Osun State
Encyclopedia
Ọṣun State is an inland state
in south-western Nigeria
. Its capital is Osogbo
. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State
, in the east partly by Ekiti State
and partly by Ondo State
, in the south by Ogun State
and in the west by Oyo State
. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola
, who was declared as the winner of 2007 election by Appeal Court in Ibadan
on 26 November 2010. Osun State is home to several of Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University
, Nigeria's pre-eminent institution of higher learning. The university is also located in the ancient town of Ile-Ifẹ, an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture. Other important cities and towns include the ancient kingdom-capitals of Oke-Ila Orangun
, Ila Orangun
, Ede
, Iwo
, Ejigbo
, Esa-Oke
and Ilesa
.
. The state's name is derived from the River Osun, the venerated natural spring that is the manifestation of the Yoruba goddess of the same name.
The former Governor Oyinlola launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of Osun State University
with six campuses (Osogbo
, Okuku, Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state.
Important cultural events in the state include the ORI OKE and EGUNGUN festival in Iragbiji, OLOJO in Ife, OSUN Osogbo etc...
Every year, adherents and non-adherents of Osun, one of the Orisa (the traditional deities of the Yoruba people
), travel from all over the world to attend the annual Osun-Osogbo
festival in August. Visitors include nationals of Brazil
, Cuba
, Trinidad
, Grenada
, and other nations in the Americas
with a significant Yoruba cultural heritage
. Annual traditional festivities and invocations of the Osun goddess are held along the banks of the river bearing her name into which - according to Yoruba Oratory traditions - she transformed.
Ọṣun-Ọṣogbo Grove
, the shrine of the annual rites of the deity and an important artistic center, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2005.
, although there are also people from other parts of Nigeria. Yoruba
and English
are the official languages. People of Osun State practice Islam
, Christianity
and paganism
called traditional faith.
was accompanied by the institution of Shari’ah
(the Islamic law), and Muslims in the area applied it, alongside the Customary and Common Laws during the pre-colonial period before its abolition by the colonial government. However, very little research has been done in this area. Therefore, this study examined the institution of Shari’ah in Oyo and Osun States of Nigeria with reference to Yoruba Customary Law which had been in existence and the Common Law.
The study revealed that the British colonialists, during the colonial era, used their authority to replace Shari’ah with Common Law through Indirect Rule. It identified that Shari’ah issue is contentious because of general misunderstanding and misconceptions of its origin, tenets and practices. It also discovered that the agitation of the Muslims in the selected states for Shari'ah was based on the premise that both Yoruba Customary and Common Laws did not cover certain provisions under Shari’ah, such as ‘iddah‘ waiting period for a widow’, al-hadanah ‘custody of children’ and mirath ‘inheritance’.
. Despite its official replacement, some Muslims had firm conviction in using Shari’ah; hence, it is applied at individual, private and non-governmental levels as evidenced in the activities of Faya Group in Ikirun, Bamidele Movement in Ibadan and Islahuddin Association in Iwo, as well as the Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panels in Ibadan and Osogbo. It was discovered that while 93.0% of the Muslim respondents of both states were agitating for the establishment of Shari’ah Courts, 53.0% of the Christian respondents showed negative attitude to the resuscitation. 60.0% of the respondents of Oyo State House of Assembly supported the agitation, but 75.0% of those in Osun State did not.
A Shari`ah court was inaugurated in the southern state of Osun on Tuesday, April 25, to look into Muslim civil cases, the second such court in southern Nigeria.. "The court groups senior Muslim scholars and jurists who will rule in Muslims' civil and personal cases according t Chairman of the Osun State Muslim Community, which championed the move.
Osun State's 30 Local Government Areas are listed below with their headquarters in parentheses:
States of Nigeria
Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and Abuja, the federal capital territory. The states are further divided into 774 Local Government Areas....
in south-western Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. Its capital is Osogbo
Osogbo
Osogbo is a city in Nigeria, the capital of Osun State and a Local Government Area.The Local Government Area has an area of 47 km² and a population of 156,694 at the 2006 census; the postal code of the area is 230.-Infrastructure and demographics:Osogbo lies on the railway line from Lagos to...
. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State
Kwara State
Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...
, in the east partly by Ekiti State
Ekiti State
Ekiti State is a state in southwest Nigeria, created on October 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator General Sani Abacha...
and partly by Ondo State
Ondo State
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital.-Government and society:...
, in the south by Ogun State
Ogun State
Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state...
and in the west by Oyo State
Oyo State
Ọyọ State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin....
. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola
Rauf Aregbesola
Engineer Rauf Aregbesola is a Nigerian politician who ran for governor of Osun State in the 2007 elections.Although the People's Democratic Party candidate Olagunsoye Oyinlola was declared the winner, Aregbesola appealed the decision and on 26 November 2010 was declared the winner.Aregbesola was...
, who was declared as the winner of 2007 election by Appeal Court in Ibadan
Ibadan
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area...
on 26 November 2010. Osun State is home to several of Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University
Obafemi Awolowo University
Obafemi Awolowo University is a government-owned and -operated Nigerian university. The university is in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria...
, Nigeria's pre-eminent institution of higher learning. The university is also located in the ancient town of Ile-Ifẹ, an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture. Other important cities and towns include the ancient kingdom-capitals of Oke-Ila Orangun
Òkè-Ìlá
Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún is an ancient city in southwestern Nigeria that was capital of an ancient Igbomina-Yoruba city-state of the same name....
, Ila Orangun
Ila, Nigeria
Ìlá Òràngún, 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 southwestern Nigeria...
, Ede
Ede, Nigeria
Ede is a town in Osun State, Nigeria. The population of Ede is 304,738 . The people are Yorubas. Among the higher institutions located in Ede, are the Federal Polytechnic and the Redeemed Christian Church of God Bible College. Ede is predominantly a Muslim town...
, Iwo
Iwo, Nigeria
Iwo is a city in Osun State, Nigeria that is the seat of the Iwo Kingdom, a traditional state. The Iwo people, like all other people of Yoruba stock are said to have originally belonged to Ile-Ife from where they migrated sometimes in the 14th century. The earliest settlement initiated by Adekola...
, Ejigbo
Ejigbo
Ejigbo is a prominent town in Yoruba Land and the headquarters of Ejigbo Local Government Area, one of the oldest local government area of Osun State in Nigeria. Ejigbo is strategically placed in the middle position of 35 km to the North-East of Iwo, 30 km from Ogbomoso in the North and...
, Esa-Oke
Esa-Oke
Esa-Oke is a Yoruba town located at the Obokun Local Government Area of the Ijesa North Federal Constituency of Osun State, South-West of Nigeria...
and Ilesa
Ilesa
Ilesa is a city located in the south west of Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic state centered around that city. The state was ruled by a monarch bearing the title of Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland...
.
History
The modern Osun State was created in 1991 from part of the old Oyo StateOyo State
Ọyọ State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin....
. The state's name is derived from the River Osun, the venerated natural spring that is the manifestation of the Yoruba goddess of the same name.
The former Governor Oyinlola launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of Osun State University
Osun State University
Osun State University is a multi-campus university established by the Osun State of Nigeria. The university currently operates six campuses distributed across the six administrative/geopolitical zones of the state...
with six campuses (Osogbo
Osogbo
Osogbo is a city in Nigeria, the capital of Osun State and a Local Government Area.The Local Government Area has an area of 47 km² and a population of 156,694 at the 2006 census; the postal code of the area is 230.-Infrastructure and demographics:Osogbo lies on the railway line from Lagos to...
, Okuku, Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state.
Important cultural events in the state include the ORI OKE and EGUNGUN festival in Iragbiji, OLOJO in Ife, OSUN Osogbo etc...
Culture
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...
), travel from all over the world to attend the annual Osun-Osogbo
Osun-Osogbo
Osun-Osogbo or Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is a sacred forest along the banks of the Oshun River just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria....
festival in August. Visitors include nationals of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
, Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, and other nations in the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
with a significant Yoruba cultural heritage
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 bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
. Annual traditional festivities and invocations of the Osun goddess are held along the banks of the river bearing her name into which - according to Yoruba Oratory traditions - she transformed.
Ọṣun-Ọṣogbo Grove
Osun-Osogbo
Osun-Osogbo or Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is a sacred forest along the banks of the Oshun River just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria....
, the shrine of the annual rites of the deity and an important artistic center, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2005.
Demographics
The major sub-ethnic groups in Ọṣun State are Ife, Ijesha, Oyo, Ibolo and Igbomina of the Yoruba peopleYoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...
, although there are also people from other parts of Nigeria. Yoruba
Yoruba language
Yorùbá is a Niger–Congo language spoken in West Africa by approximately 20 million speakers. The native tongue of the Yoruba people, it is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and in communities in other parts of Africa, Europe and the Americas...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
are the official languages. People of Osun State practice Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
and paganism
Paganism
Paganism is a blanket term, typically used to refer to non-Abrahamic, indigenous polytheistic religious traditions....
called traditional faith.
Muslims and Christians in Osun State
Osun State, created from old Oyo State in August 1991, has a large population of both Muslims and Christians. Among the famous religious leaders from Osun State is the London-based Muslim cleric Sheikh Dr. Abu-Abdullah Adelabu, who hailed from the state's capital city, Osogbo. Osun State government claims to offer services to both Muslims and Christians in the state, especially through Pilgrims Welfare Boards.Case of Shariah Law in Osun State
The spread of Islam to YorubalandYorùbáland
Yorubaland, or Yorùbáland , is a cultural region in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo that includes the indigenous territory and cultural reach of the Yoruba people.- History :-Settlement:Oduduwa is regarded as the legendary progenitor of the Yoruba...
was accompanied by the institution of Shari’ah
Sharia in Nigeria
In Nigeria, Sharia has been instituted as a main body of civil and criminal law in 9 Muslim-majority and in some parts of 3 Muslim-plurality states since 1999, when then-Zamfara State governor Ahmad Rufai Sani began the push for the institution of Sharia at the state level of government.-States:As...
(the Islamic law), and Muslims in the area applied it, alongside the Customary and Common Laws during the pre-colonial period before its abolition by the colonial government. However, very little research has been done in this area. Therefore, this study examined the institution of Shari’ah in Oyo and Osun States of Nigeria with reference to Yoruba Customary Law which had been in existence and the Common Law.
The study revealed that the British colonialists, during the colonial era, used their authority to replace Shari’ah with Common Law through Indirect Rule. It identified that Shari’ah issue is contentious because of general misunderstanding and misconceptions of its origin, tenets and practices. It also discovered that the agitation of the Muslims in the selected states for Shari'ah was based on the premise that both Yoruba Customary and Common Laws did not cover certain provisions under Shari’ah, such as ‘iddah‘ waiting period for a widow’, al-hadanah ‘custody of children’ and mirath ‘inheritance’.
Shariah Courts Inauguration
The study revealed that Muslims found psychological relief in the Shari’ah application in YorubalandYorùbáland
Yorubaland, or Yorùbáland , is a cultural region in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo that includes the indigenous territory and cultural reach of the Yoruba people.- History :-Settlement:Oduduwa is regarded as the legendary progenitor of the Yoruba...
. Despite its official replacement, some Muslims had firm conviction in using Shari’ah; hence, it is applied at individual, private and non-governmental levels as evidenced in the activities of Faya Group in Ikirun, Bamidele Movement in Ibadan and Islahuddin Association in Iwo, as well as the Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panels in Ibadan and Osogbo. It was discovered that while 93.0% of the Muslim respondents of both states were agitating for the establishment of Shari’ah Courts, 53.0% of the Christian respondents showed negative attitude to the resuscitation. 60.0% of the respondents of Oyo State House of Assembly supported the agitation, but 75.0% of those in Osun State did not.
A Shari`ah court was inaugurated in the southern state of Osun on Tuesday, April 25, to look into Muslim civil cases, the second such court in southern Nigeria.. "The court groups senior Muslim scholars and jurists who will rule in Muslims' civil and personal cases according t Chairman of the Osun State Muslim Community, which championed the move.
Administrative divisions
Osun State is divided into three federal senatorial districts, each of which is composed of two administrative zones. The state consists of thirty Local Government Areas, the primary (third tier) unit of government in Nigeria. Osun state barely has a flagOsun State's 30 Local Government Areas are listed below with their headquarters in parentheses:
- AiyedaadeAiyedaadeAiyedaade is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gbongan in the north of the area at.It has an area of 1,113 km² and a population of 150,392 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 221....
(Gbongan) - AiyedireAiyedireAiyedire is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ile Ogbo at.It has an area of 262 km² and a population of 75,846 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 232....
(Ile Ogbo) - Atakunmosa EastAtakunmosa EastAtakunmosa East Atakunmosa East Atakunmosa East ((Yoruba Ilaorun Atakunmosa) is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iperindo in the east of the area at.It has an area of 238 km² and a population of 76,197 at the 2006 census....
(Iperindo) - Atakunmosa WestAtakunmosa WestAtakunmosa West is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Osu in the north of the area at.It has an area of 577 km² and a population of 68,643 at the 2006 census....
(Osu) - BoluwaduroBoluwaduroBoluwaduro is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Otan Aiyegbaju at.It has an area of 144 km² and a population of 70,775 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 231....
(Otan-Ayegbaju) - BoripeBoripeBoripe is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iragbiji.It has an area of 132 km² and a population of 139,358 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 230....
(Iragbiji) - Ede NorthEde NorthEde North is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Oja Timi.It has an area of 111 km² and a population of 83,831 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 232....
(Oja Timi) - Ede SouthEde SouthEde South is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ede.It has an area of 219 km² and a population of 76,035 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 232....
(Ede) - EgbedoreEgbedoreEgbedore is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Awo at.It has an area of 270 km² and a population of 74,435 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 232....
(Awo) - EjigboEjigboEjigbo is a prominent town in Yoruba Land and the headquarters of Ejigbo Local Government Area, one of the oldest local government area of Osun State in Nigeria. Ejigbo is strategically placed in the middle position of 35 km to the North-East of Iwo, 30 km from Ogbomoso in the North and...
(Ejigbo) - Ife CentralIfe CentralIfe Central is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the city of Ile Ife to the south of the area.It has an area of 111 km² and a population of 167,254 at the 2006 census....
(Ile-Ife) - Ife EastIfe EastIfe East is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Oke Ogbo.It has an area of 172 km² and a population of 188,087 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 220....
(Oke-Ogbo) - Ife NorthIfe NorthIfe North is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ipetumodu in the north of the area at.It has an area of 889 km² and a population of 153,694 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 220....
(Ipetumodu) - Ife SouthIfe SouthIfe South is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ifetedo at.It has an area of 730 km² and a population of 135,338 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 220....
(Ifetedo) - IfedayoIfedayoIfedayo 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.Its headquarters are in the town of Oke-Ila Orangun....
(Oke-Ila OrangunÒkè-ÌláÒkè-Ìlá Òràngún is an ancient city in southwestern Nigeria that was capital of an ancient Igbomina-Yoruba city-state of the same name....
) - IfelodunIfelodun, Osun StateIfelodun is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikirun.It has an area of 114 km² and a population of 96,748 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 231....
(Ikirun) - IlaIla, NigeriaÌlá Òràngún, 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 southwestern Nigeria...
(Ila OrangunIla, NigeriaÌlá Òràngún, 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 southwestern Nigeria...
) - Ilesa EastIlesa EastIlesa East is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in Iyemogun in the city of Ilesa.It has an area of 71 km² and a population of 106,586 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 233....
(Ilesa) - Ilesa WestIlesa WestIlesa West is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Oja Oba on the outskirts of the city of Ilesa.It has an area of 63 km² and a population of 103,555 at the 2006 census....
(Ereja Square) - IrepodunIrepodun, Osun StateIrepodun is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ilobu.It has an area of 64 km² and a population of 119,497 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 230....
(Ilobu) - IrewoleIrewoleIrewole is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikire in the south of the area at.It has an area of 271 km² and a population of 143,599 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 221....
(Ikire) - IsokanIsokanIsokan is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Apomu at.It has an area of 179 km² and a population of 103,177 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 221....
(Apomu) - IwoIwo, NigeriaIwo is a city in Osun State, Nigeria that is the seat of the Iwo Kingdom, a traditional state. The Iwo people, like all other people of Yoruba stock are said to have originally belonged to Ile-Ife from where they migrated sometimes in the 14th century. The earliest settlement initiated by Adekola...
(Iwo) - ObokunObokunObokun is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ibokun at.It has an area of 527 km² and a population of 116,511 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 233....
(Ibokun) - Odo OtinOdo OtinOdo Otin is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Okuku.It has an area of 294 km² and a population of 134,110 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 231....
(Okuku) - Ola OluwaOla OluwaOla Oluwa is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bode Osi.It has an area of 328 km² and a population of 76,593 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 232....
(Bode Osi) - OlorundaOlorundaOlorunda is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in Igbona, on the outskirts of the state capital Osogbo.It has an area of 97 km² and a population of 131,761 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 230....
(Igbonna, Osogbo) - OriadeOriadeOriade is a Local Government area in the northeastern part of Osun State. It is predominantly occupied by the Ijesa people. Its capital is Ijebu-Jesa in the north of the area at....
(Ijebu-Jesa) - OroluOroluOrolu is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ifon at.It has an area of 80 km² and a population of 103,077 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 230....
(Ifon-Osun) - OsogboOsogboOsogbo is a city in Nigeria, the capital of Osun State and a Local Government Area.The Local Government Area has an area of 47 km² and a population of 156,694 at the 2006 census; the postal code of the area is 230.-Infrastructure and demographics:Osogbo lies on the railway line from Lagos to...
(OsogboOsogboOsogbo is a city in Nigeria, the capital of Osun State and a Local Government Area.The Local Government Area has an area of 47 km² and a population of 156,694 at the 2006 census; the postal code of the area is 230.-Infrastructure and demographics:Osogbo lies on the railway line from Lagos to...
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