{
  "id": 1480094,
  "title": "VIDEO: Prayers, not money won us Osun poll, says Dr Deji Adeleke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/video-prayers-not-money-won-us-osun-poll-says-dr-deji-adeleke",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T12:40:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-prayers-not-money-won-us-osun-poll-says-dr-deji-adeleke/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dr. Deji Adeleke, brother of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, attributes their election victory to prayers rather than financial might. According to Dr. Adeleke, as reported by Punch, it was prayers that secured their win in the Osun election.\n\nGovernor Ademola Adeleke has faced criticism from activist Omoyele Sowore, who questioned the deaths recorded in the violence before and during the election in Osun State. Daily Post Nigeria reports that Sowore alleged close to 50 people lost their lives in the violence and criticized Adeleke's decision to support President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid, citing their shared Yoruba identity.\n\nFollowing the election, Governor Adeleke directed the state's Attorney-General to withdraw a suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of the state government's bank account, as reported by Daily Trust. The suit was filed after the EFCC froze the account as part of an investigation into alleged fraudulent handling of funds by the state government, but President Bola Tinubu subsequently directed the EFCC to vacate the freeze order.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun Decides: How APC’s heavyweight deployment failed to halt Adeleke’s re-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/osun-decides-how-apcs-heavyweight-deployment-failed-to-halt-adelekes",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:22:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Soludo congratulates Adeleke on re-election, says victory reflects people’s trust",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/soludo-congratulates-adeleke-on-re-election-says-victory-reflects",
        "published": "2026-08-17T10:12:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Account freeze: Adeleke directs Osun Attorney General to withdraw case against EFCC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/account-freeze-adeleke-directs-osun-attorney-general-to-withdraw-case",
        "published": "2026-08-17T10:35:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}