{
  "id": 1757677,
  "title": "Osun Poll: Dangote, Akpabio called me to delete tweets — Davido",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/osun-poll-dangote-akpabio-called-me-to-delete-tweets-davido",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:30:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/osun-poll-dangote-akpabio-called-me-to-delete-tweets-davido/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Afrobeats sensation Davido revealed during an exclusive interview with News Central TV that influential political and business figures, like Senate President Godswill Akpabio and billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote, pressured him to delete his tweets during the Osun State governorship election. The music star alleged that political opponents spent over ₦110 billion in the state to manipulate election results. Davido insisted that his team relied solely on public support and vigilance during the vote-counting process, stating that they did not spend any money on election day. He refused to comply with calls from Akpabio and Dangote to remove his tweets, explaining that he respected his uncle's wishes to stand firm until the official INEC announcement.",
  "summary": "Davido reveals Aliko Dangote and Godswill Akpabio pressured him to delete tweets during the Osun State governorship election, alleging N110bn was spent to Read More: https://punchng.com/osun-poll-dangote-akpabio-called-me-to-delete-tweets-davido/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Adeleke’s Osun victory was ‘war’ against 17 govs, 50 senators — Davido",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/adelekes-osun-victory-was-war-against-17-govs-50-senators-davido",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:52:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Osun: Adeleke denies alliance with ADC to defeat APC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/osun-adeleke-denies-alliance-with-adc-to-defeat-apc",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:38:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun Election: Dangote, Akpabio called me to delete my tweet – Davido",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/osun-election-dangote-akpabio-called-me-to-delete-my-tweet-davido",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:04:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}