{
  "id": 1077856,
  "title": "Osun Decides: Adeleke cruising to victory, shame to APC – Davido",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/osun-decides-adeleke-cruising-to-victory-shame-to-apc-davido",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T16:45:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/15/osun-decides-adeleke-cruising-to-victory-shame-to-apc-davido/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Afrobeats musician Davido has declared that Osun State's incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, from the Accord Party, is on track to win the governorship election. The singer expressed his view on social media after seeing preliminary results from various polling stations in the state. \"Gov Adeleke is cruising to victory. Shame APC,\" Davido tweeted.\n\nEarlier, it was reported that Adeleke had secured victory in his first polling unit, with the Accord Party emerging the winner in Polling Unit 026, Ward 5, located in Osogbo Local Government Area. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Accord Party received 57 votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) garnered 43 votes. As collation of votes continues across the state, more polling unit results are expected to be released.\n\nHowever, the election has faced challenges, including reports of intimidation, vote-buying, and other forms of electoral violence in certain areas. Despite these issues, voting has been conducted smoothly in many parts of Osun State.",
  "summary": "Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has declared that Osun State Governor and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, is “cruising to victory” in Saturday’s governorship election. Davido made the remark in a post on his X handle on Saturday while reacting to early results emerging from polling units across the state. “Gov Adeleke […] Osun Decides: Adeleke cruising to…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: Osun decides: INEC uploads 37 per cent of election results to IReV",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/breaking-osun-decides-inec-uploads-37-per-cent-of-election-results-to",
        "published": "2026-08-15T16:32:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}