{
  "id": 2319811,
  "title": "Osun election: Sowore attacks Davido over meeting with Wike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/osun-election-sowore-attacks-davido-over-meeting-with-wike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T06:38:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/21/osun-election-sowore-attacks-davido-over-meeting-with-wike/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian activist, Omoyele Sowore, has harshly criticized Afrobeats musician Davido for meeting with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. According to DAILY POST, Davido and his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, visited Wike's residence in Abuja recently. In a 16-second video circulating on social media, Davido is seen engaging in a brief conversation with Wike regarding the outcome of the recent governorship election in Osun State. Sowore, in a post on his X handle, labeled Davido and Wike as \"political hustlers\" and questioned why Davido was \"genuflecting before Nyesom Wike\" despite the violence that occurred during the election. Sowore wrote, \"Nigerian political hustlers will deceive the public, and the gullible will swallow the deception whole.\" He also pointed out that the Osun election was marred by deadly violence and the loss of many lives, and accused both political parties of deception and manipulation to gain power.",
  "summary": "Popular Nigerian activist, Omoyele Sowore has criticised Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, over the latter’s recent outing with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. DAILY POST reports that the singer and his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, visited Wike at his residence in Abuja on Thursday. In […] Osun election: Sowore attacks Davido…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore criticizes Davido for meeting with Nyesom Wike",
    "Davido and Governor Ademola Adeleke visited Wike's residence in Abuja",
    "Sowore calls Davido and Wike \"political hustlers\" over Osun election violence"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Omoyele Sowore's criticism of Davido's meeting with Nyesom Wike signals a widening rift between activists and politicians over accountability and the use of influence in Nigeria's electoral process.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}