{
  "id": 1249136,
  "title": "[#OsunDecides2026] FULL LIST: How all 15 gov candidates performed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/osundecides2026-full-list-how-all-15-gov-candidates-performed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:38:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/osundecides2026-full-list-how-all-15-gov-candidates-performed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Osun State governorship election held on August 15, 2026, saw incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party securing victory in 19 out of the state's 30 local government areas. Ademola Adeleke emerged as the winner with 511,067 votes, followed by Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress with 444,815 votes, who won 11 LGAs. The election, conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, recorded a total of 1,005,800 votes cast out of 1,010,684 accredited voters. The results were announced by Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, the INEC Returning Officer, and marked Adeleke's second term as governor.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/naira-rain-at-polling-units-in-osun-governorship-election",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:38:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "FULL LIST: Winners and losers of Osun governorship election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/full-list-winners-and-losers-of-osun-governorship-election",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:50:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun election, sign of what will happen in 2027 – Oyo ADP guber candidate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/osun-election-sign-of-what-will-happen-in-2027-oyo-adp-guber-candidate",
        "published": "2026-08-16T09:55:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}