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Igbokoda: Is Our Sky Unsafe For Nigerian Air Force Planes?

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde Igbokoda, a coastal town and the administrative headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo state was in the news last week, following the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 military aircraft with tail number NGR 931 in the community. The plane, travelling from

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Bigger burial grounds will curb Nigeria’s air crashes

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, October 9, 2026) Àrò mẹ́ta are the three huge stones that form a tripod in the mud kitchen located outside the village hut. The tripod never spills the pot of soup; àrò mẹ́ta kìí da ọbẹ̀ nù, says a proverb from western Nigeria. For at least […]

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NDLEA Condoles NAF Over Tragic Aircraft Crash

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has condoled with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) over the death of its personnel in an aircraft crash in Ondo State. In a letter of condolence addressed to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), […]

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NAF Confirms Death Of All 25 Aboard Crashed Aircraft, Releases Victims’ Names

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2026

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that all 25 persons aboard its ATR-42 aircraft that crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday died in the incident.The aircraft, with registration number NAF 931, was conducting a routine flight from Benin to Lagos when it crashed.In a statement on Tuesday, NAF Director of […]

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Tinubu Declares Three-Day Mourning For Air Force Personnel Killed In Crash

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning period in honour of Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in the military aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday. The President also directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast across the country throughout the mourning period as a mark of respect […]

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32 Persons Aboard Military Aircraft That Crashed In Ondo — Keyamo

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2026

The Federal Government has confirmed that 32 people were aboard the military aircraft that crashed near Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, disclosed this in a statement, saying the aircraft, identified by registration number NGR 931, was flying from Benin to Lagos when […]