{
  "id": 1250058,
  "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-1250058",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:44:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "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, has resulted in a victory for incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party. Adeleke secured 511,067 votes, winning 19 out of the state's 30 local government areas, and was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole. The election saw a total of 1,010,684 voters accredited, with 985,079 valid votes cast. Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress came in second place with 444,815 votes, followed by Najeem Salam of the African Democratic Congress with 17,180 votes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "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."
}