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	TravelBlog, Osun sacred grove
		Osun is sometimes called the Yoruba Venus but she is perhaps more of a Mary if analogies must be made.
		Osun was afraid the new inhabitants would disturb her indigo dyeing and directed them to move onwards away from the bank - promising them a sign when they reached the right place.
		At Osun's shrine, the deity is depicted on the banks of her river in a nurturing, open-armed gesture - welcoming and accepting all who come.
	www.trekshare.com /index.cfm?p1=402&containerID=154 (1157 words)

	Nigeria - SendMail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pressure for the creation of Osun State had been mounted over a long period of time, informed by a desire to promote more even and rapid development of the area.
		It was easy for Government to create Osun State at the time, because the area and its people satisfied the basic criteria set up by the Federal Government at that time.
		Osun State is located in the heartland of the Yoruba people and shares the distinctive high urbanization attributes of most parts of Yorubaland.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/send.asp?blurb=349 (262 words)

	News -- Oyinlola pledges to ensure justice in Osun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		OSOGBO—GOVER NOR Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State yesterday declared that his administration would continue to ensure that justice was not only done, but is seen to be done to all manner of people in all situations.
		According to the governor, the new judge was sworn-in, "in consideration of the fact that the Osun state House of Assembly after due consideration set aside the decision of the former government not to implement the clearance of the National Judicial Council (N.J.C.) which approved his nomination as a high court judge’’."
		Prince Oyinlola pointed out that his administration was conscious of the importance of the judiciary to the wellbeing of any organized society, adding that ‘’we shall strive to ensue that the judiciary is accorded its pride of place through proper funding to enable it operate independent of the executive".
	odili.net /news/source/2003/jul/25/78.html (320 words)

	House of Ifa - Your source for Santeria and Ifa in the Northwest
		Osun is often considered a minor Orisha (as if there could be such a thing) that plays an interesting role in the religion of Santeria.
		Osun is "received" as a member of the Warriors (Eshu, Oggun, Ochosi and, of course, little Osun) and applies His aché to protecting those who receive Him.
		The mysteries of Osun are received in a small metal cup topped with a small metal rooster and adorned with bells, all perched atop a thin metal stand.
	www.houseofifa.com /showpage.php?session=&content=Osun (249 words)

	BNW News Blog: Biafra Nigeria World News Index and Digest: We don't want Osun State to be another Anambra, says lawmaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wole Fashogbon led the group of Osun State Reps who met to intervene in the crisis in the state chapter of People Democratic Party (PDP), ostensibly between the supporters of the Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Senator Iyiola Omisore.
		The godfather theory is not applicable to Osun and it does not seem to thrive there as a phenomenon.
		There was an invitation to all and sundry with stakes in the PDP in Osun and we all agreed that there is no vacancy in the leadership of the state as far as our party is concerned.
	news.biafranigeriaworld.com /archive/guardian/2005/05/05/we_dont_want_osun_state_to_be_another_anambra_says_lawmaker.php (932 words)

	Joint Venture Projects In Osun State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Osun state is primarily an agrarian community, it has a population of about 2.5 million and has an estimated land area of 8,882.55 sq km.
		Without doubt, Osun State harbours several antiquities and monuments which should ideally and normally be of interest to the whole world, especially the fl race whose origin are traceable to the ancient settlement of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
		Osun Osogbo Festival: This is a yearly international festival that attracts local and foreign tourists.
	www.nipc-nigeria.org /osun.html (2733 words)

	News -- Support mounts for Ogunkeyede in Osun Guber race
		Leading the pack was Chief Harry Akande, the ANPP Board of Trustees chairman, who made a surprise appearance at the event while a New York State Senator Carl Andrew came in early in the event to declare support for the gubernatorial aspirant.
		Carrington added in a message sent to the Osun State guber aspirant that the "fight which you led to honor one of Nigeria's greatest heroines, Kudirat Abiola, by having the corner on which the Nigerian UN Mission stands named for her is one in which I am proud to have participated."
		Osun is blessed with educated young and mature people, male and female.
	nigeriaworld.com /columnist/laoluakande/news061702.html (896 words)

	Akintunde Adegboye, Osun Festival Commences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
		Osun festival commences with 'Iwopopo' which is traditional clearing of the main road.
		The worshipping of Osun goddess at the Osun Shrine will climax the end of the festival where the 'Arugba'- the virgin girl will carry the calabash to the shrine and Kabiyesi will host the visitors from near and far to a big feast.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/34a/132.html (357 words)

	THISDAYonline
		The Austrian lady who gave her life to the Osun goddess since she set her foot on Osogbo soil has the world class artists to show for her passion.
		Osun sons and daughters hold the Osun deity in high esteem and even ascribe immerse powers to it.
		It is this reason the people throng to Isale Osun, the sacred groove of the Osun godess during Osun Day to honour the river goddess with all kinds of gifts and sacrificial items.
	www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2002/09/04/20020904tor01.html (833 words)

	Nigeria - NigeriaExchange - Personalities
		Osun State was carved out of old Oyo State on August 27, 1991 during the Babangida regime as one of his many handover delay tactics.
		During Ige’s tenure, present governor of Osun State Chief Akande was at first his civil servant Secretary to the State Government (SSG), at a time when Ige’s present Federal Minister colleague in Obasanjo’s cabinet, Internal Affairs Minister Chief SM Afolabi was his Deputy Governor.
		Fast forward to 1997 to early 1998: Omisore is most favored gubernatorial candidate of Osun State for UNCP, one of the five party “fingers of Abacha’s leprous hands,” and an alleged henchman of the military regime, and a known friend of Major Al-Mustapha.
	www.ngex.com /personalities/voices/mwe122701baluko.htm (5552 words)

	Sponsors
		The Osun Territory is made up of 19 postal district.
		Osun territory over the years has performed tremendably well and has recieved commendation and recognition from the headquaters.
		Their improvements could be seen in their increased revenue over-time and their acceptance by other federal parastals as a formidable force and team player in delivering qualitative services in Osun State.
	nyscosun.4t.com /sponsors.htm (227 words)

	San Francisco Bay View - National Black Newspaper of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Osun represents the Yoruba goddess of beauty, femininity, grace, charm and seduction and can now be part of every woman’s life with the masterpiece designs of Osun 07 Fashions.
		Osun 07 also specializes in custom made clothes that are designed for an individual’s unique body shape.
		Osun 07’s fashion shows and special events always promote the work of other local independent designers who are moving to establish themselves as strong independent businesses.
	www.sfbayview.com /031704/blackeconomy031704.shtml (1103 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.
		It is indeed true that OPC added glamour to the Osun festival with millions of its members travelling to Osogbo for the festival, just as they assissted in controlling the hitherto uncontrollable crowd as the Osun Grove.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/tourism/tt112082005.html (937 words)

	Vanguard - Politics : Oyinlola squares up to AD's opposition in Osun
		Of course, as the 2007 draws closer and closer, the politics of Osun State is generating a lot of interests and perhaps intrigues as well.
		“In fact, by the time Prince Oyinlola took oath of office as Governor fo Osun State on the 29th of May 2003, all workers in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, were on strike due to a major industrial dispute between labour unions and the Bisi Akande administration.
		The shape of what is at stake in 2007 in Osun is beginning to unfold as the opposition are unrelenting in their campaign to take over the state.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/politics/november05/08112005/p208112005.html (1295 words)

	nigeria osun
		Osun was one of the wives of Sango, the god of Thunder and former king of Oyo.
		She is widely worshipped in Yorubaland, particularly in the countryside through which the river Osun flows.
		Her most important sanctuaries are in Oshogbo, which is contracted from 'Oso Igbo', or spirit of the forest, centered around a palace shrine where the chief priest performs rites and rituals.
	www.africa-ata.org /nigeria_osun.htm (188 words)

	NigeriaInvestment.com - Investment opportunities in Osun State
		With agriculture as the traditional occupation of the people of Osun state, it is not in doubt that the state produces large quantities of agricultural products for agro-allied industries.
		Also, due to the large concentration of palm trees, Osun State is indeed a viable zone for vegetable oil processing industry.
		In addition, with the abundance of forest, Osun State is a haven for any wood-based industry.
	www.nigeriainvestment.com /opportunities/states/osun1.html (364 words)

	Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove - UNESCO World Heritage Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The dense forest of the Osun Sacred Grove, on the outskirts of the city of Osogbo, is one of the last remnants of primary high forest in southern Nigeria.
		Regarded as the abode of the goddess of fertility Osun, one of the pantheon of Yoruba gods, the landscape of the grove and its meandering river is dotted with sanctuaries and shrines, sculptures and art works in honour of Osun and other Yoruba deities.
		Criterion (vi): The Osun Grove is a tangible expression of Yoruba divinatory and cosmological systems; its annual festival is a living thriving and evolving response to Yoruba beliefs in the bond between people, their ruler and the Osun goddess.
	whc.unesco.org /en/list/1118.htm (288 words)

	Alade's BlackPlanet.com Personal Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Osun is the mother of children, sweet water, and beauty.
		Osun was very disappointed and reported it to Olodumare, the Great Creator.
		Olodumare remained them that they did not honor Osun, their mother, and that was why they could build nothing.
	pp.blackplanet.com /Alade (499 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		N insight was given yesterday into why Osun, Ekiti and Oyo states joined the 19 Northern states in the onshore/off-shore oil dichotomy law suit, which is currently at the Supreme Court.
		To Osun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Gbadegesin Adedeji, the decision by the three states was based on the principle of "Commonwealth of ownership and enjoyment of natural resources."
		The commissioner disclosed that Osun, Ekiti and Oyo states were only protecting their interest as "you can see that we are also at a disadvantage in this regard.
	www.ngrguardiannews.com /news/article06/030904 (611 words)

	Osun -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Osun state was created in 1991 from the eastern third of Oyo state.
		The state has a covering of tropical rain forest, and the Oshun is the most important river.
		It lies along the Osun River at a point on the railroad from Lagos, 112 miles (180 km) southwest, and at the intersection of roads from Oshogbo, Ogbomosho, and Ife.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9057630?tocId=9057630 (427 words)

	Osun's Cellphone EMF Radiation Detector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		"Osun As if you weren’t paranoid enough about the potential dangers of cellphones, Osun’s got a gadget that should send you into full tinfoil hat mode.
		Their Cellphone EMF Radiation Detector promises to not only show you the amount of radiation eminating from that cellphone in your pocket, but also the radation from everything...
		Continue to Osun's Cellphone EMF Radiation Detector on Engadget: Cellphones.
	www.phonenews.net /v2060.html (202 words)

	allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Osun Signs MoU With Chinese Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Youfan said his government back home was ready to partner with Osun in the areas of Agriculture, solid minerals and man-power development based on the seriousness of the Oyinlola administration.
		Speaking earlier, the host governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola said Osun State is blessed with abundant human and material resources waiting to be explored by local and foreign entrepreneurs.
		The two parties later signed a memorandum of understanding which expresses the desire of the Hubei prominence of China to support Osun State in the area of fishery, crops and vegetables plantation, solid minerals exploitation, educational and man-power development.
	allafrica.com /stories/200510210077.html (415 words)

	Ogbomosho Travelogue, Sacred Grove of Osun
		I set off in the morning to see the Osun sacred grove a site restored with the help of Austrian artist Suzanne Wenger who came to Oshogbo in the 1950's along with a number of other artists and philosophers.
		Osun was afraid the new inhabitants would break her indigo dyeing pots and directed them to move onwards away from the bank - promising them a sign when they reached the right place.
		Perhaps the most jealous of Sango's (Yoruba god of thunder) four wives, she has a scheming and moody side.
	www.trekshare.com /index.cfm?p1=48&journalid=2858 (1470 words)

	Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		It is believed that Oso-igbo, the goddess of Osun River, was the Queen and original founder of Osogbo.
		The addition of the Osun Shrine to the WHS list in 2005 brought back memories of my visit to it during travels around Nigeria in 1975.
		This was the Osun Shrine — a place I noted as being “full of mystery”.
	worldheritagesite.org /sites/osunosogbo.html (725 words)

	osun festival
		Annual Osun Festival to be held Friday and Saturday, August 26 and 27th, 2005.
		The Atlanta Osun Festival originated in 1998 as an artistic collaboration between dancer Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt and Adebisi Adeleke, Master of the Talking Drum.
		The king of Osobgo, Osun State of Nigeria annually sends a letter of approval/support and representatives from Nigeria to honor the occasion.
	www.mangadance.org /osun_festival.htm (493 words)

	News -- Osun N126m fraud: Ex-gov Bisi Akande replies gov Oyinlola
		Oyinlola last weekend gave details of how Akande and two others defrauded Osun State to the tune of N126 million.
		According to him, since assuming office, Oyinlola had made spirited attempts to malign him beginning with the allegation accusing his administration of stealing funds appropriated for two borehole water rigs which, although imported into the state, were later returned when found defective.
		This is for Nigerians and Osun people, to know how much of public funds your administration has expended on projects of little relevance to the expectations of our people."
	odili.net /news/source/2004/jul/14/204.html (1011 words)

	Osun State Tourism
		He later extended his empire as far as Ilorin in the north, Ogun River in the south, Osun and Dahomey, now Republic of Benin in the east and west respectively.
		Sculpturing (wood, metal and bronze carvings), batiks (local dying and tie) oil paintings, bead works etc. are among the works of arts that are made locally and produced abundantly in different designs in Osun State.
		The materials are sourced locally and every child born in Osun State is believed to be naturally endowed with the artistic talent from God.
	www.nigeriaholiday.com /osun/spots_2.html (365 words)

	Is Santeria's Osun useless? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I read in one of the articles that the osun received when receiving "los guerreros"(warriors) is something made up from santeria/lucumi, and that the real thing is taller and for the use of babalawos.
		However I was wondering if the osun that is just made has any energy matrix at all the help the person who has it (even if it isnt osun energy matrix)?
		I ask because as the articles says, a animal is sacrificed and i have one that i pray to.
	ifacollege.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/2126097011/m/90410734411/xsl/print_topic (211 words)

	Guardian \| The new black
		London-based designer Osun noticed that clients were buying head wraps but had no idea how to wear them.
		In response, Osun produced a video so that customers could figure out the art in the comfort of their own homes.
		Once you know what you're doing, it's tempting to go overboard, but, as with everything, there are a few rules.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4499646-103425,00.html (342 words)

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