Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke denies reports that his administration took secret foreign loans. Across the outlets, he links the state’s rising debt stock to obligations taken on during prior administrations rather than new borrowing under his leadership.

Premium Times and The Punch both present Adeleke as directly dismissing the foreign-loan allegation, framing the issue as a dispute over the state’s debt profile. Daily Post Nigeria similarly reports that Adeleke calls the claims “fake news,” reiterating that he has not taken foreign loans either secretly or openly since taking office.

One outlet adds that the denial is occurring amid reporting about an increase in borrowing figures, including a reference to a $26.56 million borrowing increase. Otherwise, the coverage mainly focuses on the governor’s response—what he says the external debt is tied to and his denial of new foreign borrowing—while offering limited detail on supporting or opposing evidence within the provided summaries.