{
  "id": 14691076,
  "title": "Diri counters Donal Duke, says Lagos-Calabar coastal highway buildable",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/diri-counters-donal-duke-says-lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-buildable",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:49:11.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/917315-diri-counters-donal-duke-says-lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-buildable.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri has rejected former Cross River Governor Donald Duke’s claim that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is unbuildable because of the Niger Delta’s swampy terrain, citing roads and bridges constructed in similar conditions in Bayelsa. The post Diri counters Donal Duke, says Lagos-Calabar coastal highway buildable appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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        "title": "Diri counters Donald Duke, says Lagos-Calabar coastal highway buildable",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/diri-counters-donald-duke-says-lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-buildable",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:49:11.000Z"
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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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