{"id":2573,"date":"2022-02-23T07:36:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T07:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=2573"},"modified":"2022-02-23T07:36:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T07:36:47","slug":"attah-igala-loses-elder-brother-ahead-of-coronation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/attah-igala-loses-elder-brother-ahead-of-coronation\/","title":{"rendered":"Attah Igala Loses Elder Brother Ahead of Coronation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2574\" src=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Atta-Igala-11-768x1008-1-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Barely ten days to the presentation of Staff of Office and final coronation rites, the Atta Igala, HRM Alaji Mathew Opaluwa has lost his immediate elder brother, Prince Samuel Ogwuche Akpa to death.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Prince Akpa who was reportedly sighted hale and hearty in the palace of the Atta Igala on Sunday, died on Monday evening after suffering a day illness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The deceased was one of the contestants for the crown with his junior brother, but did not emerge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cHe died in his mid 60s after a day Illness at Idah. 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