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4 unusual facts about Osun State


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.

Osun State University

Osun State University is a multi-campus university established by the Osun State of Nigeria.

Sunday Oyarekhua

He recently retired as the Assistant Commissioner of the Osun State Police.


Azeez Issa Adesiji

Azeez Issa Adesiji is the chairman of the Ilesa West local government area in Osun State, southwest Nigeria.

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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Adebisi Akande

Adebisa Akande was elected governor of Osun State in April 1999, running for the Alliance for Democracy (AD) party, which had recently formed as a political arm of the Yoruba socio-cultural organization Afenifere.

Charles A. Adeogun-Phillips

He is a grandson of Phillip Bamgbose and Theresa Fatola Adeogun of Ajale Compound Igbajo, Osun State, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and of Henry Isaac Kobina-Badu Williams, of Cape Coast, Republic of Ghana and Joanna Olasumbo Williams of Itesi, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Olusola Adeyeye

After returning to Nigeria, Adeyeye was Chairman of Ifedayo local government in Osun State.