{
  "id": 1917088,
  "title": "Osun poll: Tinubu magnanimous, Ekiti was taken from me in 2018 — Fayose",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/osun-poll-tinubu-magnanimous-ekiti-was-taken-from-me-in-2018-fayose-1917088",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:06:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/osun-poll-tinubu-magnanimous-ekiti-was-taken-from-me-in-2018-fayose/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has claimed that President Bola Tinubu was \"magnanimous\" during the August 15 Osun State gubernatorial election. Fayose argued that the Federal Government could have influenced the outcome if it wanted to, suggesting that if the federal government wanted to take an election, they could. He also alleged that the federal government influenced the 2018 Ekiti governorship election in his favor, preventing him from leaving the government house and assaulting him when he attempted to leave. Fayose praised Tinubu for his approach to elections, stating that the President showed it was possible to have an election where Nigerians' votes would count.",
  "summary": "Former Ekiti Governor Fayose praises President Tinubu’s magnanimity in the Osun election, contrasting it with alleged federal influence in the 2018 Ekiti p Read More: https://punchng.com/osun-poll-tinubu-magnanimous-ekiti-was-taken-from-me-in-2018-fayose/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Osun poll: Tinubu magnanimous, Ekiti was taken from me in 2018 — Fayose",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/osun-poll-tinubu-magnanimous-ekiti-was-taken-from-me-in-2018-fayose",
        "published": "2026-08-19T10:52:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun Election: Accord Party spent N40bn – Fayose counters Davido’s claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/osun-election-accord-party-spent-n40bn-fayose-counters-davidos-claim",
        "published": "2026-08-19T13:31:21.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}