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  "id": 12212696,
  "title": "Tinubu orders probe into NAF aircraft crash in Ondo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-orders-probe-into-naf-aircraft-crash-in-ondo-12212696",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T19:27:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/tinubu-orders-probe-into-naf-aircraft-crash-in-ondo/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near a naval base in Ondo State. He has ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident, which claimed the lives of 25 passengers and seven crew members. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when it disappeared from air traffic controllers' radar. Tinubu has also extended his condolences to the families of the deceased personnel and the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke.",
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      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Tinubu Orders Probe of Military Plane Crash, Mourns Victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-orders-probe-of-military-plane-crash-mourns-victims",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:29:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu orders probe into NAF aircraft crash in Ondo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-orders-probe-into-naf-aircraft-crash-in-ondo",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:58:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu orders probe into Ondo military Air Force crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-orders-probe-into-ondo-military-air-force-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-05T19:14:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Military Aircraft Crash: Tinubu declares three-day mourning, says victims to be named",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/military-aircraft-crash-tinubu-declares-three-day-mourning-says",
        "published": "2026-10-05T20:47:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Tinubu declares 3-Day mourning for victims of Ondo air crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-declares-3-day-mourning-for-victims-of-ondo-air-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:49:04.000Z"
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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."
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