EGUNGUN Archives - The Glitters Online https://theglittersonline.com.ng/tag/egungun/ A voice for the people Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:06:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 119911796 Egungun Festival Not Licence For Violence, Olubadan Warns https://theglittersonline.com.ng/egungun-festival-4/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:06:12 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=362586 Egungun Festival Not Licence For Violence, Olubadan Warns   The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, has warned masquerades and their followers against engaging in any form of violence during and after this year’s Egungun Festival, stressing that anyone found disrupting public peace will face the full weight of the law. The monarch issued the warning […]

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]]> 362586 Osun Man Dies After Fight Over ₦8,000 Masquerade Festival Proceeds https://theglittersonline.com.ng/masquerade-festival/ Sat, 09 May 2026 18:58:50 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=358882 Osun Man Dies After Fight Over ₦8,000 Masquerade Festival Proceeds   A disagreement among three participants in a masquerade procession in Ilare, Osun State, has reportedly led to the death of one of them, identified simply as Bukunmi. Two eyewitnesses, who pleaded anonymity for security reasons, said that Bukunmi, Femi and Pelumi took part in […]

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]]> 358882 Egungun Festival: Makinde Pledges Sustained Investment In Culture, Tourism https://theglittersonline.com.ng/egungun-festival-3/ Sat, 02 May 2026 18:42:30 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=358266 Egungun Festival: Makinde Pledges Sustained Investment In Culture, Tourism   Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, reiterated his pledge to continue to support culture and tourism as means of enhancing its economic value chain in the state. The governor made this pledge in his speech during the World Egungun Festival grand finale, held at […]

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]]> 358266 Oyo Govt. Advocates Unified Egungun Festival https://theglittersonline.com.ng/egungun-festival-2/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:04:42 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=270692 Oyo Govt. Advocates Unified Egungun Festival The Oyo State Government on Thursday, met Egungun Worshipers (Alagbaas) and other stakeholders, to set aside a day in the year for a uniform celebration of Egungun Festival. The Honourable Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, said the new move is part of the present administration’s bid […]

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]]> 270692 Osun Masqueraders, Muslims Reach Truce Ahead Of Egungun Festival https://theglittersonline.com.ng/egungun-festival/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:13:07 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=269056 Osun Masqueraders, Muslims Reach Truce Ahead Of Egungun Festival   The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kehinde Longe, has brokered peace between the Chief Imam of the Kamaudeen Mosque, Osogbo, Alhaji Kasim Yunis, and the custodian of a masquerade, Chief Kayode Esuleke, as the annual Egungun masquerade holds in the town. A statement issued […]

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