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The annual Osun-Osogbo Cultural Festival kicked off on Monday with the ‘cleansing of paths’ popularly known as ‘Iwopopo’. During the event, traditional chiefs, Osun devotees, government officials, individuals and groups in the town paid homage to the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun. At the event held at Gbaemu Junction,…
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The Osun State Government has assured residents of the state and visitors of a hitch-free 2019 edition of the Osun Osogbo Festival. According to a statement on Tuesday, the Supervisor in charge of Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism Ministry, Dr Obawale Adebisi, made the promise while receiving the marketing and…
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By Editor The Ataoja of Osogboland, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, has announced dates for this year’s Osun Osogbo Festival. Oba Oyetunji, the custodian of the festival, said the annual festival’s grand finale programmes will hold between August 11 and 16, 2019, adding that the pre-festival events have been scheduled for June…
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Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Friday said his administration would continue to support cultural festivals with a view to enhancing the social and economic development of the state. Speaking during the grand finale of the annual Osun Osogbo festival, he noted that provision of critical support and creation of enabling atmosphere for…
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By Mustapha Aleem The annual Osun Osogbo festival has been well identified for being tradition inclined but that outlook is fast changing as it has now incorporated more social programmes to complement the existing ones. There is no gainsaying the fact that the influx of corporate bodies, like MTN, International…
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By NAN Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Monday urged the people of the state to support the state government’s policies and programmes aimed at boosting cultural festivals in the state. Aregbesola made the call during the “Iwo-Popo ceremony” which signals the beginning of the annual Osun Osogbo festival at…
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The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun is one of the prominent traditional rulers in the South West. In this interview by TUNDE BUSARI, he speaks on the forthcoming Osun-Osogbo Festival, the crime rate in the town and efforts being made to chase criminal elements out of Osogbo, among other…
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By Paul Omoregbe The socio-cultural brand fiesta of the Osogbo people, is set to host thousands of domestic and foreign tourists and Osun devotees on Friday, August 18, 2017. This was announced at the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo on Thursday, during a stakeholders’ meeting/press briefing. At the meeting attended…
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Mr Abimbola Daniyan, the Chairman, Osun State Tourism Board, says the 2017 Osun-Osogbo Cultural Festival scheduled to hold in August will include social content. Daniyan disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. “The next Osun-Osogbo Festival will follow the same pattern but with some more social content. “As you know, we…
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Wearing pristine white gowns and cowry shells, red feathers in their hair, a group of Nigerian priestesses sang as they slaughtered chickens for the river goddess, asking for good fortune in these turbulent times. Thousands of Nigerians came out to Osogbo, a three-hour drive from Lagos, on Friday to celebrate…
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