{
  "id": 1482762,
  "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-1482762",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:02:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "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 to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, attributes their election victory to prayers rather than financial means. According to reports from Punch Nigeria and Punch, Dr. Adeji Adeleke made this statement.\n\nGovernor Ademola Adeleke has been in the news for other reasons as well. He has withdrawn a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of the state's bank account, as reported by Daily Trust.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. However, President Bola Tinubu directed the EFCC to vacate the freeze order, prompting Adeleke to instruct his Attorney-General to drop the case.\n\nAdeleke's decision to support Tinubu's re-election bid has also sparked criticism. According to Daily Post Nigeria, activist Omoyele Sowore questioned Adeleke's endorsement of Tinubu, citing the deaths recorded in the violence before and during the election in Osun State. Sowore alleged that close to 50 people lost their lives in the violence and demanded an investigation into the incidents.",
  "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."
}