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#EndBadGovernance protesters suspend demonstration in Osun

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2 years ago

August 7, 2024

#EndBadGovernance protesters suspend demonstration in Osun

The organizers of the EndBadGovernance protest, under the aegis of the Coalition of Concerned Nigeria Citizen, on Tuesday suspended the ongoing nationwide protest in the state over security concerns related to the Osun Osogbo festival.

Addressing a press conference in Osogbo, the coordinator of the coalition, Comrade Ajala Adetunji, stressed that the suspension became necessaryin order to ensure the safety of tourist attending the festival.

He also stated that hoodlums may likely infiltrate the protest under the disguise of tourists and lead to attacks on peaceful demonstrators.

To this effect, they have decided to put the protest on hold, effective today, August 6, 2024.

He said, “We reviewed the security situation vis-a- vis the Osun Osogbo festival presently ongoing at Osogbo.

“Considering the safety of the influx of tourists coming for the global Osun osogbo festival and the possibility of hoodlums disguising as tourist and unleashing attacks on peaceful protesters amid other security concerns, we consider it imperative to put the protest on hold today 6th August, 2024.”

Earlier, the protesters had stormed the Osun State Secretariat, where Governor Ademola Adeleke, represented by Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi, commended their peaceful behaviour and urged dialogue and constructive engagement.

Adeleke promised to table their demands to the Federal Government at the next National Economic Council meeting.

He assured that the Federal Government’s palliatives would be disbursed to residents.

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OLOJO….Ile Ife’s September Gift To Culture

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2 days ago

October 5, 2026

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By Halima Adaba,

It was a featubal if the people. It was for the anciebt town of Ile Ife, which the Yoruba race refards as the Source.

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And ut was a festivsl for the King, Arole Oduduwa, Oonirisa, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.

And so between September 24 and 28th 2026, the annual featuval dazzjed in all its white glory.

Tge Monarch paid the traditional ancestral homage and offered propitiation as part of the sacred rites of the Olojo Festival.
It was a powerful expression of Yoruba heritage, spirituality, and enduring tradition.

Call it a collection of beautiful moments, faces, colours and cultural expressions.

Every frame tells a story.

Every face carries the energy.

Every moment keeps the heritage alive.

Undoubtedly one of the most sacred cultural celebrations in Ilé-Ifẹ̀. It marked a day associated with creation, thanksgiving, ancestral heritage, and the sacred appearance of the Ooni of Ife wearing the revered Aàrẹ crown.

There were also the devotees of the famed god of thunder – Sàngó who were hardly conspicuous at the festival.

Many other traditional groups came out with candor, showing a powerful expression of Yoruba cultural identity, spiritual devotion, and respect for the ancient traditions of Ilé-Ifẹ̀.

Devotees of Sàngó bekieved the ‘appearance’ of the god of thunder on Seotember 26th could be understood as a symbolic meeting of ancestral heritage, spiritual devotion, and the celebration of creation.

It was a moment when the sounds of drums, chants, and traditional praise poetry brought the history of the Yoruba people to life.

Although Olojo is closely associated with Ogun, the god of iron, and the sacred traditions of Ile-Ife, the presence of Sàngó devotees reflected the rich diversity of Yoruba spiritual heritage.

Also read: Olojo Festival 2026: Ooni Urges Leaders to Prioritise Citizens

As a participant enthused at the festival, “To witness Sàngó Olúkòso emerge on Olojo Festival day is to witness a living expression of history, identity, and ancestral pride.”