{"id":85335,"date":"2021-08-28T20:11:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T19:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=85335"},"modified":"2021-08-28T20:11:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T19:11:18","slug":"breaking-sir-victor-uwaifo-legendary-musician-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-sir-victor-uwaifo-legendary-musician-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Sir Victor Uwaifo, Legendary Musician Is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Legendary singer and guitarist, Sir Victor Uwaifo is dead. 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