{
  "id": 1248362,
  "title": "Tinubu called to congratulate me on Osun victory, I expect Oyebamiji to do same — Adeleke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/tinubu-called-to-congratulate-me-on-osun-victory-i-expect-oyebamiji",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:31:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/903356-tinubu-called-to-congratulate-me-on-osun-victory-i-expect-oyebamiji-to-do-same-adeleke.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Governor Ademola Adeleke has been re-elected as the governor of Osun State. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, Adeleke polled 511,067 votes, defeating his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who secured 444,815 votes. Adeleke won in 19 of the state's 30 local government areas.\n\nAdeleke's victory has been endorsed by several prominent figures, including President Bola Tinubu, who reportedly congratulated him on his win before the official declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as per Punch Nigeria. Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former Kano State Governor, also congratulated Adeleke, commending the people of Osun State for participating in the election and exercising their democratic rights, as reported by both Punch and Daily Post Nigeria.\n\nAdeleke described his victory as an endorsement of his administration's work and expects his APC challenger, Oyebamiji, to accept the result, according to Premium Times.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun Decides: Makinde congratulates Adeleke on re-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/osun-decides-makinde-congratulates-adeleke-on-re-election",
        "published": "2026-08-16T10:25:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Tinubu, In A Telephone Conversation, Congratulates Adeleke On Re-election As Osun Gov",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/tinubu-in-a-telephone-conversation-congratulates-adeleke-on-re",
        "published": "2026-08-16T12:10:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}