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Osun State As A Whole by Nobody: 12:46pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Pls is there anybody from Osun state who can talk about the complexity and uniqueness of the state as plurality society |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 1:02pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Osun State Osun is an inland state in south-western Nigeria . Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State , in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State , in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State . The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was declared as the winner of 2007 election by Appeal Court in Ibadan on 26 November 2010. Ogbeni (Rauf Aregbesola) was also Reelected as Osun's Governor on August 9, 2014. Osun is home to several of Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University , Nigeria's pre-eminent institution of higher learning. The university is also located in the ancient town of Ile-Ifẹ , an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture. Other important cities and towns include the ancient kingdom-capitals of Oke-Ila Orangun, Ila Orangun , Ijebu-Jesa, Ede , Iwo , Ejigbo, Modakeke , Ibokun , Ifetedo, Esa-Oke and Ilesa . English was introduced to Osun state - land of the great lamp - in 1998. |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 1:03pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Muslims and Christians in Osun. Osun, created from the old Oyo State in August 1991, has a large population of both Muslims and Christians. [3] Among the famous religious leaders from Osun State is the London-based Muslim cleric Sheikh Dr. Abu-Abdullah Adelabu , who hailed from the state's capital city, Osogbo and Pastor (Dr.) Johnson Ade Odewale of Christ Apostolic church, Calvary Assembly from Odeomu, who is based in Boston, USA. The Osun State government claims to offer services to both Muslims and Christians in the state, especially through Pilgrims Welfare Boards. [4] The major traditional rulers in Osun State acclaim either the Faith of Islam or Christianity. While, for instance, Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) and Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland Oba Gabriel Adekunle (Aromolaran II) ascribe to Christianity, Orangun of (Ile) Ila-Orangun Oba Wahab Kayode Adedeji Oyedotun (Arutu- Oluokun Bibiire I) , Ataoja of Osogbo Oba Jimoh Olaonipekun Oyetunji (Larooye II) , Timi of Ede Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal (Laminisa I) and Oluwo of Iwo Oba Abdul Rasheed Adewale Akanbi (Ilufemiloye Telu I) practice Islam. |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 1:06pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Culture Every year, adherents and non-adherents of Osun , one of the Orisa (the traditional deities of the Yoruba people ), travel from all over the world to attend the annual Osun- Osogbo festival in August. Visitors include nationals of Brazil , Cuba , Trinidad , Grenada , and other nations in the Americas with a significant Yoruba cultural heritage . Annual traditional festivities and invocations of the Osun goddess are held along the banks of the river bearing her name into which - according to Yoruba Oratory traditions - she transformed. Ọsun-Ọsogbo Grove , the shrine of the annual rites of the deity and an important artistic center, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2005. |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 1:10pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Local Government Areas Osun is divided into three federal senatorial districts, each of which is composed of two administrative zones. The state consists of thirty (30) Local Government Areas, the primary (third-tier) unit of government in Nigeria. Osun's 30 Local Government Area headquarters: LGA Headquarters Aiyedaade Gbongan Aiyedire Ile Ogbo Atakunmosa East Iperindo Atakunmosa West Osu Boluwaduro Otan-Ayegbaju Boripe Iragbiji Ede North Oja Timi Ede South Ede Egbedore Awo Ejigbo Ejigbo Ife Central Ile-Ife Ife East Oke-Ogbo Ife North Ipetumodu Ife South Ifetedo Ifedayo Oke-Ila Orangun Ifelodun Ikirun Ila Ila Orangun Ilesa East Ilesa Ilesa West Ereja Square Irepodun Ilobu Irewole Ikire Isokan Apomu Iwo Iwo Obokun Ibokun Odo Otin Okuku Ola Oluwa Bode Osi Olorunda Igbonna, Osogbo Oriade Ijebu-Jesa Orolu Ifon-Osun Osogbo Osogbo |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 1:12pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Demographics The major sub-ethnic groups in Ọsun are Ife, Ijesha, Oyo, Ibolo and Igbomina of the Yoruba people , although there are also people from other parts of Nigeria. Yoruba and English are the official languages. People of Osun State practice Islam , Christianity and paganism called traditional faith. |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 1:13pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
History The modern Osun was created in 1991 from part of the old Oyo State. The state's name is derived from the River Osun , the venerated natural spring that is the manifestation of the Yoruba goddess of the same name. [ citation needed ] The former Governor Oyinlola launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of Osun State University with six campuses ( Osogbo, Okuku , Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state. Important cultural events in the state include the Ori Oke and Egungun festival in Iragbiji, Olojo in Ife and the Osun Osogbo festival. |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 1:14pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
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Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 1:14pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Oma307:Everything you need to know about osun state. |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by Nobody: 2:37pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Thank you sir HQuadreal: |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 3:19pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Oma307:Yeah. |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by Joagbaje(m): 3:28pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
HQuadreal: May I ask what you mean by the above . What language were they using officially before |
Re: Osun State As A Whole by HQuadreal: 3:33pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Joagbaje: Check the source=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_State |
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