Read up-to-date news, quotes, speeches,
pictures and words of wisdom from the Osogbo/Nigerian people -beginning
with the number one Osogbo citizen; the Kabiyesi Alayeluwa, the Ataoja of
Osogbo.
Words of Our People:
"A 'n so fun omode ko ma d'ete, to ba ti le da igbo gbe""A n m'eku bo lapo oni dudu ni, funfun ni, to ba lo je pupa nko?""Ko s'ohun to buru ninu ka dobale fun Arara, ko sa ni ka dide ka ma tun ga ju lo""Iji to ja to wo'le gbe aso, ki eni to'wo ti e s'orun ma sun gbagbe ni"
Osun Osogbo Festival 2005 is
Approaching!Its finally here! Please check out the long-awaited appearance of OPU, UK page on this website! Visit them from here and do check back for new updates.Osogbo
Progressive Union (OPU) going places in the USA. More and more chapters added!
The Chicago Chapter recently received one of our own, Dr. Jolayemi Oladimeji, who visited them to sensitize the chapter on his political ambition to run for the Osun State Governorship seat. Dr. Oladimeji plans to visit other similar Osun indigenous organizations based in the USA as well as back home in Nigeria in his ultimate quest to "economically empower the Osun state masses"
Osogbo/Wilmington sister-city update
Sister-city Synergy at work! Wilmington city, (Delaware, USA) plans big for Osogbo Library
You're all invited!
Brandywine Osun Festivals 2005!!! Date: August 21st 2005 at Brandywine
Park, Wilmington, Delaware. USA. A Free annual cultural event for the entire
family. Lots of spectacular sights, cultural troupe performance and cultural
crafts shopping. Don't miss it!
Links to other stories on Osun Osogbo
EL MITO DE OSOGBO LA CIUDAD DE LA DIOSA OXUM
MORE ABOUT OSUN, OSOGBO AND THE SACRED GROVE
OSUN OSOGBO: GROVE OF THE GODDESS
Cars for Osun Royal Fathers
For Peace and sound development in their domains, Osun State Government recently spent N53M to acquire cars for all first class Obas in the state. Read more...
Another Boost for Tourism in Osun: New 5 Star Hotel in Osogbo and Osun Airstrip Regeneration. The government of Gov. Oyinlola showed it realizes where Osogbo and Osun state stand to excel best amidst the nation's committee of states is no where else than push its enormous tourism potential , hence the Osun state government is working towards revamping the Osun Airstrip, Ido-Osun, Osogbo, just as it already started construction of a new 5 star Hotel with its own Golf Course in Osogbo. Read more...
Nigeria: Making case for Federalism _-Gov. Tinubu
"...we tend to forget easily where and when the
rain beat us before we arrived at this point. ...We tend to see a new day on its
own merits without realizing that today is the offspring of yesterday and the
mother of tomorrow." ..."the possibility of this occasion where ideas are
allowed to bloom; where counter ideas to the dogmatism of a decadent unitary
order are given free expression, is in itself a major dividend of our
constitutional democracy"
The
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka had alleged a grand conspiracy in the
death of the former Attorney general and Minister of justice Chief,
Chief Bola Ige and wonders if there'd ever...Read more...
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SPORTS NEWS
NAIRA APPRECIATION for the Silver-winning Flying Eagles.
"Congratulations and we hope to help the NFA keep this team intact" -VP Atiku Abubakar ...Read more"I'LL FOCUS ON THE SOCCER ACADEMY NOT THE NFA";
Former Super Eagles coach Clemens Westerhof explains why he'll distance himself from the NFA or their teams when he resumes his duty as head of the Nigerian Academy of Soccer Excellence. ...Read more
