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  "id": 14204045,
  "title": "Ondo air crash: Senate seeks audit of NAF aircraft, maintenance funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ondo-air-crash-senate-seeks-audit-of-naf-aircraft-maintenance-funds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:18:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-senate-seeks-audit-of-naf-aircraft-maintenance-funds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian Senate has called for a comprehensive audit of Nigerian Air Force aircraft and their maintenance funding following a crash in Ondo State that killed 25 people. The upper chamber also directed its relevant committees to scrutinize budgetary provisions for aircraft maintenance to determine whether inadequate funding or other lapses contributed to recurring military air crashes. The Senate expressed concern over recurring military aviation accidents and the loss of personnel, raising questions about aircraft maintenance, ageing fleets, operational safety protocols and airworthiness.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ondo air crash: Senate seeks audit of NAF aircraft, maintenance funds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ondo-air-crash-senate-seeks-audit-of-naf-aircraft-maintenance-funds-14204366",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:20:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "NAF Air Crash: Reps seek independent probe, audit of military aircraft after fatal crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/naf-air-crash-reps-seek-independent-probe-audit-of-military-aircraft",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:25:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "NAF sets up 12-member board to probe ATR 42 crash in Ondo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/naf-sets-up-12-member-board-to-probe-atr-42-crash-in-ondo",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:53:05.000Z"
      }
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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."
}