{
  "id": 4067171,
  "title": "Umahi orders contractor’s arrest over N14bn road project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/umahi-orders-contractors-arrest-over-n14bn-road-project",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T00:42:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/umahi-orders-contractors-arrest-over-n14bn-road-project/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Friday ordered the arrest of the Managing Director of Hartland Nigeria Limited over the company’s failure to complete an 11-kilometre section of the Benin-Onitsha Expressway despite receiving about N14bn from the Federal Government. Umahi gave the order during an on-the-spot inspection of the expressway, expressing anger over the Read More:…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Umahi orders contractor’s arrest over N14bn road project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/umahi-orders-contractors-arrest-over-n14bn-road-project-4068750",
        "published": "2026-08-29T00:52:16.000Z"
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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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