{
  "id": 1227994,
  "title": "Osun decides: ‘We did it’ – Davido celebrates Adeleke’s victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/osun-decides-we-did-it-davido-celebrates-adelekes-victory",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:45:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/16/osun-decides-we-did-it-davido-celebrates-adelekes-victory/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian musician Davido has expressed his joy over his uncle Ademola Adeleke's successful re-election as the governor of Osun State. The celebration came after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the election results. In a post on social media platform X, Davido simply wrote \"we did it,\" in response to Adeleke's win. Adeleke, who ran as an independent candidate on the Accord Party ticket, emerged victorious with a significant margin of 511,067 votes compared to his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who received 444,815 votes. This victory marks Adeleke's second term as governor of Osun State, following a closely fought election across the region. Davido, a well-known member of the Adeleke family, had consistently shown his support for his uncle, even celebrating his previous political achievements.",
  "summary": "Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has celebrated the re-election of his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, as the governor of Osun State. The singer expressed his excitement in a brief post on X following the announcement of the election result by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Davido simply wrote, “we did it,” […] Osun decides: ‘We did it’ – Davido…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun decides: Adeleke coasts to victory amid violence, BVAS failure, vote-buying allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/osun-decides-adeleke-coasts-to-victory-amid-violence-bvas-failure",
        "published": "2026-08-16T05:41:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "#OsunDecides2026: We did it, Davido celebrates Adeleke’s victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/osundecides2026-we-did-it-davido-celebrates-adelekes-victory",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:52:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Jubilations in Osun as Gov Adeleke wins second term",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/jubilations-in-osun-as-gov-adeleke-wins-second-term",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:14:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}