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Agenda for Positive Change Blasts ‘Malicious Propaganda’ Against Bala Wunti, Says No Senate Probe Linked Him to ₦210tn Claims

Tomi Lala59 seconds ago57 seconds ago04 mins

A civic advocacy group, Agenda for Positive Change, led by Titus Danladi-Biu, has dismissed recent attempts to link former Chief Investment Officer of the NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), Dr. Bala Wunti, to the widely circulated “₦210 trillion Senate probe” controversy, describing the claims as fabricated falsehood deliberately designed to cast public aspersions on…

UK-Nigeria Trade & Investment Partnership: NEPZA in the mix

Tomi Lala18 hours ago18 hours ago08 mins

Martins Odeh, Ph.D. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, along with several Chief Executives of agencies under her oversight, including Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), strategically utilised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to the United Kingdom to promote flexible trade and investment facilitation strategies. It…

Governor Adeleke Condoles With Esa-Oke Over Passage Of Owamiran, Oba Adeyemi Akanbi Adediran

Tomi Lala1 day ago1 day ago03 mins

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has condoled with the people of Esa-Oke in Obokun Local Government Area over the passage of the Owamiran of Esa-Oke, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adeyemi Akanbi Adediran. The revered monarch was reported to have joined his ancestors in the early hours of Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Governor Adeleke described…

Gov. Adeleke Introduces Imole SSCE Scholarship, Charge Residents to Resist Election Corruption

Tomi Lala2 days ago2 days ago04 mins

Osun state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke today launched the Imole SSCE Scholarship Award as he charged Osun people to shun proceeds of crime being distributed by the opposition ahead of August 15th election. Speaking at the maiden edition of the scholarship programme held at the Osun State University, the governor said the scholarship is designed…

Adeleke Condoles Former Osun SSG Over Wife’s Death

Tomi Lala2 days ago2 days ago02 mins

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has commiserated with a former Secretary to the State Government, Elder John Olufemi Adelowokan (rtd), over the death of his wife, Deaconess Eunice Aderemi Adelowokan. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor described the loss as painful and difficult to comprehend, noting that the deceased…

Baseless Petition by OYIGG – Osun State Gov’t reject spurious, defamatory, malicious allegations

Tomi Lala2 days ago2 days ago012 mins

The Osun State Government has noted with utter dismay the laughable, hollow and intellectually bankrupt petition reportedly authored by a faceless and spineless group styling itself as the Osun Youths Initiative for Good Governance (OYIGG), and purportedly signed by one Dr. Adeyemi Akande, wherein a cocktail of falsehood, conjecture, malice and reckless innuendo was assembled…

OSUN 2026: NAOSS Backs Adeleke’s Re-election

Tomi Lala3 days ago3 days ago04 mins

By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS) has declared its support for the re-election of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election. The endorsement was announced on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the association’s leadership to the office of the Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale…

Governor Adeleke Says His Re-Election Unstoppable as Davido Drums Support for Continuity

Tomi Lala3 days ago3 days ago04 mins

Osun state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has declared that his re-election as governor on August 15th is unstoppable by the grace of God and the people. Global music icon, David Adeleke also joined the governor to canvass for mass support for the re-election of the governor, saying “ my uncle has delivered” Addressing transport management…

Group Endorses Rep. Bamidele Salam for Third Term, Cites Performance and Equity

Tomi Lala3 days ago3 days ago06 mins

The E4 Development Advocates, a coalition of community leaders and stakeholders, has endorsed the re-election of Bamidele Salam to the House of Representatives, citing his legislative performance and commitment to equitable representation across the Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency. During a press conference held on Tuesday, the group Cordinator, Dr. Ogundeji Awoniyi described the endorsement…

Your Statements are Pack of Lies: Adeleke’s Spox Hits Back at Omowaiye

Tomi Lala4 days ago4 days ago03 mins

The Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has described as “a pack of lies” the criticisms leveled against Adeleke’s administration by Mr Remi Omowaiye, describing the sectoral analysis as “fraught with fake news”. He faulted allegations that the state governor mismanaged state funds, citing several locally and nationally acknowledged projects and programmes on…