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12/14/2022
12/14/2022
See Peter Obi rally in Kogi State truly 2023 is sure for him.
12/14/2022
12/09/2022
Russia confirmed on Thursday it had exchanged US basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia for illegal possession of cannabis, for notorious arms trafficker Victor Bout who was serving a 25-year sentence in the United States. What a deal!!
12/07/2022
12/07/2022
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The Smartest Family In Britain Today, Is A Nigerian Family.
For the following reasons:
1. At 11 years old,Christina Imafidon (now 22) was the youngest student in history to attend a British university
2. Twelve year-old twins,Peter and Paula Imafidon became the youngest to ever pass the University of Cambridge’s advanced mathematics. Setting a world record.
3. Anne-Marie Imafidon,Now 26 years old, Anne-Marie spoke six languages and graduated from high school at age 10. In 2003, when she was only 13,she was granted a British scholarship. And at 17, Anne-Marie obtained her Masters Degree from Oxford University.
4. Anne-Marie was the youngest person to pass the A-level computing exam. Just last year she was called a “serial world record breaker” in the September 2011 edition of “Higher Education Digest”
5. Fifteen year-old Samantha Imafidon had passed two high school-level mathematics and statistics exams at age 6. She became the youngest girl in the UK to attend secondary school at the age of 9
11/29/2022
It is your time to buga all of us in Apc. While people like us will remain committed to our progressive believe . Let me use this medium on behalf of all Eniaponle Foundation Family to wish you and your government fruitful tenure. Remember to fulfill all of your promises sir.
11/22/2022
OUR ALMA MATER, OBOKUN HIGH SCHOOL, ILESA
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OUR ALMA MATER, OBOKUN HIGH SCHOOL, ILESA
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11/19/2022
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AMOLE FESTIVAL IN AKURE
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11/18/2022
How do PDP want to reposition Nigeria if they cannot reorganized their party? Jagaban is coming.
11/17/2022
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APERO ENIAPONLE: IGBIYANJU
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11/15/2022
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH COMRADE OLUFEMI TAIWO IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE CAPITAL CITY, NIGERIA -PART 2
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH COMRADE OLUFEMI TAIWO IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE CAPITAL CITY, NIGERIA -PART 2
The continuation of interview made with a state man; former SSA to the former Governor of Osun State (Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola), on different issues happenings in the country and the lasting solution. This episode is the first part of the interview, stay tuned for the second part.
The continuation of interview made with a state man; former SSA to the former Governor of Osun State (Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola), on different issues ha...
11/14/2022
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH COMRADE OLUFEMI TAIWO IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE CAPITAL CITY, NIGERIA -PART 1
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH COMRADE OLUFEMI TAIWO IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE CAPITAL CITY, NIGERIA -PART 1
An interview made with a state man; former SSA to the former Governor of Osun State (Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola), on different issues happenings in the country and the lasting solution. This episode is the first part of the interview, stay tuned for the second part.
An interview made with a state man; former SSA to the former Governor of Osun State (Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola), on different issues happenings in the c...
11/12/2022
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH COMRADE OLUFEMI TAIWO IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE CAPITAL CITY, NIGERIA -PART 1
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH COMRADE OLUFEMI TAIWO IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE CAPITAL CITY, NIGERIA -PART 1
An interview made with an official personnel, a state man; former SSA to the former Governor of Osun State (Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola), on various topics, highlighted the issues in the country and how to cope with it. This is the first part of the interview, the second part is coming soon! stay tuned.
An interview made with an official personnel, a state man; former SSA to the former Governor of Osun State (Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola), on various topic...
11/07/2022
APERO ENIAPONLE: ORE SISE (HELPING THE NEEDY)
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APERO ENIAPONLE: ORE SISE (HELPING THE NEEDY)
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10/31/2022
Nothing last forever
Detroit, Michigan then & now
10/31/2022
Nothing last forever
Detroit, Michigan then & now
10/31/2022
PUBLIC OPINION ON INDECENT DRESSING IN OUR ENVIRONMNET
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PUBLIC OPINION ON INDECENT DRESSING IN OUR ENVIRONMNET
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10/28/2022
APERO ENIAPONLE: IRAN ARA ENI LOWO (HELPING THE NEEDY)
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APERO ENIAPONLE: IRAN ARA ENI LOWO (HELPING THE NEEDY)
10/26/2022
INFLATION OF DAILY HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN THE MARKET
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INFLATION OF DAILY HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN THE MARKET
Series of public interview were made in the Nigeria Market located at Ilesha, Popularly known as Atakumosa Market by Afrikedge correspondent on the latest price in daily goods consumption.
Series of public interview were made in the Nigeria Market located at Ilesha, Popularly known as Atakumosa Market by Afrikedge correspondent on the latest pr...
10/25/2022
APERO ENIAPONLE: ATELEWO ENI (HANDWORK)
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APERO ENIAPONLE: ATELEWO ENI (HANDWORK)
10/21/2022
ENIAPONLE DIALOGUE: SOCIAL VICES AMONG THE YOUTH
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ENIAPONLE DIALOGUE: SOCIAL VICES AMONG THE YOUTH
Social vices in the society especially among the youth nowadays and how to reduce the rate of its increment in general
Social vices in the society especially among the youth nowadays and how to reduce the rate of its increment in general#youth ...
10/20/2022
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10/19/2022
APERO ENIAPONLE: IGBA (SEASON)
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10/17/2022
Biography of Majek Fashek
Majekodunmi Fasheke , popularly known as Majek Fashek (pronounced as Ma-je-ko-dun-mi Ifa-kii-she-eke ), was a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
He was best known in his home country for the 1988 album
Prisoner of Conscience , which included the multiple award-winning single "Send Down the Rain".
Also known as The Rainmaker , he has worked with various artists worldwide, including
Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, and Beyoncé .
Fashek was born in Benin City to an
Edo Old Bendel State mother and a Ijesha father,(Osun State, but identifies with his Benin roots.
Various translations of his name Fasheke (Ifa-kii-she-eke) include "high priest who does not lie", "powers of miracles" and "(system or medium of) divination does not lie"
After his parents separated Fashek remained in Benin City with his mother, and soon joined the choir in his local Aladura church and learned to play the trumpet and guitar whilst composing songs for the choir.
In the early eighties Fashek, who at the time went by the stage name Rajesh Kanal, joined the group Jastix with McRoy Gregg, and Drummer Black 'Rice. They were best known as the in-house band on the show Music Panorama on NTA Benin , and toured with fellow reggae group The Mandators .
Jastix were also session musicians for upcoming reggae singer Edi Rasta, who would later be known as Evi-Edna Ogholi .
1988–1990: Prisoner of Conscience and I&I Experience
In 1988, shortly after Jastix disbanded Fashek, who now used the name Majek Fashek, signed with Tabansi Records and began a solo career by releasing the album Prisoner of Conscience and quickly became Nigeria's top reggae artist after the song " Send Down The Rain" became the most popular song of the year, and in 1989 he won six PMAN awards for "Song of the Year", "Album of the Year", and "Reggae Artist of the Year" among others.
Fashek's next album was I&I Experience which was released in late 1989 under the Tabansi Label.
1991: So Long Too Long and American invasion
After leaving Tabansi Records, he was signed to CBS Nigeria in the early 1990s and released So Long Too Long . It was included on Putumayo World Music 's first album. In 1990 he was signed to Interscope Records and released the critically acclaimed album
Spirit Of Love, produced by "Little Steven" Van Zandt . In 1992, he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman in support of his new 1991 album, and performed the song "So Long Too Long" for the television audience.
Flame Tree released The Best of Majek Fashek in 1994. He was later dropped by Interscope before moving to Mango, a division of Island Records , as it was more accustomed to marketing reggae internationally. His first album for the company included a cover version of Bob Marley 's "Redemption Song". He has recorded several albums for various labels since, including
Rainmaker for Tuff Gong (1997) and
Little Patience for Coral (2004).
Musical style
Fashek's musical influences include Bob Marley – whom he resembles vocally – Jimi Hendrix, and
Fela Kuti . He was one of the original Nigerian artists to be drawn to the music of the Caribbean, specifically reggae, rather than indigenous hybrids such as fuji , jùjú , but has been known to mix these genres into his own style which he calls kpangolo , and the song "My Guitar", an ode to his favourite instrument, was also heavily influenced by rock
Fashek played a supporting role in the 2000 Nollywood movie Mark of the Beast ,and starred in a commercial for non-alcoholic beverage Diamalt. He recently (2016) performed in a comedy show (with more than ten thousand audience in attendance) in Lagos, Nigeria, with a roundly power-filled and soul-lifting performance.
In December 2016 Fashek contributed the song "We Are Not Afraid" to a video featuring 200 celebrities to raise funds for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Fashek was married to Rita Fashek who inspired the song "Without You"; the couple had four children together, but have since divorced. In 2015, it was revealed that Fashek was bankrupt and battling drug addiction. After admitting that he needed help, he was admitted into a drug rehabilitation centre in Abuja,[20] but has since recovered, and returned to music.
Besides his struggle with drug addiction, other health conditions required his hospitalization on several occasions. He was rumored dead in September 2019 but his manager quelled the rumors, confirming that Majek had indeed been critically ill, hospitalized at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, England, and in dire need of financial assistance.
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Femi Otedola has pledged to cover all the singer's medical expenses.
He died on the 1st of June, 2020 at 71 in the United States, after battling an unknown illness. His death was confirmed by his manager Omenka Uzoma, on the late singer’s official Instagram handle.
10/15/2022
APERO ENIAPONLE: ASA (CULTURE)
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APERO ENIAPONLE: ASA (CULTURE)
10/14/2022
AWA OBINRIN IGBERAGA(PRIDE)a feling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived frm one's achievements
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Pride is a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.
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10/13/2022
APERO ENIAPONLE: IMELE LENU ISE (LAZINESS AT WORK)
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APERO ENIAPONLE: IMELE LENU ISE (LAZINESS AT WORK)
10/12/2022
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AWA OBIRIN: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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10/11/2022
APERO ENIAPONLE: OMINIRA (FREEDOM)
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APERO ENIAPONLE: OMINIRA (FREEDOM)
10/11/2022
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APERO ENIAPONLE: AGAN (BARRENESS)
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10/10/2022
tinubu first interview in Lagos wow buhari don enter
tinubu first interview in Lagos wow buhari don enter
10/10/2022
Bridge linking Russia to Crimea badly damaged in blast
Bridge linking Russia to Crimea badly damaged in blast
10/08/2022
APERO ENIAPONLE: IWA (ATTITUDE)
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APERO ENIAPONLE: IWA (ATTITUDE)
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NEWS ON SECURITY: POLICE ARREST EX-SOLDIER FOR SUPPLYING ARMS TO TERRORIST
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EFC MEDIA RELIGION: TIME MANAGEMENT: “MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES ” SAYS A CLERGY. Time management has been stressed to be important things in the life of Christians when taking decision and executing plans,the pastor of Cac,Oke Isa English Assemby,Ilesha, Osun State,Ogundana said Christians must have time management skills and be strategic in their plans determining their priority and avoid distractions and multi tasking projects by organizing their daily activities in order not to pave ways for stress and confusion when embarking on their daily tasks. He also adviced the Christians to draw a daily schedules and follow strictly to time,that procastination of daily duties might cause disruption. “We also need revival to be conscious of time when coming to church because most of us come to church late even they dont attend sunday school and this is end time Jesus might come anytime” says the Cleric. Eniaponle Media Correspondent’s Interview with some members of the Church revealed how important is time management in their life and dedicating their life to Godly things,follow strictly time allocated for service segements in Church because coming early to church is a sign of discipline and love of God in the life of Christians.
EFC MEDIA VIDEO OF THE DAY: BABY ARIEL GOT ANGRY BECAUSE HER MOTHER DID A BAD THING TO HER. SHE COULDN'T CONTROL HER ANGER. LEARN HOW TO TRAIN YOUR CHILD WHEN HE/SHE DEVLOP STRANGE ATTITUDE. WATCH VIDEO
EFC MEDIA ANIMAL LIFE: (Asaye Bankole) FEATURES: GUINEA PIGS CONSUMPTION AND LAWS GUILDING IT IN THE UNITED STATED OF AMERICA,THE JOURNEY SO FAR. In the beginning of the creation,God created Human Being as his own image and saw that it was good in the garden of Eden there lived Adam and Eve with the brilliant thought of God that there is need to creates lower class living creatures which were animals,to serve as amusement for them. The purposes of God bringing animals in the garden were to kill boredom for Adam and Eve to play with the Animals in the dawn of the day and few animals for consumption purpose. In this Special report, EFC MEDIA will be deeming searchlight to USA on consumption of guinea pigs and the Animals right law regulating it so that it will not go to extinction. Guinea pig, or cuy as it is known, is a delicacy. The meat is prized and tastes like a cross between duck and rabbit. When properly prepared, the meat of a guinea pig is rich, fatty, and flavorful, while the skin, when roasted over a hot fire, gives pork crackling a run for its money. But in small towns throughout the Andes, this scene is played out daily – except the police are never called. Guinea pig, or cuy as it is known, is a delicacy. The meat is prized and tastes like a cross between duck and rabbit. When properly prepared, the meat of a guinea pig is rich, fatty, and flavorful, while the skin, when roasted over a hot fire, gives pork crackling a run for its money. Although the practice of eating guinea pig seems peculiar to many Americans, enterprising entrepreneurs attempted to bring the meat to the American market back in the 1920s. They called it cavy, a word used to describe any South American, short-tailed member of the family Caviidae. According to Dr. J.A. Roberts, cavy was found in some restaurants throughout Europe. His book, Profit in Guinea Pigs, even provided several recipes for the home cook. He argued that guinea pigs were easy and inexpensive to raise. The
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A yet-to-be-identified le***an has been arrested by the police in Anambra State for allegedly k#lling her married partner’s husband.
It was gathered that the suspect [email protected] and k#lled the deceased, identified as Ikechukwu Onuma aka Ayaaya Onye-Obodo, after he walked in on her and his wife making out in his house in Onitsha area of the state.
Details of the sad incident are still stretchy, but according to reports, Ikechukwu came home unexpectedly and met his wife making out with her le***an partner, an argument ensued and in the heat of the moment, the suspect [email protected] him to [email protected].
The suspect was reportedly arrested alongside the wife.
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The president stated this when he received the FIFA delegation led by its president Gianni Infantino and the president of Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe, at State House, Abuja today.
Buhari receives FIFA’s Infantino, CAF’s Motsepe in A*o Rock https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/09/buhari-receives-fifas-infantino-cafs-motsepe-in-aso-rock/
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Rev. Emeka Merenu an Anglican priest in Imo State was gruesomely murdered on Tuesday, by gunmen believed to be members of the armed wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Merenu, the priest in charge of St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Ihitte-Ikwa, in the Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, was shot and stabbed to death in the early hours of Tuesday.
The gunmen, suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) drove into the church compound and they killed the priest and set his car ablaze,and the assailants sprayed bullets in the air as they sped away,says by witnesses.
It was being speculated that the priest was killed because he allowed students to sit for their WASSCE (West African Senior School Certificate Examinations) at his parish school on Monday.
The speculation was being reinforced by a statement in July, credited to IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, in which he accused the Archbishop of Enugu, the Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma of betraying the Biafran people.
The separatist group said the archbishop and powerful businessmen and traditional Igbo leaders had betrayed the cause of independence by their support of the Federal government.
The archbishop later denied his involvement in the abduction of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya.
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The Lagos State Government has begun massive onslaught against beggars and lunatics across the state as it arrested 128 of them.
The raid was carried out by the ministry of youth and social Development on Monday across the metropolis as government vowed to rid the state off beggars, lunatics and street traders.
A mentally derailed man arrested
In the exercise tagged “Rescue Operation” by a special team of the Rescue and Rehabilitation department of the ministry in collaboration with the police, Man O War and other volunteers, visited major streets and markets in Mushin, Fadeyi, Yaba, Lekki and Sabo areas to rescue beggars, destitute and vulnerable people found on the street, under the bridges, uncompleted buildings and other places unfit for human habitation.
Beggars being hauled into Black Maria
Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Olusegun Dawodu had during a press conference at Bagauda Kaltho press centre, Secretariat, Alausa recently informed the public of the plan, purpose and modus operandi for the setting up of the special team to rescue beggars, destitute and vulnerable persons.
A mentally deranged woman arrested
The Commissioner said “As a responsible and responsive government under the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led- administration, we will not fold our arms and watch the state become a haven for beggars,” noting that the state would take action to curb the menace.
One of the beggars arrested
“Street begging is a social vice that we cannot afford to watch attain uncontrollable level before we act, otherwise, all the good plans and programs to transform our dear state would be adversely affected which is same with street hawking,” he added.
One of the lunatics arrested
Head of Rehabilitation and Rescue Department, Mrs Olutoyin Jaiyeola disclosed that about 128 people, male and Female which included mentally challenged persons, destitute and beggars were rescued by the team from different areas of the State.
Ifeoluwa Oloruntoba For Efc Tvnews
Femi Gbajabiamila the speaker of the House of Representatives says he has no plan to unseat Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as he is doing well and deserved a second term ticket.
Gbajabiamila said in an interview on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu has been doing “good job” in governing Lagos, stressing that the governor must not be distracted on the assignment.
He continue by saying that Sanwo-Olu be allowed to renew his mandate in the next general election, because his performance in the last two years has surpassed expectations.
Gbajabiamila also cleared the air on his rumoured ambition to contest for the Lagos’ governorship seat in 2023, saying he had “no immediate plan” to contest. He said the task before him as Number four citizen in the country was enormous and tough enough for him to be distracted by the rumour.
Asked if he is nursing a governorship ambition, Gbajabiamila said: “That (question) provokes a smile. No, I don’t have any such plan and I don’t have immediate plan. I have a job I am doing right now; it’s a very tough job. Sometimes, it’s the most difficult job and I say it to people in the world. People don’t understand that, but this is not a forum I’m going to break it down.
“I don’t want distractions. I am working as a Speaker of the House of Representatives with a lot of responsibilities on my shoulder right now. Any other thing would be a distraction.
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There’s no place like home o! It’s beautiful when I hear people discovering the riches and beauty that lies within Nigeria’s rich culture – one being the Osun-Osogbo Festival. Osun-Osogbo is considered as the biggest annual religious event among the Yoruba people. The event attracts spectators and worshippers from all over the world in the month of August every year.
Osun is a goddess of all things feminine; fertility, spirituality, emotions, sensuality, nurture and love.
The festival began approximately 600 years ago. It was started by the founders of the Osogbo community.
The story told is that the founders intended to clear all the trees in the area for settlement.
As soon as they began felling the trees, a spirit from the river-god Osun ordered them away. Immediately the place turned to be a sacred place of worship for the devotees. Osun – is often represented as a picturesque woman dressed in white or yellow – boasting a beautiful smile but truly broken-hearted.
During the festival, people appease the goddess daily for two weeks with different performances which include playing the drums, singing, and dancing. During the singing and dancing, the people show off their costumes.
A sacred forest located in the outskirts of Osogbo is believed to be one of the forests where "Orisha", the spirit they believe blesses them, reveals itself.
Devotees are led by a virgin maiden called Arugba who is a link between the community and deity. The virgin maiden leads in all sacrifices offered in the river.
The Arugba (virgin maiden) carries all the sacrifices (flowers, honey, gold etc) of the community and for all those in attendance. The tradition dictates that these sacrifices be carried in a big calabash.
Before all this happens, the worshippers offer a special prayer in the shrine of a priestess.
The Osun-Osogbo Festival is international. It attracts foreigners who see it as a cultural and religious connection
In the 1950's, Ms Wenger, an Austrian born artist and activist, divorced her husband on arriving in Nigeria. She decided to stay in the Osogbo for the rest of her life until she died in 2009. At that time, she was 93.
The festival started gaining popularity in the 1980's with Ms Wenger at the leading line with activist activities. She was then nicknamed Adunni Olorisha. In 2003, UNESCO recognised 67 acres of virgin forest that was remaining as a world heritage...
This is a great opportunity for you all to come and give offering to Osun and to also show gratitude to for the goodness receiced.
We felicitate with every traditionalists and indigenous people of Yoruba! Oore Yeeye ooo!
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