argungu, Kebbi State, following Islamic funeral rites. A revered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":58203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1386,172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-58318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-judiciary","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58319,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58318\/revisions\/58319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}