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		Pay homage, send a message to the Ataoja of Osogbo
		Osogbo, the divine custodian of the "Living Spring" -Osun Osogbo
		Osogbo Oroki: World renowned Center for Contemporary African Arts, Culture and Hospitality
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		The Ataoja of Osogbo getting an official feedback from members of the delegation that were sent to Delaware, USA for the Osogbo/Wilmington sisterhood relationship
		Deliberating the outcome of the Wilmington, USA, trip with the Ataoja in his Palace are, from left; The Iyalode of Osogbo, Chief (Mrs.) Alake Kolade, The Otun Ajagunna; Chief G.O. Oparanti, Mr.
		Osogbo cab driver who returned N0.18m, to be honoured
	www.osogbocity.com /id20.htm (987 words)

	Osun Osogbo - A festival of fertile heritage
		The goddess of the river, according to the chairman of Osogbo Heritage Council, Chief G.O. Oparanti,
		Being the first king of the town, Larooye’s royal title – Ataoja – was derived from Atewogbeja (one who receives the god-fish on his palm) as a result of the belief that he received the fish sent by the river goddess on his palm.
		The Osun Grove Support Group, Osun Osogbo Heritage Council and the National Commission for Museums and Monuments have since nurtured a common vision of preserving the land that represents the identity and totality of a people.
	rootsandrooted.org /osogbo.htm (1667 words)

	News -- Osogbo: Home of culture, arts and crafts
		Osogbo, the capital city of Osun State, is one of the quiet cities in the federation with a population of about 280,000 people based on the 1991 census.
		The current traditional ruler of the town, Oba Iyiola Oyewale Matanmi the third, said their period provided a basis of history of Osogbo, saying, "whether these spirits and fairies were aborigines, seen as real human beings with supernatural powers, or they were only imaginary beings is unimportant to the people of the town".
		The competition is being supervised by the Osogbo Cultural Heritage Council and the NBC.
	odili.net /news/source/2003/jul/29/338.html (1108 words)

	Vanguard - Travel & Tourism: Osogbo agog as the people celebrate yet another Osun festival
		The yearly Osun Osogbo festival came to an end last Friday after twelve days of celebration with a mammoth crowd embarking on the procession from the King’s palace at Oja Oba to the Osun Grove in Isale Osun area of the town where both the symbolic cultural and social sacrifices and displays took place.
		The votary maid had her face partially hidden by the calabash on her head and the drape around her and she was the centre of attraction as one of the requirement for her being chosen was that she must be a virgin.
		The Osogbo City Hall was equally agog the previous night as the Webisco International Federation of Women Entrepreneurs and Tourism of Nigeria (WIFWETN) presented the country’s rich cultural dresses and dances.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/tourism/tt112082005.html (937 words)

	Akintunde Adegboye, Osun Festival Commences
		Osun Festival which is as old as Osogbo itself started in the 18th Century to commemorate and renew the pact between Osun goddess and Oba Laroye, the founder of Osogbo, that Osogbo will always be protected and blessed if the people continue to worship her.
		Osogbo became immortalised as a result of her magical powers and the love of children.
		Apart from serving as a birthday of Osogbo and the remembrance day of the Ataoja's ancestors, it is a time when sons and daughters of Osogbo, near and far, come home, where series of meetings are held about the development of Osogbo.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/34a/132.html (357 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Osogbo" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Oṣogbo or Oshogbo is a city in Nigeria.
		It is known for the Oshogbo School of Art, for the Oja Oba Market building, said to be the former Oba's palace, and for the annual festival along the river Ọsun, the Osun-Osogbo centered around the sacred grove of the river goddess Ọsun, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
		Oṣogbo has a television and radio stations NTA Oṣogbo;, Osun State Television, Radio Osun and FM Oṣogbo;.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=osogbo (182 words)

	THISDAYonline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		When asked what Osun-Osogbo festival is, the custodian of the culture and traditional ruler of Osogbo, Oba Iyiola Oyawale Maitanmi III, the Otaoja of Oshogbo replied that the essence of the festival is a commemoration of the source of Osogbo as a settlement.
		Osogbo is interested in the culture that dates back to the origin of the town as a settlement.
		The ancient building at the bank of the river said to be the first palace of the founder of Osogbo is also sacred.
	www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2002/09/04/20020904tor01.html (833 words)

	Oshogbo, Nigeria
		It is known for the Oshogbo School of Art, for its sacred forest, for its annual festival and for the Oja Oba Market building, said to be the former Oba’s palace.
		Osogbo City has a university, called the Ladoke Akintola University, and the television and radio stations NTA Osogbo, Osun State Television, Radio Osun and FM Osogbo.
		Osogbo City is the trade center for a farming region.
	www.creekin.net /c5384-n137-oshogbo-nigeria.html (177 words)

	Welcome to Nike Centre for Art and Culture Home Page
		Osogbo is a medium sized city with a population of about 1.5million.
		Osogbo is one of the towns in Yorubaland that still maintains its traditional status quo.
		The original idea was similar to the workshops held by Georgina Beier in Osogbo in the 1960's that led to the creation of the "Osogbo School" for artists.
	www.osunarts.org.uk /nikeart (1062 words)

	Osun Osogbo Festival
		The influences that can affect the history of a people are said to be of two kinds, which can be called internal or external, the former resulting from the character and pursuits of the people, the latter from the historical contacts and the political or religious movements and fashions that have come from outside.
		The early history of Osogbo is essentially the legendary account of the spirit-world; it is the history of the early people whom we call the spirits and fairies.
		This is in line with Yoruba traditions, which use mythical stories to explain the origins of the ruling families of an early Yoruba state.
	www.allconferences.com /conferences/20060724113901 (543 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Osogbo
		Osogbo people are of the Yoruba ethnic group, the largest single ethnic group in Nigeria.
		Osogbo City has a Local television and radio station, called NTA Osogbo, Osun state television, Radio Osun, FM Osogbo.
		Hotels in Osogbo include the Presidential Hotel Osogbo,OSUN CAPITAL HOTEL,Heritage International Hotel Osogbo etc. Sport: Osogbo has a stadium with a capacity of 10,000 and a second division professional league team.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Oshogbo (288 words)

	allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Osogbo Crisis - Army Withdraws Troops (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The soldiers have been in the troubled city of Osogbo and Ilesa since April 16, following violent demonstration that greeted the declaration of incumbent Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola as the winner of the April 14, gubernatorial election in the state.
		At the wake of the protests, soldiers mainly from the 2nd Mechanized Division, Ibadan were deployed in the state to stem the orgy of violence.
		But on Sunday, it was observed that the two towns of Osogbo and Ilesa were free of the usual road blocks thus giving indication that the soldiers have been withdrawn from the state.
	allafrica.com /stories/200705140322.html (536 words)

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