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News Nigeria » Osun » Culture: Nigeria's Osun River: Sacred, revered and increasingly toxic

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/nigerias-osun-river-sacred-revered-040411402.html
Published on: Thursday 18 August 2022

OSOGBO, Nigeria (AP) — Yeyerisa Abimbola has dedicated most of her 58 years on Earth to the Osun, a waterway in deeply religious Nigeria named for the river goddess of fertility. As the deity’s chief ...

News Nigeria » Osun » Culture: How Orijin redefined culture & tradition at Osun Osogbo festival

News channel or source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/how-orijin-redefined-culture-and-tradition-at-osun-osogbo-festival-2024072520331894495
Published on: Tuesday 23 August 2022

Between August 8th to 14th August 2022, Orijin, the leading alcoholic blend of African herbs and fruits, partnered with the Palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo to celebrate the annual Osun-Osogbo festival.

News Nigeria » Osun » Culture: PICTORIAL: Colour, Culture at 2025 Osun-Osogbo festival

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/pictorial-colour-culture-at-2025-osun-osogbo-festival/ar-AA1KcxCn
Published on: Friday 08 August 2025

The 2025 Osun-Osogbo Festival, one of Africa’s longest-running cultural celebrations, ended on Friday with colourful rites at the UNESCO-listed Osun Sacred Grove in Osogbo, Osun State. The annual ...

News Nigeria » Osun » Culture: Going with the flow: Nigeria's Osun River remains still revered amid increasing toxicity

News channel or source: https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2022/aug/19/going-with-the-flow-nigerias-osun-river-remains/
Published on: Thursday 18 August 2022

OSOGBO, Nigeria -- Yeyerisa Abimbola has dedicated most of her 58 years on Earth to the Osun, a waterway in deeply religious Nigeria named for the river goddess of fertility. As the deity's chief ...

News Nigeria » Osun » Culture: Many traditional rulers are ignorant of culture — Osun monarch

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/many-traditional-rulers-are-ignorant-of-culture-osun-monarch/ar-AA1HOS8u
Published on: Tuesday 01 July 2025

A frontline traditional ruler and the Olowu of Kuta in Osun State, Oba Adekunle Oyelude, on Tuesday, said that many traditional rulers that are being referred to today as custodians of cultures are ...

News Nigeria » Osun » Culture: Google Arts & Culture, CyArk and The Adunni Olorisha Trust partner to digitally preserve Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove

News channel or source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/google-arts-and-culture-cyark-and-the-adunni-olorisha-trust-partner-to-digitally-2024072600203609793
Published on: Thursday 20 October 2022

Google Arts & Culture partnering with The Adunni Olorisha Trust and CyArk announced the launch of the first and ...

News Nigeria » Osun » Culture: Nigeria’s Osun River: Sacred, revered and increasingly toxic

News channel or source: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/nigerias-osun-river-sacred-revered-and-increasingly-toxic/
Published on: Thursday 18 August 2022

OSOGBO, Nigeria (AP) — Yeyerisa Abimbola has dedicated most of her 58 years on Earth to the Osun, a waterway in deeply religious Nigeria named for the river goddess of fertility. As the deity’s chief ...