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  "id": 12227805,
  "title": "Tinubu declares three-day mourning for NAF crash victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-declares-three-day-mourning-for-naf-crash-victims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T21:06:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/tinubu-declares-three-day-mourning-for-naf-crash-victims/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning period for the Nigerian Air Force members who lost their lives in a military aircraft crash in Ondo State on Monday. In a statement released on the same day, Tinubu ordered that all flags across Nigeria be flown at half-mast in honor of the fallen officers. The crash occurred near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, while the ATR-42 aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin, Edo State, to Lagos. The aircraft carried 25 passengers and seven crew members.",
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for the Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in a military aircraft crash in Ondo State Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-declares-three-day-mourning-for-naf-crash-victims/",
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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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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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