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2 unusual facts about Osogbo


Bakare Gbadamosi

Born in Osogbo, Gbadamosi wrote his own Yoruba poetry and short stories in the early 1960s.

Osogbo

Osogbo is also the childhood home of the actor and dramatist Duro Ladipo and the Muslim scholar Sheikh Adelabu.


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David Oyedepo

On September 27, 1954 David Olaniyi Oyedepo was born in Osogbo but is a native Omu Aran, Kwara into a religiously mixed family: his father,Ibrahim,was a Muslim healer and his mother, Dorcas, was a member of the Eternal Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement (C&S), a branch of the Aladura movement in Nigeria.

Oshogbo Stadium

Oshogbo Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.

Osun State

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.

Saint Anthony's Catholic High School

As a result of persistent request from parents of pupils in the local Franciscan Nursery and Primary School and from the general public, the Catholic diocese of Osogbo decided to establish a private Secondary School in Ilesa, Osun State.


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