{
  "id": 14932224,
  "title": "Why Diri’s defence of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway makes him a ‘local champion’ – Duke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/why-diris-defence-of-lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-makes-him-a-local",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:09:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/917541-why-diris-defence-of-lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-makes-him-a-local-champion-duke.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Donald Duke accuses Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri of regionalism over his defence of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, questioning the project’s feasibility, affordability, and necessity in the face of Nigeria’s competing development priorities. The post Why Diri’s defence of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway makes him a ‘local champion’ – Duke appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Coastal Highway: Ex-Gov Duke Faults Gov Diri for Politicising Concerns over Terrain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/coastal-highway-ex-gov-duke-faults-gov-diri-for-politicising-concerns",
        "published": "2026-10-16T03:49:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Diri faults Duke on Lagos-Calabar coastal road project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/diri-faults-duke-on-lagos-calabar-coastal-road-project",
        "published": "2026-10-16T05:52:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}