Osun Osogbo Festival
27 Aug
In July, news made rounds that media managers of the Osun Osogbo Festival had precluded media houses from broadcasting, publishing, or using any content from the 2024 edition of the annual event without prior permission from the organisers. That was the first time such a caveat was issued. See more facts for Osun-Osogbo festival: celebrating…
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• Lament Tinubu's insensitivity to agitations • Group seeks immediate release of arrested innocent protesters, details of suspected hijackers The #EndBadGovernance protesters in Osun State have announced stoppage of their demonstration, saying that the decision is to ensure a successful Osun-Osogbo festival to be held in Osogbo, the state capital. Coordinator of the Coalition of…
6 Aug
Mr Emmanuel Olowu, Chairman, Democracy Vanguards in Osun, has announced the suspension of the nationwide protest in the state to give room for a peaceful celebration of the Osun-Osogbo festival. Olowu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo on Tuesday. NAN reports that the festival, which had quietly…
6 Aug
The #EndBadGovernance protesters in Osun State have announced the suspension of their demonstration, saying the decision is to ensure a successful Osun-Osogbo festival celebration in Osogbo, the state capital. The protesters made this known in a statement issued and signed on Tuesday by Ajala Adetunji, the Coordinator of the Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens, the…
5 Aug
Osogbo, Aug. 5, 2024 (NAN) The Police Command in Osun says it has put security measures in place to ensure a hitch-free Osun-Osogbo Festival, while assuring participants of safety of their lives and property. SP Yemisi Opalola, Police Spokesperson in Osun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that the command would deploy…
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Stakeholders in Osun State have expressed dismay over an allegation that major contracts pertaining to the 2024 Osun Osogbo festival were awarded to a firm that belongs to a non-Yoruba person. The aggrieved stakeholders alleged that some governors in South-west were fond of giving out vital contracts to non-Yoruba-owned firms for reasons unknown and that…
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