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Osun State

Index Osun State

Osun (pronounced; "O'Shoon") is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. [1]

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Abu-Abdullah Adelabu

Abdul-Fattah Abu-Abdullah Taiye Ejire Adelabu (عبد الفتّاح أبو عبد الله تَائيي أيجيري أديلابو) or simply Sheikh Adelabu (الشيخ أديلابو), also known as Al-Afriqi (الإفريقي) or Shaykh Al-Afriqi (الشيخ الإفريقي) is a Nigerian Muslim scholar, writer, academic, publisher and cleric from Osogbo, capital city of Osun State, Nigeria.

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Adebisi Akande

Chief Abdukareem Adebisi Bamdele Akande ("Bisi Akande"") was a governor of Osun State, Nigeria from 1999–2003, as a member of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) party, and was the first interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.

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Ademola Adeleke

Ademola Adeleke is a Nigerian politician who is the Senator representing Osun-west senatorial district in NigeriaHe was born to a Yoruba father by name Raji Ayoola Adeleke.

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Aiyedaade

Ayedaade is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Aiyedire

Aiyedire is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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All Progressives Congress

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is a political party in Nigeria, formed on 6 February 2013 in anticipation of the 2015 elections.

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Americas

The Americas (also collectively called America)"America." The Oxford Companion to the English Language.

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Atakunmosa East

Atakunmosa East (Yoruba: Ilaorun Atakunmosa) is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Atakunmosa West

Atakunmosa West is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Bola Ige

Chief James Ajibola Idowu Ige, SAN (Bọ́lá Ìgè; 13 September 1930 – 23 December 2001), simply known as Bola Ige, was a Nigerian lawyer and politician.

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Boluwaduro

Boluwaduro is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Boripe

Boripe is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Christopher Omoworare Babajide

Christopher Omoworare Babajide (born 31 October 1968) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Osun East constituency of Osun State, Nigeria in the April 2011, He ran on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and preserved for the benefit of future generations.

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Daddy Freeze

Ifedayo Olarinde popularly called Freeze is a Nigerian radio host and presenter.

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Davido

David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), better known by his stage name Davido, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Ede North

Ede North is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ede South

Ede South is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ede, Osun

Ede is a town in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria.

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Egbedore

Egbedore is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ejigbo

Ejigbo is a prominent town in Yoruba Land and the headquarters of Ejigbo Local Government Area, one of the oldest local government areas of Osun State in Nigeria.

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Ekiti State

Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria, declared a state on 1st of October 1996 alongside five other states in the country by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Enoch Adeboye

Enoch Adejare Adeboye (born 2 March 1942 in Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian pastor.

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Esa-Oke

Esa-Oke is a Yoruba town located at the Obokun Local Government Area of the Ijesa North Federal Constituency of Ife/Ijesa Senatorial District of Osun State, South-West of Nigeria.

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Gbenga Adeboye

Gbenga Adeboye (1959 – April 2003) was a Nigerian singer, comedian, radio presenter and master of ceremony.

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Gbongan

Gbongan is a large town in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Geopolitical zones of Nigeria

The six geopolitical zones of Nigeria is a major division in modern Nigeria, created during the regime of president General Sani Abacha.

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Grenada

Grenada is a sovereign state in the southeastern Caribbean Sea consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain.

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House of Representatives (Nigeria)

The House of Representatives is the lower house of Nigeria's bicameral National Assembly.

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Ibadan

Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, Nigeria.

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Ibokun

Ibokun is a populated place in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ife

Ife (Ifè, also Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria.

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Ife Central

Ife Central (Yoruba: Gbongan Ife) is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ife East

Ife East is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ife North

Ife North is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ife South

Ife South is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ifedayo

Ifedayo is one of the 30 local government areas of Osun State in southwestern Nigeria.

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Ifelodun, Osun State

Ifelodun is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ijebu-Jesa

Ijebu-jesa is the capital of Oriade Local Government area in Osun State of Nigeria.

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Ijesha

The Ijesha (written as Ìjẹ̀ṣà in Yoruba orthography), are a sub-ethnicity of the Yorubas of West Africa.

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Ikire

Ikire is a town in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ikirun

Ikirun is a town in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ila Orangun

Ìlá Òràngún (or Ila, or Ila-Orogun) is an ancient city in Osun State, Nigeria, that was capital of an ancient city-state of the same name in the Igbomina area of Yorubaland in south-western Nigeria.

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Ila, Osun

Ila is a local government area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ilesa

Ilesa is a city located in the Osun State, south west Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic kingdom (also known as Ijesha or Ijesa) centered on that city.

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Ilesa East

Ilesa East is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ilesa West

Ilesa West is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ilobu

Ilobu is a town and the administrative headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ipetumodu

Ipetumodu is a city in Osun State, in the southwestern part of Nigeria.

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Iragbiji

Iragbiji (also Iragbigi) is a town and capital of Boripe Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria, and is inhabited by the Yoruba people.

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Irepodun, Osun

Irepodun is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Irewole

Irewole is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Isiaka Adeleke

Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke (15 January 1955 – 23 April 2017) was a two time Nigerian senator who represented the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State from 2007 to 2011 and was elected again under the banner of the All Progressives Congress in 2015.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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ISO 3166-2:NG

ISO 3166-2:NG is the entry for Nigeria in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

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Isokan

Isokan is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Iwo, Osun

Iwo is a City in Osun State, Nigeria that is the seat of the Iwo Kingdom, a traditional state.

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Kwara State

Kwara (Ìpínlẹ̀ Kwárà) is a state in Western Nigeria.

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List of capitals of states of Nigeria

The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals.

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List of Governors of Osun State

This is a list of administrators and governors of Osun State.

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List of Nigerian states by area

The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area.

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List of Nigerian states by date of statehood

The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's states and the dates of their creation.

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List of Nigerian states by GDP

The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total GDP in 2010.

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List of Nigerian states by population

The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures.

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List of Nigerian states' nicknames

The following table presents a listing of Nigerian states' nicknames.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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List of state governors of Nigeria

The following table presents a list of Nigeria's state governors.

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Local government areas of Nigeria

Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs).

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Modakeke

Modakeke in Osun State, South West Nigeria, with a population of close to three hundred thousand people.The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Obafemi Awolowo University

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal government owned and operated Nigerian university.

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Obokun

Obokun is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Odo Otin

Odo Otin is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Ogun State

Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria.

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Oke Ila

Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún (often abbreviated as Òkè-Ìlá) is an ancient city in southwestern Nigeria that was capital of the ancient Igbomina-Yoruba city-state of the same name.

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Okuku, Osun State

Okuku is a town in the Odo Otin Local Government Area of Ọṣun State, Nigeria.

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Ola Oluwa

Ola Oluwa is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Olagunsoye Oyinlola

Omoba Ọlagunsoye Oyinlọla (born 3 February 1951) became governor of Osun State in Nigeria in May 2003, and was reelected in 2007.

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Olorunda

Olorunda is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Olusola Adeyeye

Olusola Adeyeye is a Nigerian biologist and politician who was elected Senator for the Osun Central constituency of Osun State, Nigeria in the April 2011 federal elections.

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Ondo State

Ondo or Ondo State is a state in Nigeria created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State.

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Oriade

Oriade is a Local Government area in the northeastern part of Osun State.

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Orisha

An orisha (spelled òrìṣà in the Yoruba language, and orichá or orixá in Latin America) is a spirit who reflects one of the subordinate manifestations of the supreme divinity (Olodumare, Olorun, Olofi) in Yoruba religion.

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Orolu

Orolu is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Osogbo

Osogbo (also Oṣogbo, rarely Oshogbo) is a city in Nigeria.

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Osun

Osun (Ozun) is a major Orichá (manifestation of a god) in the Santería religion of the Caribbean(Cuba and Trinidad) brought over by West African slaves during the transatlantic slave trade.

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Osun river

The Oṣun River (sometimes, but rarely spelt Oshun) is a river that flows southwards through central Yorubaland in southwestern Nigeria into the Lagos Lagoon and the Atlantic Gulf of Guinea.

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Osun State University

Osun State University is a multi-campus university established by Osun State Government under the administration of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola.

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Osun-Osogbo

Osun-Osogbo or Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is a sacred forest along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.

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Oyo State

Oyo, usually referred to as Oyo State to distinguish it from the city of Oyo, is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan.

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Rauf Aregbesola

Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (born 25 May 1957) is a Nigerian politician who ran for governor of Osun State (The government of Mr. Rauf Aregbesola changed the name from OSUN STATE to THE STATE OF OSUN) in the 2007 elections (However an Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa on the 14th December 2017 declared the change of name to “State of Osun” by Governor Rauf Aregbesola illegal, null and void and of no effect).

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Senate of Nigeria

The Senate is the upper house of the Nigeria's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly of Nigeria.

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States of Nigeria

A Nigerian State is a federated political entity, which shares sovereignty with the Federal Government of Nigeria, There are 36 States in Nigeria, which are bound together by a federal agreement.

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Toyin Adegbola

Toyin Adegbola popularly known as Toyin Asewo to re mecca (born December 28, 1961) is a Nigerian film actress, producer and director.

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Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

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West Africa Time

West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa; with countries west of Benin instead using Greenwich Mean Time (GMT; equivalent to UTC with no offset).

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Yoruba language

Yoruba (Yor. èdè Yorùbá) is a language spoken in West Africa.

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Yoruba people

The Yoruba people (name spelled also: Ioruba or Joruba;, lit. 'Yoruba lineage'; also known as Àwon omo Yorùbá, lit. 'Children of Yoruba', or simply as the Yoruba) are an ethnic group of southwestern and north-central Nigeria, as well as southern and central Benin.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_State

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