Osun Osogbo
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Why Male Priest Carried Sacred Calabash at Osun-Osogbo Festival?
The 2025 edition of the world-famous Osun-Osogbo Festival recorded an unusual but culturally valid adjustment in its centuries-old tradition, as a male priest carried the symbolic white calabash—known as Igba Osun—instead of the newly appointed Arugba. The Igba Osun, a sacred vessel containing spiritual offerings for the river goddess, is traditionally borne by the Arugba, […]
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“Release Osun LG Funds to the State Government” — Ataoja of Osogbo Tells President Tinubu at Osun Osogbo Festival Grand Finale
The Ataoja of Osogbo Land, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Larooye II, has made a powerful public appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging the immediate release of the withheld Local Government allocations meant for Osun State. Speaking at the grand finale of the Osun Osogbo Festival 2025, the respected monarch warned that the ongoing financial blockade […]
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Police Assure Maximum Security Ahead of Osun Osogbo Festival Grand Finale
As anticipation builds toward the grand finale of the annual Osun Osogbo Festival slated for Friday, August 8, 2025, the Osun State Police Command has assured residents, tourists, and stakeholders of its preparedness to ensure a peaceful and incident-free celebration. In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on behalf […]
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Osun Osogbo: We Have Deployed 500 Operatives – Amotekun Corps
As the ancient city of Osogbo braces for the grand finale of the globally renowned Osun Osogbo Festival, the Osun State Amotekun Corps has announced the deployment of no fewer than 500 operatives across strategic locations to bolster security and ensure a peaceful celebration. In a statement released on Tuesday by the Corps’ Public Relations […]