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'{{Short description|State of Nigeria}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Osun State | type = [[States of Nigeria|State]] | image_flag = Flag of Osun State, Nigeria.svg<!-- Do NOT change the spelling of the image file! --> | image_seal = Seal of Osun State.png | nickname = [[List of Nigerian state nicknames|Land of Virtue]] | image_map = Nigeria - Osun.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Osun State in Nigeria | coordinates = {{coord|07|30|N|4|30|E|region:NG_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria|Geopolitical Zone]] | subdivision_name1 = [[South West, Nigeria|South West]] | established_title = [[List of Nigerian states by date of statehood|Date created]] | established_date = 27 August 1991 | seat_type = [[List of Nigerian state capitals|Capital]] | seat = [[Osogbo]] | government_footnotes = | governing_body = Government of Osun State | leader_party = [[People’s Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]] | leader_title = [[Governor of Osun State|Governor]] | leader_name = [[Ademola Adeleke]] | leader_title1 = {{nowrap|Deputy Governor}} | leader_name1 = [[Kola Adewusi]] | leader_title2 = Legislature | leader_name2 = [[Osun State House of Assembly]] | leader_title3 = [[Senate of Nigeria|Senators]] | leader_name3 = {{Nowrap|C: [[Ajibola Basiru]] ([[All Progressives Congress|APC]])}}<br>{{Nowrap|E: [[Fadahunsi Francis Adenigba]] ([[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])}}<br>{{Nowrap|W: [[Adelere Adeyemi Oriolowo]] ([[All Progressives Congress|APC]])}} | leader_title4 = [[Nigerian House of Representatives|Representatives]] | leader_name4 = [[Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Osun#9th Assembly (2019-till date)|List]] | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 9251 | area_rank = [[List of Nigerian states by area|28th of 36]] | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3,416,959<ref name="PHC Tables">{{Cite web|url=http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/|title=2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION|website=population.gov.ng|language=en-US|access-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054745/http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/|archive-date=10 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2006 census | population_rank = [[List of Nigerian states by population|17th of 36]] | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = Osunian | demographics_type1 = [[List of Nigerian states by GDP|GDP (PPP)]] | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Year | demographics1_info1 = 2021 | demographics1_title2 = Total | demographics1_info2 = $14.86&nbsp;billion<ref name="C-GIDD GDP">{{cite web |date=2022-10-13 |year=2022 |editor-last=Okeowo |editor-first=Gabriel |editor2-last=Fatoba |editor2-first=Iyanuoluwa |title=State of States 2022 Edition |url=https://yourbudgit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-State-of-states_Official.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Budgit.org |publisher=BudgIT |format=PDF |publication-date=2022-10-13}}</ref> | demographics1_title3 = Per capita | demographics1_info3 = $2,691<ref name="C-GIDD GDP" /> | timezone1 = [[West Africa Time|WAT]] | utc_offset1 = +01 | postal_code_type = postal code | postal_code = 230001 | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:NG|NG-OS]] | blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2018) | blank_info_sec1 = 0.609<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref><br/>{{color|#fc0|medium}} · [[List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index|14th of 37]] | website = {{URL|https://www.osunstate.gov.ng/}} | footnotes = | official_name = | flag_size = 220px }} '''Osun State''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|ʃ|uː|n}}; {{lang-yo|Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun}}), occasionally known as the '''State of Osun''' by the state government, is a [[States of Nigeria|state]] in [[South West (Nigeria)|southwestern]] [[Nigeria]]; bounded to the east by [[Ekiti State|Ekiti]] and [[Ondo State|Ondo]] states, to the north by [[Kwara State]], to the south by [[Ogun State]] and to the west by [[Oyo State]]. Named for the [[River Osun]]—a vital river which flows through the state—the state was formed from the southeast of Oyo State on 27 August 1991 and has its capital as the city of [[Osogbo]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Onyeakagbu |first1=Adaobi |title=See how all the 36 Nigerian states got their names |url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/see-how-all-the-36-nigerian-states-got-their-names/g8bkn2c |website=Pulse.ng |access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="Creation">{{cite web |title=This is how the 36 states were created |url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/nigerian-states-this-is-how-the-36-states-were-created/mdtnq3e |website=Pulse.ng |date=24 October 2017 |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref> Of the 36 [[states of Nigeria]], Osun is the [[List of Nigerian states by area|ninth smallest in area]] and [[List of Nigerian states by population|nineteenth most populous]] with an estimated population of about 4.7 million as of 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Osun - Nigeria {{!}} Data and Statistics |url=https://knoema.com/atlas/Nigeria/Osun?mode=amp |access-date=20 July 2022 |website=knoema.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population 2006-2016 |url=https://nigerianstat.gov.ng/elibrary/read/474 |website=[[National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria|National Bureau of Statistics]] |access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> Geographically, the state is divided between the [[Nigerian lowland forests]] in most of the state and the drier [[Guinean forest–savanna mosaic]] in the north. The major geographical features are rivers including the state's namesake, the River Osun which bisects the state's interior before forming much of the state's southwestern border with [[Oyo State]] and flowing south. Other important rivers are the [[Erinle River|Erinle]] and [[Oba River|Oba]] rivers, both Osun tributaries which flow from the north before meeting the Osun along the southwestern border. Among the state's fauna are [[mona monkey]], [[common kestrel]], [[purple heron]], and [[royal antelope]], along with some of Nigeria's last remaining [[Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee]] and [[African forest elephant]] which inhabit the heavily threatened forests along the southern borders with [[Ondo State|Ondo]] and [[Ogun State|Ogun]] states.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Okekedunu |first1=J.O. |last2=Ogunjemite |first2=Babafemi |last3=Adeyemo |first3=I.A. |last4=Olaniyi |first4=Oluwatobi |title=Daily activity budget of the Mona monkey was studied in Ibodi Monkey Forest, Osun State, Nigeria |journal=FUTA Journal of Research in Sciences |date=January 2014 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301498867 |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Owolabi |first1=Bibitayo Ayobami |last2=Adewumi |first2=Adebayo |last3=Odewumi |first3=Oluyinka Sunday |last4=Okosodo |first4=Ehi Francis |last5=Orimaye |first5=Jacob Oluwafemi |title=Survey of Avifauna Species of a Degraded Environment: Case Study of Osun State University, College of Agriculture, Ejigbo, Nigeria |journal=Merit Research Journal of Environmental Science and Toxicology |date=March 2018 |volume=6 |issue=2 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335950843 |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Uwaegbulam |first1=Chinedum |title=Conservationists discover chimpanzees in South West |url=https://guardian.ng/property/conservationists-discover-chimpanzees-in-south-west/ |website=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]] |date=14 November 2016 |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> Osun State is primarily inhabited by the [[Yoruba people]], mainly of the Ibolo, [[Ifẹ]], [[Igbomina]], [[Ijesha]], and Oyo subgroups. In the pre-colonial period, the area that is now Osun State was split up between various Western Yoruba states with some states being town-based as others were part of larger empires like the [[Oyo Empire]]. From 1877 to 1893, Western Yoruba states fought the [[Kiriji War]] alongside other Eastern Yoruba groups against Eastern Yoruba groups; the war ended in a British-brokered stalemate before the area was colonized and incorporated into the British [[Southern Nigeria Protectorate]] which later merged into [[British Nigeria]] in 1914. After independence in 1960, the area of now-Osun was a part of the post-independence [[Western Region, Nigeria|Western Region]] until 1967 when the region was split and the area became part of the [[Western State (Nigeria)|Western State]]. In 1976, the Western State was split and the state's west became [[Oyo State]]. Fifteen years later, [[Oyo State|Oyo]] State's east was broken off to form Osun State. Economically, Osun State is largely based around agriculture, mainly of [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]], [[cassava]], [[millet]], [[maize]], potato and [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]] crops. Other key industries are services, especially in urban areas, along with [[artisanal mining]] and livestock herding. Osun is home to several of Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus of [[Obafemi Awolowo University]], one of Nigeria's pre-eminent institutions of higher learning. The university is located in the ancient town of [[Ile-Ife|Ile-Ifẹ]], an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture. Other important cities and towns include the ancient kingdom-capitals of [[Ila, Nigeria|Ila Orangun]], [[Iragbiji]], [[Ada, Osun|Ada]], [[Ikirun]], [[Oke-Ila]] Orangun, [[Ijebu-Jesa]],[[Erin Oke]], [[Ipetumodu]], [[Ede, Nigeria|Ede]], [[Iwo, Nigeria|Iwo]], [[Ejigbo]], [[Ibokun]], [[Odeomu|Ode-Omu]], [[Otan Ayegbaju]], Ifetedo, [[Esa-Oke]], [[Ilesa]], [[Okuku, Osun State|Okuku]], Otan-Ile and [[Igbajo]]. Osun State is additionally noted for having the second highest literacy rate in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Action Plan - Nigeria|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ED/pdf/Nigeria.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> == History == The modern State of Osun was created on 27 August 1991 from part of the old [[Oyo State]]. The state's name is derived from the [[River Osun]], the venerated natural spring that is the manifestation of the Yoruba goddess of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-24 |title=Osun and INEC’S redemption |url=https://www.thecable.ng/osun-and-inecs-redemption |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}</ref> The former Governor [[Olagunsoye Oyinlola]] launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of [[Osun State University]] with six campuses ([[Osogbo]], [[Okuku, Osun State|Okuku]], Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state. Important cultural events in the state include the Ori Oke<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/iragbiji-hills-monuments-of-natures-beauty/ | title=Iragbiji hills: Monuments of nature's beauty | date=30 October 2018 }}</ref> and Egungun festival (masquerade festival)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.africancraft.com/oyelami/iragbiji.htm | title=Obatala Centre for Creative Arts © 2004 }}</ref> in [[Iragbiji]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=AdminTO |date=2017-08-01 |title=We must all foster religious harmony —Aragbiji of Iragbiji |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/must-foster-religious-harmony-aragbiji-iragbiji/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}</ref> Olojo in Ife and the Osun Osogbo festival.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hotels.ng/travel/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-osun-osogbo-festival/ | title=Everything You Need to Know About the Osun-Osogbo Festival | date=18 July 2016 }}</ref> == Culture == [[File:Templo Osun3.jpg|right|thumb|Osun temple]] Every year, adherents and non-adherents of [[Osun]], one of the [[Orisa]] (the traditional deities of the [[Yoruba people]]), travel from all over the world to attend the annual [[Osun-Osogbo]] festival in August. Visitors include nationals of [[Brazil]], [[Cuba]], [[Trinidad]], [[Grenada]], and other nations in the Americas with a significant Yoruba cultural heritage. Annual traditional festivities and invocations of the Osun goddess are held along the banks of the river bearing her name into which – according to Yoruba Oratory traditions – she transformed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Osun State of Nigeria :: Nigeria Information & Guide |url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Osun/Osun_State.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=www.nigeriagalleria.com}}</ref> [[Osun-Osogbo|Ọsun-Ọsogbo]] Grove, the shrine of the annual rites of the deity and an important artistic center, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Osogbo {{!}} Location, History, Facts, & Population {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Osogbo|access-date=8 February 2022|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> == Demographics == The major sub-ethnic groups in Ọsun State are Ife, Ijesha, Oyo, Ibolo and Igbomina of the [[Yoruba people]], although there are also people from other parts of Nigeria. [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]] and [[English language|English]] are the official languages. People of Osun State practice Islam, Christianity and the traditional faith.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The People – Osun State Official Website |url=https://www.osunstate.gov.ng/about/people/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> == Climate == The climate of Osun is tropical savanna usually warm, with a wet and dry season. It has a  yearly average temperature of 64&nbsp;°F and receives approximately 596 inches of rainfall. It is dry for 59 days throughout the year, with an average moisture in the air of 77% and a UV index of 7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Osun weather and climate ☀️ Best time to visit 🌡️ Temperature |url=https://www.besttravelmonths.com/nigeria/osun-2880336/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.besttravelmonths.com |language=en}}</ref> == Tourism == The State of Osun is home to a lot of tourist attractions based on its rich history and the cultural base of the Yoruba. [[File:Osun River in osun state Nigeria.jpg|thumb|Osun River in osun state, Nigeria]] This place is considered as an heritage site. It is located along the Osun river and it is home to the goddess of fertility, Yemoja.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://guardian.ng/life/four-places-to-visit-in-osun-state/|title=Four Places to Visit in Osun State|date=19 May 2018}}</ref> [[Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls]] is located in Erin-Ijesha. It is a tourist attraction located in Oriade local. The fall features seven floors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/erin-ijesha-waterfall-a-sanctuary-of-purity-and-beauty/z7j13k2/|title=A sanctuary of purity and beauty|date=24 January 2018}}</ref> == Mineral Resources in Osun State== The following are the mineral resources in Osun State<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natural Resources – Welcome To The Embassy of Nigeria|url=https://nigerianembassythehague.nl/about-nigeria/natural-resources/|access-date=18 December 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> *Gold *Granite *Columbite *Talc *Tantalite *Tourmaline == Muslims and Christians in Osun == Osun State was created from the old Oyo State in August 1991, has a large population of both[Muslims and Christians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.e-nigeria.net/osun.html |title=E-Nigeria - Maps - Osun |access-date=12 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315104243/http://www.e-nigeria.net/osun.html |archive-date=15 March 2010 }}</ref> Among the famous religious leaders from Osun State is the London-based Muslim cleric [[Sheikh Adelabu|Sheikh Dr. Abu-Abdullah Adelabu]], who hails from the state's capital city, [[Osogbo]] and Pastor (Dr.) Johnson Ade Odewale of Christ Apostolic church, Calvary Assembly from Odeomu, who is based in Boston, USA. The popular Pastor [[Enoch Adeboye|E.A Adeboye]] hails from Ifewara in Osun state. Also Pastor [[David Oyedepo]] among others. The Osun State government claims to offer services to both Muslims and Christians in the state, especially through Pilgrims Welfare Boards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osunstate.gov.ng/commissions.htm |title=::: Welcome to the official website of Osun State Government &#124; the Living Spring &#124; Nigeria ::: |access-date=12 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315170049/http://www.osunstate.gov.ng/commissions.htm |archive-date=15 March 2010 }}</ref> The major traditional rulers in Osun State acclaim either the Faith of Islam or Christianity. While, for instance, [[Ile-Ife|Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II)]] and [[Ijesha|Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland Oba Gabriel Adekunle (Aromolaran II)]], [[Modakeke|Oba Moses Oyediran Ogunsua Of Modakeke]], [[Okuku, Osun State|Oba Samuel Oyebode Oluronke II (Olokuku of Okuku)]], and Oba Sunday Olatokun (Olotan of Otan Ile) ascribe to Christianity, [[Ila Orangun|Orangun of (Ile) Ila-Orangun Oba Wahab Kayode Adedeji Oyedotun (Arutu-Oluokun Bibiire I)]], [[Osogbo|Ataoja of Osogbo Oba Jimoh Olaonipekun Oyetunji (Larooye II)]], [[Ede, Nigeria|Timi of Ede Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal (Laminisa I)]], [[Iragbiji#:~:text=As of 2003, Timothy Oyelade, Muraina Oyelami hails from here.|Aragbiji of iragbiji (Oba Abdulrasheed Ayotunde Olabomi)]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘In Iragbiji, we guard our cultural heritage jealously’ - Daily Trust |url=https://dailytrust.com/in-iragbiji-we-guard-our-cultural-heritage-jealously/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=dailytrust.com}}</ref> Owa of [[Otan Ayegbaju]] Oba Lukman Ojo Fadipe (Olatanka III) and [[Iwo, Nigeria|Oluwo of Iwo Oba Abdul Rasheed Adewale Akanbi (Ilufemiloye Telu I)]] practiced Islam. The dominant religions in Osun State are Islam and Christianity although a certain amount of traditional religion is still practiced.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 September 2021|title=Left behind: Traditional religion worshippers lament isolation, govt bias, battle everyday rejection|url=https://punchng.com/left-behind-traditional-religion-worshippers-lament-isolation-govt-bias-battle-everyday-rejection/|access-date=17 December 2021|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}</ref> == Education == A list of tertiary institutions in Osun state includes: * [[Adeleke University]], Ede<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adeleke University – Adeleke University Ede Website |url=https://adelekeuniversity.edu.ng/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=adelekeuniversity.edu.ng}}</ref> * [[Federal Polytechnic, Ede]] * [[Obafemi Awolowo University]], Ile-Ife * [[Osun State College of Technology]], [[Esa-Oke]] * [[Osun State Polytechnic]], [[Iree]] * [[Osun State University]] * [[Bowen University|Bowen University Iwo]] * [[Westland University, Iwo|Westland University Iwo]] * [[Federal College of Education, Iwo|Federal College of Education Iwo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IWO – IWO, OSUN STATE |url=http://fceiwo.edu.ng/ |access-date=29 August 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[National Open University of Nigeria]] Iwo Study center * Wolex Polytechnic Iwo * Mercy College of Nursing Ìkirè Ile, Iwo * Iwo City Polytechnic Feesu, Iwo * Royal College of Public Health Technology Iwo * Fountain University Osogbo * Osun State college of Health Technology, [[Ilesa]] * Osun State College of Education, [[Ilesa]] * Federal University of Health Sciences Ila Orangun<ref>{{Cite web |title=Management – Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun |url=http://fuhsi.edu.ng/management/ |access-date=29 August 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> * Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji. == Local Government Areas == {{See also|List of villages in Osun State}} Osun State is divided into three federal senatorial districts, each of which is composed of two administrative zones. The state consists of thirty [[Local government areas of Nigeria|Local Government Areas]] and Area offices, the primary (third-tier) unit of government in Nigeria. Osun State's 30 Local Government Area headquarters: {| class="wikitable" |- ! LGA !! Headquarters |- | [[Aiyedaade]] || [[Gbongan]] |- | [[Aiyedire]] || [[Ileogbo|Ile Ogbo]] |- | [[Atakunmosa East]] || Iperindo |- | [[Atakunmosa West]] || Osu |- | [[Boluwaduro]] || [[Otan Ayegbaju]] |- | [[Boripe]] || [[Iragbiji]] |- | [[Ede North]] || Oja Timi |- | [[Ede South]] || [[Ede, Nigeria|Ede]] |- | [[Egbedore]] || Awo |- | [[Ejigbo]] || [[Ejigbo]] |- | [[Ife Central]] || [[Ile-Ife]] |- | [[Ife East]] || Oke-Ogbo |- | [[Ife North]] || [[Ipetumodu]] |- | [[Ife South]] || Ifetedo |- | [[Ifedayo]] || Oke-Ila Orangun |- | [[Ifelodun, Osun State|Ifelodun]] || [[Ikirun]] |- | [[Ila, Nigeria|Ila]] || [[Ila Orangun]] |- | [[Ilesa East]] || [[Ilesa]] |- | [[Ilesa West]] || Ereja Square |- | [[Irepodun, Osun State|Irepodun]] || [[Ilobu]] |- | [[Irewole]] || [[Ikire]] |- | [[Isokan]] || Apomu |- | [[Iwo, Nigeria|Iwo]] || [[Iwo, Nigeria|Iwo]] |- | [[Obokun]] || [[Ibokun]] |- | [[Odo Otin]] || [[Okuku, Osun State|Okuku]] |- | [[Ola Oluwa]] || Bode Osi |- | [[Olorunda]] || Igbonna, Osogbo |- | [[Oriade]] || [[Ijebu-Jesa]] |- | [[Orolu]] || [[Ifon Osun]] |- | [[Osogbo]] || [[Osogbo]] |} List of current Local Government Area Chairmen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osunstate.gov.ng/government/lgas/|title=Local Government Areas – The Official Website Of The State Of Osun|website=Osunstate.gov.ng|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref> == Notable people == <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> * [[Enoch Adeboye]] – General Overseer, [[Redeemed Christian Church of God]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=RCCG Miracle Center {{!}} History |url=http://www.rccgmunich.com/rccg-history.php |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=www.rccgmunich.com}}</ref> * Chief Dr. [[Oyin Adejobi]]- former actor, dramatist and popular poet<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2018 |title=Remembering the thunderking of theatre, Duro Ladipo |url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/remembering-the-thunderking-of-theatre-duro-ladipo/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Gbenga Adeboye]] – musician, comedian and radio presenter<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2014 |title=Remembering one of Nigeria's pioneer comedians, Gbenga 'Funwotan' Adeboye |url=https://thenet.ng/remembering-one-of-nigerias-pioneer-comedians-gbenga-funwotan-adeboye/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=Nigerian Entertainment Today |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Toyin Adegbola]]- actress<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2013 |title=Yoruba actress, Toyin Adegbola, appointed government official {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/142234-yoruba-actress-toyin-adegbola-appointed-government-official.html |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=en-GB}}</ref> * Sheikh [[Abu-Abdullah Adelabu]] – scholar and cleric.<ref>{{Cite ODNB |last=Trapp |first=J. B. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/11650 |title=Grocyn, William (1449?–1519), cleric and Greek scholar |date=23 September 2004 |series=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/11650 }}</ref> * Sen. [[Ademola Adeleke]] - 2022 Governor elect * [[Isiaka Adeleke]] – politician and former Governor<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=30 April 2017 |title=Isiaka Adeleke: The Death that Stunned Osun |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/04/30/isiaka-adeleke-the-death-that-stunned-osun/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=THISDAYLIVE |language=en-US}}</ref> * Chief [[Adebisi Akande]]- former Governor of Osun State<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2021 |title=Akande and his hidden treasures |url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/akande-and-his-hidden-treasures/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref> * General [[Ipoola Alani Akinrinade]] (RTD) - former Chief of Army Staff and the First Chief of Defence Staff in Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2019 |title=General Akinrinade @ 80 |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/general-akinrinade-80/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[Akinloye Akinyemi]] – former Nigerian major<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2022 |title=Akinyemi and the loneliness of exile |url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/akinyemi-and-the-loneliness-of-exile/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Bolaji Amusan]] - Nigerian ICT entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-04 |title=Bolaji Amusan (Mr Latin): Actor, comedian loved by fans {{!}} Newswatch Times |url=http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/bolaji-amusan-mr-latin-actor-comedian-loved-fans/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071001/http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/bolaji-amusan-mr-latin-actor-comedian-loved-fans/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> * [[Olusola Amusan]] – entrepreneur, speaker<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-03 |title=I'm a self-development junkie— Olusola Amusan |url=https://punchng.com/im-a-self-development-junkie-olusola-amusan/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> * Ogbeni [[Rauf Aregbesola]] – former State Governor<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2022 |title=Mr Rauf Aregbesola, what goes around, comes around |url=https://www.thecable.ng/mr-rauf-aregbesola-what-goes-around-comes-around |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Lanre Buraimoh]] - artist<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2013 |title=My encounter with bead painting - Lanre Buraimoh |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/my-encounter-with-bead-painting-lanre-buraimoh/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[Davido]] – musician<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Osun 2022: I'm fighting for my state, Davido defends support for uncle, Adeleke |url=https://punchng.com/osun-2022-im-fighting-for-my-state-davido-defends-support-for-uncle-adeleke/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Patricia Etteh]], Nigerian politician and first female [[Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2016 |title=Patricia Etteh: The fall and the triumph |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/bello-and-baloney/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=The Nation Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Daddy Freeze]]- radio presenter<ref>{{Cite news |title=Daddy Freeze don beg Oyedepo for forgiveness |work=BBC News Pidgin |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-54136209 |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref> * [[Bola Ige]] SAN-(1930–2001) politician and lawyer<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2021 |title=11 things you probably didn't know about Bola Ige |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/11-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-bola-ige/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=The Nation Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[William Kumuyi]] – General Overseer, [[Deeper Christian Life Ministry|Deeper Life Christian Church]]{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} * [[Duro Ladipo]] – actor and dramatist * [[Gabriel Olutola|Gabriel Oladele Olutola]]<ref name="Adelegan 2013 Lights">[https://books.google.com/books?id=QDEgjH9HAfQC&q=Gabriel+Oladele+Olutola Adelegan, Femi. (2013). ''Nigeria's Leading Lights of the Gospel: Revolutionaries in Worldwide Christianity''.] Westbow Press. p. 71. Retrieved 7 September 2019. {{ISBN|978-1449769543}}.</ref> <!-- Olutola was called one of Osun State's notable servants of God --> - President of the [[The Apostolic Church Nigeria|Apostolic church of Nigeria]] and [[The Apostolic Church Nigeria#Lagos and Western/Northern Areas (LAWNA)|LAWNA]] Territorial Chairman.<ref name="Komolafe 2013 Transfomation">[https://books.google.com/books?id=vIguDgAAQBAJ&q=Gabriel+Olutola Komolafe, Sunday Jide. (2013). ''The Transformation of African Christianity: Development and Change in the Nigerian Church''.] Langham Monographs, p. 107. Retrieved 7 September 2019. {{ISBN| 978-1-907713-59-0}}.</ref> * [[Iyiola Omisore]] – politician and engineer<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=18 December 2016 |title=Beyond Politics: Iyiola Omisore, an Accomplished Professional, Family Man |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/12/18/beyond-politics-iyiola-omisore-an-accomplished-professional-family-man/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=THISDAYLIVE |language=en-US}}</ref> * Prince [[Olagunsoye Oyinlola]] – former Governor of Osun State and former Military Governor of [[Lagos State]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2021 |title=You're a liar, not prudent, Oyinlola replies Akande {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/501214-youre-a-liar-not-prudent-oyinlola-replies-akande.html |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[Fatuntele Tunde]]- social entrepreneur <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> ==Politics== The state government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's house of assembly. The capital city of the state is [[Osogbo]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oguntola |first=Tunde |date=2022-09-27 |title=2023: Next President, Govs Must Get Two-thirds Spread, Says INEC |url=https://leadership.ng/2023-next-president-govs-must-get-two-thirds-spread-says-inec/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Electoral System== The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oguntola |first=Tunde |date=2022-09-27 |title=2023: Next President, Govs Must Get Two-thirds Spread, Says INEC |url=https://leadership.ng/2023-next-president-govs-must-get-two-thirds-spread-says-inec/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of governors of Osun State]] * [[Osun Health Insurance Scheme (O'HIS)]] == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == {{commons category}} *{{official website}} {{Nigeria states}} {{OsunGovernors}} {{Authority control}} {{Portal bar|Nigeria}} [[Category:Osun State| ]] [[Category:1991 establishments in Nigeria]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1991]] [[Category:States in Yorubaland]] [[Category:States of Nigeria]]'