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- ↑ "Owo observes Igogo festival". The Nation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble in Ijebu, Owo". Vanguard News. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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