Osogbo

Osogbo or Oshogbo is a city in Nigeria. It is located in the present day, Osun state. With a population of 845,957. Osogbo people are of the Yoruba ethnic group, the largest single ethnic group in Nigeria.

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The city lies on the railway from Lagos to Kano and has a population of around 50,000 people. It is known for the Oshogbo School of Art, for its sacred forest, for its annual festival and for the Oja Oba Market building, said to be the former Oba?s palace.

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Osogbo City has a university, called the Ladoke Akintola University, and the television and radio stations NTA Osogbo, Osun State Television, Radio Osun and FM Osogbo. It is home to companies including the Nigeria Machine Toolsand the Osogbo Steel Rolling Company.

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Osogbo City is the trade center for a farming region. Yams, cassava, grain, and tobacco are grown. Cotton is grown and used to weave cloth. It is also home to several hotels and a football stadium with a capacity of 10,000 and a second division professional league team.

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Nigeria: The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It is the most populous country in Africa. It borders Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the south. Major cities include the capital Abuja, the former capital Lagos, Ibadan, Osog...

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Yoruba: The Yor?b? are the second largest ethnic group in Nigeria, after the Hausa and Fulani (21%). The Yorubas constitute approximately 21% percent of Nigeria's total population, and numbering upwards of 30 million individuals throughout the region of West Africa. While the majority of the Yor?b? live i...