Osun State, occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Ogun State and to the west by Oyo State. Named for the River Osun—a vital river which flows through the state—the state was formed from the southeast of Oyo State on 27 August 1991 and has its capital as the city of Osogbo.
Ọlagunsoye Oyinlọla is a retired Nigerian general, he became governor of Osun State, Nigeria in May 2003, and was reelected in 2007. He was a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). On 26 November 2010 a court of appeals nullified his election. He later defected to the APC shortly before the 2014 Osun State governorship election. He was former military administrator of Lagos State.
Ifedayo is one of the 30 local government areas of Osun State in southwestern Nigeria. It is one of the most recent local government areas to be created.
In the Yoruba tradition, Erinlẹ was a great hunter who became an orisha.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is a tertiary institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. The university enrolls over 30,000 students and employs more than 3,000 workers including contract staff.
Osun United Football Club is a Nigerian football club, in the town of Osogbo, in Osun State.The club is also nicknamed Omoluabi Giants.
Odigbo is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ore.
Ife North is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ipetumodu in the north of the area at7°31′00″N4°27′00″E.
Ifelodun is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikirun.
Irewole is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikire in the south of the area at7°21′40″N4°11′00″E.
Ayedaade is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in Gbongan at the northern part of the area. The coordinates are 7°28′00″N4°21′00″E.
Orolu is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ifon at7°52′00″N4°29′00″E.
Ola Oluwa is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bode Osi. It was formally called Iwo North Local Government on establishment, which was formally changed after the death of ọba abímbólá, the then Oluwo of Iwo. It's now as another Local Government making two which is Ola Oluwa South East LCD A, Ilemowu.
Obokun is a Local Government Area in Osun State. Its headquarters is at Ibokun.
Ila is a local government area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ila Orangun.
Adebayo Ayoade Salami was a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as Senator representing the Osun State Central constituency at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform.
Susanne Wenger MFR, also known as Adunni Olorisha, was an Austrian-Nigerian artist and Yoruba priestess who expatriated to Nigeria. Her main focus was the Yoruba culture and she was successful in building an artist cooperative in Osogbo. She partnered with local artists in Osogbo to redevelop and redecorate the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove with sculptures and carvings depicting the various activities of the Orishas.
Iba is a community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ọṣun State, Nigeria.
The Erinle River is a river in Osun State, Nigeria, a right tributary of the Osun River, which it enters from the north near Ede just below the Ede Dam. Another reservoir, the new Erinle Dam, lies higher up the river. Water from the two dams supplies Osogbo, the state capital. There are significant health issues with the untreated and treated water.
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