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	Nigeria: OSUN STATE - Osun State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Osun State is located in the heartland of the Yoruba people and shares the distinctive high urbanization attributes of most parts of Yorubaland.
		The official 1991 population figure for the State is 2,158,143.
		Some of the sizeable towns in Osun State are llesha, lwo, Ede, lleife, lkirun, lla Orangun, Modakeke, Ejigbo and Osogbo (the state capital).
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/osunstateadv.asp?blurb=349 (260 words)

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		Osun State, known as the state of the living spring occupies a land mass of approximately 8,602 square kilometres, carved out of the old Oyo State.
		The state is bounded on the west by Oyo State, Ondo and Ekiti States in the east, Kwara State in the north and Ogun State in the south.
		The state is a repository of Yoruba culture.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /govt_state_osun.aspx (477 words)

	Joint Venture Projects In Osun State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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)

	kwara State of Nigeria> Picture Gallery - Shawn Jay Z' Carter's visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State, flanked by the State PDP Chairman, Alh.
		The State Secretary of the Party, Alhaji Yekini Ilobu, who confirmed this, stated that, by this, Governor Saraki, as far as the Party is concerned, would be the only candidate to participate in the party’s primary stated for December 6, 2006.
		At a colourful ceremony which took place at OSBC premises in Osogbo, Osun State, the organizers of the awards said the choice of Dr Saraki as the recipient of the OSBC highest honour was based on his tremendous achievements in Kwara State within the short time he has been in office.
	www.kwarastate.gov.ng /newsthisweek.htm (1313 words)

	Homepage of Miss Tourism Osun state
		I hail from Osun State; one of the States richly endowed with ecological and cultural resources in Nigeria.
		Nigeria, "Giant of Africa", as the country is aptly described, is blessed with a warm, sunny climate, facinating beaches and savannah grassland that is overshadowed by alluring landforms.
		Also, the Osun Oshogbo festival of Osun state is another untapped source of wealth for the nation.
	www.geocities.com /misstosun/index.html (545 words)

	Vanguard - Travel & Tourism: Osun festival: A cultural root to broadstreet
		The annual Osun Osogbo cultural festival, as a major tourism event, has proved to be a major source of income and employment to the people of Osun state as exemplified with the growth of new hotels springing up within and outside the state capital.
		The Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, in his welcome address at the Osun groove reiterated the role tourism can play in the turning around of a state when he said that his government has realized that hotel business is very vital to tourism and has, therefore, joined private entrepreneurs in its development.
		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.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/tourism/tt118082006.html (1487 words)

	Media Rights Agenda...Promoting and Protecting Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Nigeria
		Bukola Aderibigbe, all in the employment of the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation were on May 2 queried for filing a story on a May 1 rally organised by a faction of the Osun State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) loyal to the deputy governor, to mark workers' day.
		The management of Osun State Radio and Television stations in May during the visit of Internal Affairs Minister, Chief S.M. Afolabi and the wife of the Vice-President Chief (Mrs) Titi Atiku to the state declined to accept a congratulatory message form a non-governmental organisation, Indigenous Club of Nigeria.
		The minister and the wife of the vice-president was in the state capital, Osogbo, to perform the foundation laying ceremony of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) station.
	mediarightsagenda.org /attmay01.html (1497 words)

	Newswatch magazine
		Aregbesola, condemned the killing of the AD chieftain and accused the Osun State government of being behind the dastardly act.
		Audu Abubakar, the state commissioner of police, however, said that the murder of the AD chieftain was being investigated with a view to bringing the assailants to justice.
		He maintained that the state police command would never fold its arm while the lives of the residents were endangered.
	www.newswatchngr.com /editorial/allaccess/nigeria/10523131550.htm (578 words)

	Forest Finance: The forest revenue system and government expenditure on forestry in Nigeria
		In Ondo State, for lorries up to 10 tonnes in weight, a fee of N 50 per log is paid on any legally removed log crossing the border to another state.
		In Lagos State, charges on transportation to other states are: N 1,000 for a lorry-load of sawn planks; N 2,500 for a trailer-load of sawn planks; N 500 for lorry-load of billets; and N 1, 000 for a trailer-load of billets.
		The variations in forest charges from state to state, as shown in the previous figures and tables, are due to two main reasons.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/003/X6818E/X6818E09.htm (1483 words)

	Osun Indigenes In Plateau Lauds Oyinlola
		Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has received commendation from indigenes of the state resident in Plateau State.
		The event, which took place at the Jos Township Stadium, was organised under the aegis of Osun State Indigenes Association in Plateau State, had Oyinlola as the special guest of honour.
		He reminded them that his was the first administration in the state to make the people partners in the prosecution of progressive agenda for the benefit of all.
	www.independentngonline.com /news/115/ARTICLE/11437/2006-09-19.html (446 words)

	Nigeria ---->>> Osun State (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Osun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria.
		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.
		Osogbo is the capital of the state with a population of 2,203,016.
	www.ngex.com.cob-web.org:8888 /nigeria/places/states/osun.htm (312 words)

	THISDAYonline
		Tomorrow, members of the state's house of assembly plot and threaten to impeach the governor for "incompetence" and "constitutional violations" and later back out to the displeasure of irate demonstrators.
		As it is today, Osun State could pass for one of the least developed states in the country.
		One, he could be a quiet critic of the Osun governor and could help him out in the governance of the state.
	www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2001/03/11/20010311ext01.html (1417 words)

	Nigeriaworld -- Police Brutality
		Although you and the general public are familiar with the circumstances leading to the NCP mass rally in Osogbo, Osun State on 17th February 2001 and the police brutality that followed, we wish to re-state the facts for posterity.
		Impeachment of Governor Bisi Akande by the State House of Assembly.
		If the Osun State House of Assembly is truly the parliament of the people, Bisi Akande, by his policies, does not deserve to stay a day longer as Governor of Osun State.
	nigeriaworld.com /letters/2001/mar/031pr.html (2418 words)

	Osun State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Osun State is bounded in the West by Oyo State, Ondo and Ekiti States in the East, Kwara State in the North and Ogun in the South.
		Osun State is a repository of Yoruba culture.
		The State is blessed with vast human resources and an articulate, intelligent and aggressive workforce.
	www.talknaija.co.uk /osunstate.html (468 words)

	NIGERIAN TRIBUNE - Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In what looks like a rehearsal of what the people of Osun State should expect in the 2007 general elections, gubernatorial aspirants of major political parties that are on ground in the state are painting major towns in the state red with political rallies during which they assemble several thousands of their supporters.
		Omolola Oyinlola, wife of the state governor; Erelu Olusola Obada, the state Deputy governor; Alhaji Fatai Akinade Akinbade, Secretary to the State Government; Mr.
		The crowd pulled from the 30 local government councils of the state as well as from Lagos, caused traffic hold-up in the state capital,compelling commercial drivers and car owners to switch off their engines on Osogbo – Gbongan road where the six-storey building was situated.
	www.tribune.com.ng /05072006/politics.html (1105 words)

	Ekiti State of Nigeria
		It lies south of Kwara and Kogi State, East of Osun State and bounded by Ondo State in the East and in the south.
		An important feature of the state is the large number of hills it possesses, which are often the site of towns in which much of the population resides.
		In the Fourth Republic, now more secure perhaps with their own state, the electorate returned to the fold, as it were, embracing the AD to the turn of two out of three Senate seats, all six House seats, the governorship and 22 out of 26 state assembly jurisdictions.
	www.ekiti.com (456 words)

	News -- Support mounts for Ogunkeyede in Osun Guber race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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)

	News -- Osun/Ekiti electricity extension project completed
		Kehinde Odebunmi, informed the State Executive Council that the project has been completed and was awaiting the consent of the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) Benin Zone authorities before it could be test-run and commissioned for use.
		Ajumobi, who described the project as a temporary measure to boost power supply to Ekiti State, hinted that the Presidency has directed the Federal Ministry of Finance, to release money to the contractor handling the 132 KVA substation project, which he said, was the ultimate and lasting solution to the electricity problem in the state.
		The special assistant hinted that Governor Ayo Fayose has directed the state Ministry of Works to construct bumps at the dangerous bends along Ado-Iyin road, which was notoriously called "Akonasan" within 7 days to forestall further accident on the road.
	odili.net /news/source/2004/jul/20/416.html (349 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The study reveals that micro-enterprises in Osun State of Nigeria were generally inadequately financed due to factors such as unfavorable government policies, money lenders' high rate of interest and low personal savings, among others.
		Omopariola further states that while subscribing to the view that “insufficient funds stifle growth of individual firms and consequently slow industrial growth of individual firms and consequently slows industrial growth in Nigeria” (1978, p.
		It is, therefore, worthwhile to investigate the situation in Osun State of Nigeria.
	www.weleadinlearning.org /ejournalf06b.htm (3210 words)

	OSUN - The Ohio State University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Ohio State University (OSU), an institution of approximately 54,000 students, is situated in a thriving metropolitan area of more than one million residents.
		Among land grant institutions in the United States, OSU is the largest on a single campus.
		Douglas Kniss (Ph.D., The Ohio State University) Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Bioinformatics.
	www.hec.ohio-state.edu /osun (1505 words)

	Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		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 (514 words)

	Osun State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		NG-OS Ọṣun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria.
		The state's current governor is Prince Ọlagunsoye Oyinlọla, who was elected in 2003.
		The state's name is derived from the River Ọṣun, a deified natural spring where annual traditional festivities are held.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Osun_State (279 words)

	ISHR group Nigeria - Activities Report 2001
		The then Oyo State house of assembly refused to create new local governments from the then Oranmiyan and now wars were fought in form of protests and riots in 1981 and 1983.
		The crisis is fuelled by the undemocratic elements and their cohort, who try to maintain a kind of crisis atmosphere in the southwestern part of Nigeria which is the political and democratic bedrock of the Nation, so as to seize the circumstances to justify their claim of an insecure environment for transition to civil rule.
		The state committee intend to implement programmes and activities to reduce the endangering culture of violence among the people, especially their leaders and most importantly the youths.
	www.ishr.org /sections-groups/nigeria/nigannualreport2001.htm (4656 words)

	NIGERIAN TRIBUNE - Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In doing this, UNICEF said it was ready to inform the international donor community of the “good practice of Osun state Government” and in due course organise a donor round-table meeting “which will assist in leveraging further resources”.
		The acting Chief of Unicef B office, Mr Godwin Nwabukar at the launch of the action plans for rural development in 61 communities in Osun state at the weekend said Osun had won a place as the first state in the country to replicate UNICEF community development initiatives in all its local governments.
		“We are proud of Osun state Government for adopting this global good practice in community driven development and driving the entire process including allocation of necessary funding and management of the field work, the community action planning process and reporting.
	www.tribune.com.ng /12102006/opinion.html (850 words)

	allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Hajj - Osun Pilgrim Dies in Camp (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The unnamed pilgrim from Osun State was said to have died at about 6.00am even as cause of his death was yet to be ascertained as at press time.
		He decried the condition of the camp accusing the Osun State Pilgrim Board for abandoning them at the camp, noting that about 258 pilgrims are still in Osun, while 300 were at the camp and 160 airlifted to Mecca.
		Mr Abdullahi further alleged that Osun State government claiming that plans for their departure were set but the situation in the Lagos camp was contrary.
	allafrica.com /stories/200612210284.html (441 words)

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